April 27, By Michael Florio
The owner of a 30th Avenue restaurant with plans to open a large outdoor café met fierce opposition from nearby residents at last week’s Community Board 1 meeting.
George Sorotos, the owner of Piatsa Souvlaki,…
April 27, By Michael Florio
As the school year nears an end, the fight to save an Astoria Catholic school is all but over.
Parents and teachers are now dealing with the fallout that the Most Precious Blood School,…
April 24, By Christian Murray
A bicycle-riding pervert has been riding through the neighborhood grabbing women’s buttocks, according to police.
The police said that the alleged perpetrator squeezed women’s buttocks on three separate occasions in Astoria this month.
The first incident took place on Thursday,…
April 24, By Michael Florio
The Central Astoria Local Development Coalition is hosting its annual Steinway Street Fair this Sunday.
The fair takes place on Steinway Street between 34th and 28th Avenues from 12 to 6 pm.
Vendors will be selling jewelry,…
April 23, Staff Report
A gun-wielding robber entered the T-Mobile store on 36th Avenue Friday before taking off with cell phones and cash, according to police.
The suspect went into the 31-06 36th Avenue store at about 4 pm and demanded an employee fill a duffel bag with multiple boxed cell phones.…
April 22, By Michael Florio
The commanding officer of the 114th Precinct in Astoria has moved on after being in charge for just 18 months.
Deputy Inspector Kevin Maloney has been promoted to the Firearm Suppression Unit and is no longer with the precinct,…
April 22, By Michael Florio
After nearly 40 years at the helm, Community Board 1 chairman Vinicio Donato is stepping down.
Donato, who has held the top job since 1979, told the board at its monthly meeting at the Astoria World Manner last night that it was time to move on.…
April 21, By Michael Florio
Police are searching for a suspect who they say impersonated a Sprint worker to gain access to a rooftop and steal copper wire.
The suspect deceived residents to gain entry to an apartment building located at 31-06 42nd Street.…
April 21, By Christian Murray
Ridership of the No. 7 train at the Vernon-Jackson and Court Square stations continues to surge and the MTA plans to alleviate the problem through the addition of two trains per hour.
The MTA is currently working on a new communications system (known as CBTC) that will ultimately add two trains per hour—from 27 to 29 trains during rush hour,…
April 20, By Michael Florio
A Vietnam vet came to the aid of a 66-year-old Astoria woman whose purse was snatched at a Broadway pizzeria last Wednesday, according to police.
The victim was dining at Dino’s Pizza & Pasta,…