Fire on Broadway!
September 6, By Hannah Wulkan
A Laundromat on Broadway caught fire early Monday, taking 60 firefighters about an hour to bring the flames under control, according to the FDNY.
The FDNY received a call about a fire at Old Neighbors Laundry,…
September 6, By Hannah Wulkan
The New York City Department of Health shut down an Astoria Chinese restaurant for sanitary violations last week.
New Giant Chinese Food, located at 18-23 Astoria Boulevard, racked up 43 violation points at the inspection on September 1.…
Sept. 6, By Hannah Wulkan
Child actor-turned-writer Mara Wilson will be holding a reading of her new memoir at the Astoria Bookshop later this month, where she will speak about her life in the spotlight as a young child,…
September 1, Staff Report
A woman died and a man was injured yesterday when a driver accidentally left his parked van in reverse and it rolled backwards and hit them, according to police.
Around 2 p.m. yesterday afternoon the van rolled backwards across the intersection of Broadway and 32nd Street after the 29-year-old driver exited the vehicle without properly putting it in park.…
August 31, By Hannah Wulkan
Councilman Costa Constantinides took a hands-on approach to his promise to clean up Astoria today when he used a power washer to remove graffiti from a fence on 23rd Street.
Graffiti removal is part of Constantinides’ plan to clean up and beautify his district.…
August 27, Staff Report
A man was punched in the face while sitting on a Q66 bus in Astoria last month and the police released footage of the alleged suspect today.
The victim was allegedly sitting on the bus while it was at the northwestern corner of 21st Street and 35th Avenue when an unknown man approached him and punched him in the face,…
August 27, Staff Report
A 73-year-old man was robbed at an ATM in Astoria by a suspect who snatched $200 out of the victim’s hand and then made a quick exit from the location, according to police.
The thief allegedly approached the victim from behind at the Bank of America location at 30-18 36th Avenue at 9 pm Tuesday,…
August 26, Staff Report
Two men were punched in the face inside their Astoria apartment—with one then being stabbed—by two suspects who broke in and stole a suitcase and $800, according to police.
The suspects punched two 27-year-old men in the face around 11:20pm Tuesday inside their 33rd Street and 31st Avenue apartment.…
August 25, By Hannah Wulkan
Residents living under the Amtrak train tracks in Astoria are facing rent hikes up to 100,000 percent higher than they currently pay, and several local politicians are fighting back on their behalf.
Property under train tracks has long been a magnet for graffiti,…
August 23, By Hannah Wulkan
More construction is coming to heart of 30th Avenue.
Building owner Haralabos Kartsagkoulis filed an application to build a three story, mixed use building at 32-12 30th Avenue where a fruit market is currently located.…