April 15, By Michael Florio
A new exhibit will be docking at Socrates Sculpture Park next month. The exhibit, called SuralArk, will combine the form of an overturned ship and a suburban home. It will be 50 feet long and 16 feet high,…
April 15, By Christian Murray
A New York lawyer who killed his girlfriend in their Astoria apartment in 2012 has been sentenced to life without the possibility of parole. Jason Bohn, 35, of 28-25 33rd Street in Astoria, was sentenced today after being found guilty last month of strangling and beating Danielle Thomas,…
April 14, By Michael Florio
Coffee lovers are in luck. A new café will be opening on the corner of Ditmars Blvd and 36th street, at 36-02 Ditmars Blvd. The café will be owned by the proprietors of Brooklyn Bagel &…
April 14, By Michael Florio
Things will be lighting up this 4th of July for residents of Western Queens. Macy’s annual Fourth of July Firework Show will return to the East River this summer, providing a better view for those in Long Island City and parts of Astoria.…
April 12, By Christian Murray
(Updated: 6:56 pm) An 86-year-old man was fatally shot by the police at his Astoria home this morning after he refused to drop his 12-gauge shotgun. The man, whose name has yet to be released,…
April 10, By Michael Florio
The death of four young Queens residents who were inside a vehicle that flipped into the Steinway Creek last Saturday has led the city to conduct a review of all the signposts and barriers leading up to waterways throughout the city.…
April 9, By Michael Florio
Graffiti vandals, burglars and illegal garbage dumpers watch out. The Steinway Street Business Improvement District is introducing a surveillance camera program later this month that will cover its entire district. The district runs along Steinway Street–from 28th Ave to 35th Ave.…
April 9, By Michael Florio
Many Astoria residents continue to complain about 21st Street—arguing that the roadway is hazardous. Juliana Dubousky, an Astoria resident, called on the Department of Transportation at a recent town hall meeting to list 21st Street as a Vision Zero priority.…
April 7, By Michael Florio Don’t expect any more trash cans in Astoria—at least anytime soon. Iggy Terranova, the community affairs officers from the Department of Sanitation, told residents at a town hall meeting Thursday that the neighborhood has more than enough cans. …
April 6, By Michael Florio
A new eatery, to be called Yogurt La Crepe, is expected to open on Ditmars this May.
The store will be located at 29-02 Ditmars Blvd and will serve organic, gluten free, dairy free and regular frozen yogurt in addition to sweet and savory crepes.…