July 28, By Jason Cohen
A large preschool center will be opening in Astoria on the ground floor of a new residential complex on 31st Street.
The Learning Experience, which has more than 200 centers in 19 states, is taking space in a building called “Astoria Central,” a seven-story 114-unit apartment complex located at 31-53 31st Street that opened earlier this year.…
July 28, By Jason Cohen
The Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan and Queens District Attorneys announced Wednesday that they will be dismissing nearly 700,000 open summons warrants next month.
They will be dismissing warrants issued for low level crimes that took place more than 10 years ago.…
July 27, By Jason Cohen
Several Astoria schools will undergo significant capital improvements over the next year—from film studios to science labs—with more than $3.7 million from this year’s budget going into them, elected officials announced today.
A film studio is going to be built at the Young Women’s Leaders,…
July 25, By Jason Cohen
An Astoria man faces multiple charges for allegedly possessing and selling narcotics laced with Fentanyl.
Bernard Lewis, 45, was caught as part of a long-term narcotics investigation that led to several arrests and included the use of court-authorized wiretaps.…
By Nathaly Pesantez
The wait is over for countdown clocks at Astoria bus stops.
Ten countdown clocks are set to be installed in several bus stops around Astoria, including Steinway Street, Ditmars Boulevard, and eastern Astoria, District 22 council member Costa Constantinides announced today.…
July 24, By Christian Murray
Mayor Bill de Blasio is expected to come to Long Island City this week to announce the launch of the new Astoria ferry route that is scheduled to begin service on August 29, officials have confirmed.…
By Nathaly Pesantez
An 11-year-old reported missing by the Ravenswood Houses in Long Island City last Thursday has been found.
Dallas Pinckney was found at around 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 20, the same day he was reported missing,…
July 22, By Nathaly Pesantez
Mayor Bill de Blasio is pushing for more speed cameras to be installed in school zones and other high-traffic streets in Queens and in the city.
The mayor was joined by State Senator Jose Peralta and other local leaders near William Cullen Bryant High School in Astoria yesterday to discuss efforts in expanding the speed-camera program.…
By Nathaly Pesantez
An 11-year-old was reported missing to the NYPD Thursday afternoon.
Dallas Pinckney was last seen on Thursday, July 20 at approximately 12:39 p.m. at the intersection of 34th Avenue and 24th Street by the Ravenswood Houses in Astoria,…
July 20, By Jason Cohen
The business climate on Steinway Street, the treatment of food cart vendors and the security afforded to residents of the Astoria Houses were some of the many items discussed when Mayor Bill de Blasio held a town hall in Astoria last night.…