Feb. 26, 2020 By Allie Griffin A science fiction film festival celebrating the late novelist Philip K. Dick is coming to Astoria’s Museum of the Moving Image next week. The eighth annual Philip K. Dick Science Fiction Film Festival will be held at the museum, located at 36-01 35th Ave., from Wednesday, March 4 through… Read more »
Feb. 25, 2020 By Allie Griffin Residents have the chance to weigh in on the City’s $2.7 billion plan to build a streetcar from Astoria to Red Hook at a public workshop tonight. The meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. at the Museum of the Moving Image, located at 36-01 35th Ave. It’s one of five… Read more »
Feb. 17, 2020 By Allie Griffin An alleged thief stole about $6,700 and two tablets from an Astoria cocktail bar and restaurant earlier this month. The unidentified man smashed in the front window of The Social, located at 37-06 30th Ave., at 6:30 a.m. on Feb. 8. He entered the restaurant and broke into the… Read more »
Feb. 6, 2020 By Allie Griffin Two Queens lawmakers have come out in opposition against the Port Authority’s plan to build a 1.5-mile AirTrain from Willets Point to LaGuardia Airport. State Senator Jessica Ramos said she couldn’t support the $2 billion plan without it including any added benefits to the surrounding northern Queens communities. She… Read more »
Feb. 4, 2020 By Allie Griffin Fifteen apartments in a newly-constructed Astoria building are up for grabs through the city’s affordable housing lottery for those making a wide range of incomes. The 15 units, a mix of studios, one-bedroom units and two-bedroom units, at 14-47 29th Ave. cost between $990 and $2,770 a month. The… Read more »
Feb. 4, 2020 By Allie Griffin Two Queens delis sold winning lottery tickets worth upwards of $50,000 last week. In Astoria, Stop-N-Go Astoria, located at 22-55 31st St., sold a winning Take 5 ticket worth $58,206 on Thursday, Jan. 30. A few days later in Corona, Flor Azteca Deli & Grocery, located at 48-12 104th… Read more »
Feb. 3, 2020 By Allie Griffin Soccer star David Villa and Queensboro FC — the new pro soccer team that will begin playing in Queens in 2021 — will host its first ever fan event in Astoria on Wednesday. Villa, the Spanish national team’s all-time top scorer and a founding partner of Queensboro FC, will… Read more »
Jan. 31, 2020 By Allie Griffin Queens Tech Night, a free networking and community-building event for techies, is returning for a winter meetup Wednesday at the Museum of the Moving Image. The night begins at 6:30 p.m. and runs until 9 p.m. on Feb. 5 at the museum, located at 36-01 35th Ave. in Astoria…. Read more »
Jan. 30, 2020 By Allie Griffin Council Member Costa Constantinides’ package of bills–known as the Renewable Rikers Act–went before the City Council’s Environmental Protection Committee yesterday. The Renewable Rikers Act, comprised of three separate bills introduced in June, would begin the process of creating renewable energy infrastructure and a wastewater treatment facility on Rikers Island…. Read more »
Jan. 30, 2020 By Allie Griffin Assembly Member Aravella Simotas introduced legislation last Friday that would add borough representation to the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) board. The legislation comes after Council Member Costa Constantinides called for MTA board reforms that would give each Borough President the power to appoint a member to the board. The… Read more »