March 24, Staff Report
A developer filed plans with the city Thursday to build a new mixed-use five-story building in Astoria, bringing more apartments and commercial space to the neighborhood.
According to the plans filed with the Department of Buildings,…
March 24, Staff Report
A one-year-old girl was killed last night in East Elmhurst after a truck ran over her stroller while she and her mother were crossing the street, police said.
According to a preliminary investigation, one-year-old Skylar Perkins was in a stroller being pushed across the crosswalk at 94th Street and 23rd Avenue last night around 8:45 p.m.…
March 23, By Hannah Wulkan
Several kiosks offering Wi-Fi and cellphone charging will be going up in Astoria in the coming weeks.
The city will be installing about three LinkNYC kiosks to replace old payphones along Broadway that are slated to be up and running in April,…
March 23, By Hannah Wulkan
A trendy hotdog restaurant has reopened and is looking to expand its offerings after being shut down for owing back taxes earlier this year.
The New York Dog House, located at 37-06 30th Avenue and known for its specialty hotdogs with unique toppings,…
March 22, By Hannah Wulkan
A local business man got a step closer to approval for a plan to massively expand his sports facility last night, bringing in a full-sized indoor hockey rink and soccer field to Astoria.
Community Board 1 voted last night to support the owner’s plan to add two floors to the Astoria Sports Complex at 34-38 38th Street,…
March 21, By Hannah
Wulkan
Several local Radio Shack stores are shutting down following the company filing for bankruptcy last month.
As part of a court filing in Delaware, the electronics store released a list of 365 branches it plans to shut down by the end of the month,…
March 21, Staff Report
Two new apartment buildings with a total of 20 new residential units will be going up in Astoria.
According to building records, two separate developers filed plans to build new apartment buildings in different parts Astoria yesterday,…
March 20, By Christian Murray
A homophobic slur that was scrawled in blue ink was discovered on the wall of the building that houses two Astoria legislators this morning.
The graffiti, which read ‘Obama f..t,” was found in two places on the 31-19 Newtown Avenue building,…
March 16, By Christian Murray
The Department of Consumer Affairs has filed charges against Major World, a Northern Boulevard-based auto dealership, claiming that the company has been using deceptive and illegal practices to profit from consumers.
The DCA claims that the firm has a long-standing practice of luring unsuspecting consumers,…
March 16, By Hannah Wulkan
Community leaders stepped up their call today for an Astoria strip club to be shut down, following a streak of violent incidents.
State Senator Michael Gianaris is leading the charge to get Aces, a gentlemen’s club at 32-10 37th Avenue,…