August 26, By Christian Murray
An Astoria landlord who illegally converted a 2-family house into five rental units was indicted for allegedly failing to vacate his rental property–and for taking tens of thousands of dollars from tenants when the building should have been empty.…
August 23, Staff Report
The police are searching for a man who drove his vehicle into a police officer in Astoria Thursday night and then fled the scene. The police officer was hit on Broadway and Crescent Street just before 9 p.m.…
August 21, Staff Report A development plan that would bring thousands of apartments to Astoria’s waterfront passed an important hurdle Wednesday morning when it received the unanimous approval of the City Planning Commission. The project, called Halletts Point, would add 2,100 units of housing,…
August 21, Staff Report
A 22-year-old woman was raped in her own bed in Astoria this morning, according to police. The woman woke up to a man pressing a knife against her back at about 5 am, the police said.…
August 15, Staff Report
A new gym is scheduled to open on Steinway Street this fall—where the price is a mere $15 per month. Blink Fitness, which is part of a growing chain of health clubs across the Tri-state area,…
August 14, Staff Report
An Astoria landlord, who allegedly ripped off more than 20 prospective tenants by taking their deposits and first-month’s rent—before putting off their move-in-dates and keeping the money, was charged yesterday. Mario Lalicata (a/k/a Mario Lamagra),…
August 12, Staff Report
There will be no overnight train service at several subway stations in Woodside and Astoria this week as the MTA makes repairs to the E, M and R train lines. Starting tonight and running through Friday morning,…
August 9, Staff Report A trendy national consignment shop is opening in Astoria on Saturday. Buffalo Exchange, located at 29-16 Ditmars Boulevard, offers its customers the ability to bring in their used clothes and exchange them for other items—or the option of receiving cash on the spot.…
August 9, Staff Report
A woman suffered burns to over 40 percent of her upper body when a fire tore through her Astoria home, NBC reported. The fire took place inside 35-55 29th St. in Astoria at around 6pm Thursday.…
August 8, By Christian Murray
State Sen. Mike Gianaris formerly announced today that Astoria has been included as part of the Citibike program. Astoria, which had been left out of the program, joins Sunnyside—as the other Queens community– to be included in Phase II of the Citibike plan.…