January 27, By Hannah Wulkan
The site of the old Western Beef supermarket will be redeveloped into a dual-branded hotel, announced developer JMH Development.
Under an agreement between JMH and Hilton Hotels, part of the hotel will open under the upscale Homewood Suites brand,…
January 27, By Christian Murray
Social media has become the lifeblood of Jimmy Van Bramer’s office.
If you want to know where he is, there is a strong chance there is a tweet or a Facebook post in the past hour saying where he is or what he’s up to.…
January 26, By Hannah Wulkan
The Parks Department unveiled its early plans for the $30 million revamp of Astoria Park at a tense community meeting last night.
Parks officials laid out the plans for phase one of the renovation,…
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January 26, By Hannah Wulkan
Six people were arrested in Astoria over the weekend after police discovered several firearms and drugs at an apartment while responding to a call about an assault.
On Sunday around 1:30 a.m., several officers responded to a call following an alleged assault near 24th Avenue and 21st Street.…
January 24, Staff Report
An Astoria dentist office will be offering free dental care to uninsured patients one day next week.
Steinway Family Dental Center, located at 32-50 Steinway Street, will offer a free day of care to uninsured patients from 10 a.m.…
January 24, By Hannah Wulkan
Seven people were arrested yesterday for participating in a prescription drug scheme that involved forging prescriptions from an Astoria physician’s office and using them to put more than $3 million in pain killers on the street.…
January 23, By Hannah Wulkan
Nearly 40 tenants who were notified in November that they were being evicted from an Astoria dormitory-style building are starting to fight back.
The tenants who live at the New York School of Urban Ministry,…
January 23, Staff Report
Residents of Queensbridge Houses gathered last week to celebrate a full year without any gun violence on the 3,142-unit complex.
On Thursday, the public housing complex– the largest in North America–celebrated the first full 365 day stretch without gun violence in over a decade.…
January 20, By Hannah Wulkan
The cost to rent an apartment in Astoria continues to climb, according to a recent report release by the real estate research firm MNS.
The average price to rent an Astoria apartment jumped 4.3 percent over the past year,…