March 13, By Michael Florio
A new store specializing in grass-fed, hormone-free meat is opening at 35-07 Ditmars Boulevard next month. The store, to be called Nature’s Taste, will be getting its meat and poultry delivered daily from the farm the proprietor owns in Riverhead,…
March 12, By Michael Florio
Point Brazil Restaurant, located at 38-03 31st Avenue, closed its doors in December in order to expand its interior and allow for the construction of 16 residential apartment units above it. The revamped restaurant is scheduled to reopen next month,…
March 11, By Michael Florio
Western Queens has had its fair share of pedestrian deaths in the past 12 months so a number of elected officials have decided to host a town hall meeting focusing on pedestrian safety. The list of pedestrian fatalities and injuries is long—from Noshat Nahian,…
March 11, By Christian Murray
The police arrested a homeless man—and a sex offender–who allegedly tried to abduct a 12-year-old Astoria girl last week. Houshang Hakimi, 69, allegedly tried to pull the victim into an SUV in the vicinity of 49th Street and Ditmars Avenue during the afternoon of March 5.…
March 10, Michael Florio
The Butcher Bar—half butcher shop/half restaurant—is about to expand. The store, best known for its grass-fed/pastured meats, is going to be taking over the space next door to its 37-08 30th Ave location, according to a restaurant insider.…
March 7, Staff report
A man tried to lure a 12-year-old girl into his car in Ditmars on Wednesday, according to police. The girl who was with her babysitter near Ditmars Ave and 49th Street was separated momentarily when a man in a light-colored car pulled alongside her at about 4:15 pm,…
March 6, By Christian Murray
A New York lawyer who killed his girlfriend in their Astoria apartment in 2012 was convicted of first-degree murder yesterday. Jason Bohn, 35, of 28-25 33rd Street in Astoria, was found guilty following a seven-week jury trial where he was accused of strangling and beating Danielle Thomas,…
March 5, By Michael Florio
A private buyer is in contract to acquire the historic Steinway Mansion. The Steinway Mansion has been on the market since 2010 and despite the many attempts by the The Friends of Steinway Mansion — a non profit group dedicated to buying it — to acquire it.…
March 4, By Michael Florio
The amount of pollution emitted by Astoria’s big smokestacks is likely to taper off—as plans are in place to import cleaner energy from Canada to the Con Edison facility near 20th Avenue. The plan calls for the construction of $2.2 billion,…
March 3, By Michael Florio
Potholes have been terrorizing drivers in Astoria this winter—and councilman Costa Constantinides has been hearing about it. Constantinides office has received more complaints about potholes– from both drivers and pedestrians—than any other issue since taking office on January 2.…