May 13, 2019 By Meghan Sackman Police are searching for a 63-year-old Astoria man who was last seen four days ago. Police say that Nicholas Conticello was last seen at his Astoria apartment within the vicinity of 41 Street and 23 Avenue. Conticello is described as white, 5 feet 8 inches tall, and 170 pounds…. Read more »
May 10, 2019 By Meghan Sackman A traditional Shanghainese restaurant that focuses on dumplings, Bund on Broadway, has opened in Astoria. The restaurant, located at 25-08 Broadway, is owned by two Forest Hills residents, originally from Shanghai, and focuses mostly on the delicate craft of making dumplings, according to co-owner David Kong. Kong and his childhood… Read more »
May 10, 2019 By Meghan Sackman Local politicians are urging Mayor Bill de Blasio to cancel the city’s plan to close the senior center at NYCHA’s Astoria Houses. Council Member Costa Constantinides and State Senator Mike Gianaris announced at a press conference Thursday that they had sent a joint letter to the Mayor urging him to… Read more »
May 10, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan A Bronx man has been sentenced to 3 1/2 to seven years in prison for using a stolen identity to purchase a $70,000 Lexus from a Long Island City car dealership. Josue Aguilar, 28, was sentenced yesterday after pleading guilty to second degree larceny in March of this year…. Read more »
May 10, 2019 By Christian Murray The MTA announced yesterday that it has completed another technological upgrade to the 7 line that it believes will result in faster and more reliable service. The latest upgrade, called “Automatic Train Operation,” will see trains programmed to a provide optimal cruising speeds, acceleration and braking that will lead… Read more »
May 9, 2019 By Christian Murray (Updated May 10) The owners of the Key Food property on 31st Street are mystified that supermarket workers and Astoria’s elected officials are holding a rally outside the store Friday accusing them of unfairly pushing the supermarket out of the neighborhood to make way for a Target store. The… Read more »
May 8, 2019 By Meghan Sackman Twitter has deactivated the account “@AOCpress” that was created to post satirical tweets pertaining to Congress Member Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. The account, which had 85,000 followers, was deactivated on Monday, along with the account of its creator Mike Morrison, @OfficeOfMike, according to conservative publication Human Events. Morrison told Human Events… Read more »
May 7, 2019 By Christian Murray The MTA is hosting a series of public meetings across Queens over the next month as it looks to solicit feedback in its quest to overhaul the borough’s bus network. The MTA announced last month that it is redesigning the entire Queens bus network as it attempts to increase… Read more »
May 3, 2019 By Christian Murray The Mayor’s Office plans to close the Astoria Houses Senior Center, which would be a major blow to the hundreds of seniors who use the facility. State Sen. Mike Gianaris and Council Member Costa Constantinides were notified this week that the 4-05 Astoria Blvd. facility will close once the… Read more »
May 3, 2019 By Meghan Sackman Police are searching for two men who allegedly broke into an Astoria garage and stole two motorcycles last month. The suspects entered a commercial parking garage in the vicinity of Newton Avenue and 32 Street at around 12:10 a.m. on April 15, and stole two motorcycles belonging to a 34-year-old… Read more »