August 31, By Michael Florio
A lot more flavor is coming to this year’s 30th Avenue Labor Day Festival. CPI Group, a New York-based event management firm that has been putting together the festival for the past 15 years,…
August 29, By Christian Murray
The police are searching for a man who allegedly stole a wallet from a table at a bar/restaurant in Astoria and then used the victim’s debit card to try and take money out at a nearby bank.…
August 29, By Michael Florio
A cleaning crew has been hired to pick up trash on a commercial street that is on the border of Dutch Kills and Astoria. Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer announced Thursday that two street cleaners started work Wednesday to sweep the streets and empty trash on 36th Avenue,…
August 28, By Michael Florio
A stray cat was found dead on an Astoria Street Sunday with its “ribs smashed,” cement lodged in its throat and cuts to its tail.
The cat was found by a resident on 21st Avenue,…
August 26, By Michael Florio
Nature’s Taste, a Ditmars Blvd eatery that offers food straight from the owner’s Riverhead farm, opened this evening. The store, located at 35-07 Ditmars Blvd, sells grass-fed, hormone-free meat as well as milk and eggs fresh from owner Theo Toumazou’s farm.…
August 26, Staff Report
Crave, the Greek restaurant located just off 30th Avenue, has been temporarily closed by the Dept. of Health.
The Department shut down the 28-55 36th Street establishment after an August 21 inspector found live roaches on the premises.…
August 25, By Michael Florio
In an effort to combat rising auto theft, the 114 precinct is hosting a free VIN etching event on September 14th. VIN etching– which often involves engraving a car’s windows and windscreen with the Vehicle Identification Number– helps deter theft and makes it easier for police to track down a stolen vehicle or stolen parts.…
August 25, By Michael Florio
The owners of a popular Astoria gastropub are branching out. The owners of Sweet Afton, located at 30-09 34th Street will be opening a second bar, The Bonnie, located at 29-12 23rd Ave, in October.…
August 25, By Christian Murray
Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer, who represents Astoria/LIC and Sunnyside, wrote an op-ed that was published in the Daily News
Sunday that detailed how he and his family were homeless when he was a young boy.…
August 24, By Michael Florio
An Astoria skateboard shop is on the move. Belief skate shop, which recently closed its 29-20 23rd Avenue location, is moving two blocks away to 24-01 29th Street. It plans to open its new space toward the end of September.…