March 26, By Michael Florio
The unveiling of a fourth and final statue at Athens Square Park is set to take place this Saturday—as part of the celebrations of Greek Independence Day.
Athens Square Inc., an Astoria nonprofit group,…
March 25, By Michael Florio
Residents were outraged Monday when they discovered a parks department worker cutting down a century old tree on 34th Street.
The Parks Department said the tree showed signs of decay in the trunk and posed a threat of collapsing.…
March 25, By Michael Florio
With long lines and a big following, the Butcher Bar relocated into a much bigger space last October—next door to its original location.
The popular barbecue restaurant, now located at 37-10 30th Avenue, only had room for a little more than 20 seats at its previous location.…
March 24, By Christian Murray
Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer wants to save the Clock Tower and is confident that it will landmarked by the end of June.
Van Bramer said that he wrote a letter to the Landmarks Preservation Commission in November calling for it to be landmarked.…
March 24, By Michael Florio
Workers at a new high-rise residential building were surprised when they opened their paychecks at the end of last week—and discovered they got a big raise.
Several employees who work at the Packard Square complexes,…
March 23, By Christian Murray
Astoria residents who live south of 36th Avenue– along with those who live in Long Island City, Sunnyside and Woodside –will get to vote next month on how $1 million in city funds should be spent in the 26th Council District.…
March 23, By Christian Murray
The first formal step to landmark the Clock Tower will take place tomorrow when the Landmarks Preservation Commission will meet to evaluate whether a public hearing should be held as part of the process to landmark the famous building.…
March 21, By Christian Murray
The bus that serves the western Queens waterfront between Astoria and Long Island City—via Vernon Blvd—will be available on weekends on a permanent basis, according to the MTA.
The expanded Q 103 bus service,…
March 19, By Michael Florio
Astoria residents will have five locations where they can vote on how $1 million of city funds should be spent.
Councilman Costa Constantinides, who announced 18 proposals that residents can vote for under his participatory budget earlier this month (see full list below),…
March 19, Staff Report
The police are looking for a man who allegedly went onto a construction site, punched a worker and fled with construction tools.
The suspect allegedly walked onto the 37-27 10th Street construction site at around 2 pm Thursday March 12,…