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.…
July 19, Staff Report
Pesticides will be sprayed over Western Queens tomorrow in a mosquito control initiative, according to the Department of Health (DOH).
On Thursday, June 20, trucks will drive and spray through Astoria, Ditmars, Sunnyside, Woodside, Jackson Heights,…
July 18, By Nathaly Pesantez
Motorists can pay for on-street parking in Queens and citywide using their phones, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced today.
ParkNYC is a mobile phone app that will allow motorists across the five boroughs to pay for parking remotely.…
July 18, By Nathayl Pesantez
A permanent exhibition dedicated to Jim Henson, the late creator of the iconic Muppets, will open Saturday, July 22 at the Museum of Moving Image in Astoria.
The Jim Henson Exhibition will be a space dedicated to Henson’s contributions to popular culture in film and television through his work as a puppeteer,…
July 18, By Jason Cohen
Construction has begun on a nine-story, 711 unit complex in Astoria—near Socrates Sculpture Park.
Criterion Group, an Astoria-based firm, is developing the two-building complex—-with one structure being nine-stories consisting of 565 market-rate apartments and another being six-stories containing 146 affordable units.…
July 17, By Nathaly Pesantez
It was business as usual for Mayor Bill de Blasio and city officials as they stepped into work today, only this time, they are working from Queens for an entire week.
Beginning Monday, July 17,…
July 17, By Jason Cohen
A 26-year-old man was shot and killed yesterday at the Ravenswood Houses in Long Island City, police said.
According to an NYPD spokesman, at about 12:07 p.m., a gunman opened fire on Terrell Smith,…
July 17, By Jason Cohen
A mural for the late Queensbridge rapper Prodigy was unveiled, then defaced, redone and vandalized again in the space of about 10 days.
Now, the plan is to replace it with “community-inspired” art that won’t include a tribute to the famous MC.…
July 13, By Jason Cohen
A house that was built in the 1870s that Astoria historians have been fighting to preserve took another step closer to the wrecking ball yesterday.
A demolition permit was issued by the Department of Buildings yesterday to local developer George Hrisikopoulos giving him the all clear to raze the 31-07 31st Avenue house.…
July 13, Staff Report
A 72-year-old man was pushed to the ground and robbed in Astoria Monday, according to police.
The victim was walking in front of 37-10 Broadway at around 2:20 pm on July 10 when the alleged perpetrator pushed him to the ground and took his wallet,…