June 29, By Jason Cohen
The City has suspended the Queens contractor who was in charge of an Astoria work site where a construction collapse last week left three workers seriously injured.
The Department of Buildings announced yesterday that it has suspended the registration of general contractor Ideal Builders and Construction and its construction superintendent,…
June 29, Staff Report
The Astoria sky will light up tonight as the annual 4th of July fireworks show returns to Astoria Park once again.
The Central Astoria Local Development Corp., a local non-profit, will host its Independence Day fireworks show on the Astoria Park Lawn,…
June 28, By Christian Murray
You’ll see them dressed in red overalls sweeping the streets and dumping trash in the commercial districts of Astoria, Woodside, Corona and elsewhere.
These people are workers that are part of what’s known as the ACE workforce program,…
June 28, Staff Report
The police released a photo yesterday of a man who allegedly broke into an apartment in Astoria last month and came face-to-face with the tenant.
The suspect allegedly entered a building on 21st Street on Wednesday,…
June 28, Staff Report
The police are looking for a man who allegedly walked into a jewelry store on Steinway street Monday and walked out with a diamond ring without paying for it.
The man entered Zales Jewelers, located at 31-07 Steinway Street,…
June 27, By Jason Cohen
After a $3.5 million investment, Van Alst Playground in Astoria reopened today, making it the first neighborhood playground to be fully reconstructed under New York City’s Community Parks Initiative (CPI), a program that aims to upgrade parks in underserved areas.…
June 27, By Christian Murray
The Astoria Park Pool opens Thursday along with 52 other outdoor New York City pools.
It is parks department tradition to open city pools the day after public schools close.
The Astoria Park Pool,…
June 26, By Christian Murray
The popular New Orleans-themed restaurant Sugar Freak opened today in a new 30th Avenue location, across the street from its original venue that closed in February.
Sugar Freak has opened at 37-11 30th Avenue where the Mexican barbecue joint MexiBBQ operated before it shut its door in December.…
June 22, By Jason Cohen
Community Board 1 voted in favor of allowing Catholic Charities to construct a seven-story residential building in Astoria catering to low income seniors.
Catholic Charities needs a variance because its proposed building, which would be located at 23-11 31st Road,…
June 22, By Jason Cohen
Joseph Risi, chairman of Community Board 1, announced his resignation at the monthly board meeting Tuesday night.
Risi, who spent 25 years on the board and was chairman for the past two, was appointed a Supreme Court Circuit judge earlier this week by Governor Andrew Cuomo.…