June 11, 2019 By Meghan Sackman Actor Robert De Niro and a developer are reportedly buying a 5.3 acre lot in Astoria and planning to build a film studio. The site, located near the Steinway Creek at 87 19th Ave., is under contract for $73 million from piano manufacturer Steinway, according to a report from Commercial… Read more »
June 11, 2019 By Meghan Sackman Plans have been filed for a six-story, mixed use building on 31st Street. The building, to be located at 36-22 31st St., where a two family home currently stands, would go up on a 2,250 square feet lot. The proposed building would be 60 feet tall and consist of 10… Read more »
June 11, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan An upstate man will serve 11 years in prison for the attempted murder of a woman in Queensbridge, the Queens District Attorney’s office announced today. Snooze Brown, 23, of Middletown, New York pleaded guilty in May to shooting a bystander during a violent altercation with his girlfriend in January… Read more »
June 10, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan Council Member Costa Constantinides announced today that he will be introducing a three-bill legislative package later this week that aims to transform Rikers Island into a green energy hub. The set of bills, titled the Renewable Rikers Act, co-sponsored by Manhattan Council Member Helen Rosenthal, will be introduced at… Read more »
June 7, 2019 By Max Murray The New York State Assembly and Senate passed legislation this week that will guarantee car wash workers receive minimum wage in New York City, Westchester, Nassau, and Suffolk counties. The bill, sponsored by Jessica Ramos in the senate, will reduce car wash workers’ dependence on tips to earn a… Read more »
June 7, 2019 By Shane O’Brien Jolsons Wine & Liquors, which has been in Astoria for 85 years, has reopened on 23rd Avenue after closing down its 31st Street location eight months ago. Eric Bernabo, the owner of Jolsons, said his new 26-20 23rd Ave. storefront is significantly smaller than his previous space but he… Read more »
June 7, 2019 By Max Murray The police are looking for seven people who attacked and robbed two men at a Long Island City park last month. The suspects, five men and two women, approached the victims at Rainey Park, located at 34th Avenue and Vernon Boulevard, at around 11:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 16,… Read more »
June 6, 2019 By Christian Murray Seven people were indicted yesterday for enterprise corruption for allegedly operating an illegal gambling ring out of an Astoria office on 30th Avenue. The defendants have been charged with multiple crimes, including money laundering, promoting gambling, enterprise corruption as well as conspiracy. The seven individuals allegedly conspired to make… Read more »
June 6, 2019 By Christian Murray The police are looking for a man who allegedly grabbed a 24-year-old woman’s buttocks while she was walking along an Astoria street on Sunday. The suspect approached the victim while she was walking in the vicinity of Steinway Street and Ditmars Boulevard at around 6:03 p.m. before grabbing her… Read more »
June 5, 2019 By Max Murray State Senator Michael Gianaris announced yesterday the passage of legislation that would ban cat declawing. The legislation, passed by both the Assembly and Senate Tuesday, would impose a $1,000 fine on any person found guilty of declawing a cat unless the procedure is medically necessary. “Cat declawing is a… Read more »