March 19, 2019, By Meghan Sackman Police are searching for a man who fired off a gun during a fight outside an Astoria restaurant early Monday morning. The fight broke out in front of the new Smoking Pie restaurant, formerly Maya Halal & Grill, located at 25-94 Steinway St., around 12:50 a.m. on March 18… Read more »
March 17, 2019, By Meghan Sackman A number of Astoria stores are banding together for a spring sale promotion next weekend. The promotion will offer customers who shop at the participating businesses with a chance to win a gift card and merchandise. Shop Small Astoria, a group that promotes local businesses, is the organizing the… Read more »
March 15, 2019 By Meghan Sackman A new tabletop game store has opened on Broadway, replacing a similar game store that closed last month. Good Games NYC opened at 42-11 Broadway last weekend under new management, replacing The Geekery. The establishment is now owned by Astoria resident and lifelong gamer Kevin An, along with two… Read more »
March 14, 2019 By Jon Cronin An Astoria man was astounded when he tried to pay his $74 Con Ed bill and was prompted by the company’s website to pay a whopping $38 million. Tommy Straub, a lawyer living in a small Astoria apartment, tried to pay his $74 bill online when he discovered it… Read more »
March 12, 2019, By Meghan Sackman Council Member Costa Constantinides is calling on the DOT to make changes to an existing truck route in order to fix a problematic Astoria intersection where trucks block the street. The chaotic intersection is located where 24th Avenue and 29th Street meet. Both streets are deemed by DOT as “Through… Read more »
March 12, 2019 By Meghan Sackman A new coffee shop that focuses on small batch, artisanal coffee and pastry items opened on Broadway last week. Sweet Habit, the name of the new coffee destination, is located at 45-11 Broadway in Astoria just a few steps away from the 46th Street M and R train station…. Read more »
March 8, 2019, By Meghan Sackman A large Manhattan-based real estate company is buying six properties in an industrial section of Astoria, near 35th Avenue, according to city records. Silverstein Properties, owned by real estate magnate Larry Silverstein, signed contracts in December and February to purchase the properties all located within a three block radius bound by… Read more »
March 6, 2019 By Meghan Sackman Police are searching for a pair of burglars behind a string of break-ins in Astoria and Woodside dating back to late November, with more than $77,000 in jewelry stolen, along with electronics and thousands in cash. The two thieves, who are believed to have stolen $77,000 in jewelry in… Read more »
March 6, 2019 Staff Report A man was punched outside Spyce Astoria on 31st Avenue earlier this week after an argument with his alleged assailant, according to police. The 30-year-old victim was disputing with an unidentified man in front of the club at 42-15 31st Ave. at around 4 a..m. on March 3 when he… Read more »
March 5, 2019 By Nathaly Pesantez The MTA has at last announced a closing date for the Astoria Boulevard station as the stop prepares to undergo a near year-long overhaul. The station will close at 10 p.m. of March 17 for a nine-month project that will result in an entirely new and raised mezzanine and… Read more »