May 15, 2019 By Shane O’Brien Queens Borough president Melinda Katz has announced that she will be hosting a town hall meeting on gun violence later this month, which will be co-hosted by New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams and representatives of various community-based organizations. The meeting, scheduled to take place at Queen Borough… Read more »
May 14, 2019 By Meghan Sackman A pro-Palestinian event titled “Palestinian Expulsion and Resistance: The Nakba, BDS and the Great Return March,” was scheduled to take place in Astoria Tuesday night but was canceled due to objections by the Jewish community. The event, which was to be a panel discussion taking place at Redeemer Episcopal Church… Read more »
May 14, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan Five units are up for grabs in a new Astoria affordable housing lottery–each with a monthly rent of $2,320. The units, all one-bedroom apartments, are located inside the newly constructed 25-40 31st Street Apartments. The seven-story building, which consists of 16 units in total, is outfitted with several amenities,… Read more »
May 14, 2019 By Meghan Sackman HSBC has profiled an Astoria business, the first to be featured in its nationwide campaign to showcase how its retail banking customers contribute to local communities and benefit from its lending programs. Château Le Woof, an Astoria pet market and dog friendly cafe located at 31-01 Vernon Blvd, is the… Read more »
May 13, 2019 By Meghan Sackman A troublesome trio are wanted by police for assaulting and then robbing a 41-year-old woman on the border of LIC/Astoria last month, police announced today. According to police, two women and man ambushed the victim from behind on April 22 at around 11:20 p.m. in the vicinity of 39 Avenue… Read more »
May 13, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law Sunday a bill that will bring about a major expansion of the city’s speed camera network in school zones across the five boroughs. The legislation, passed by the State Senate and Assembly in March, is an extension of a previously passed 2013 bill… Read more »
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 »