May 29, By Bill Parry, Astoria, NY: A popular local burger joint started a new promotion last week that’s sure to be a smash hit with hungry moviegoers. 5 Napkin Burger (35-01 36th St.), known throughout the city for its 10 ounce burgers and vast selection of beers,…
May 27, By Bill Parry
Today is the Broadway/Astoria Festival and visitors will find top quality food and music at the western end of the 12 block street fair—which runs along Broadway, between Steinway and Crescent Streets (11 am to 6 pm).…
May 25, By Bill Parry
Book lovers will finally have an independent book store later this summer, the first in Astoria since Sam Chekwas closed his Seaburn Bookstore in December, 2011. Lexi Beach and Connie Rourke signed a lease this month for a 1,200 sq-foot retail property at 31-29 31st Street after a search that started last fall.…
May 22, By Christian Murray
A development plan that would bring thousands of apartments to Astoria’s waterfront passed an important hurdle Tuesday night when it received the unanimous approval of Community Board 1. The project, called Halletts Point Astoria,…
May 22, By Christian Murray
Astoria, NY: The Museum of Moving Image is creating a new gallery devoted to the works of Jim Henson, the puppeteer and creator of the Muppets, following the donation of nearly 400 puppets, costumes and other props from Henson’s family.…
Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney, whose district includes Long Island City, Astoria and parts of Sunnyside, has received death threats following some recent gun legislation she sponsored. The death threats were phoned into her New York office yesterday in response to news reports about a bill she authored requiring gun owners to have insurance.…