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Astoria Bagel Chain to Open Location on Broadway

Sept. 6, 2018 By Tara Law Astoria bagel chain New York City Bagel and Coffee House will open its fourth location this January. The shop will be located at 29-10 Broadway, a brand new, 6-story building that will also offer 64 apartments and other street-level stores. Like the other New York City Bagel and Coffee… Read more »

Astoria’s First Official Dog Run to Open in April

Sept. 5, 2018 By Tara Law Astoria’s first official dog run is slated for completion this April, NYC Parks Queens Commissioner Dorothy Lewandowski confirmed last night. The dog run will be located on Triborough Playground C, which is on Hoyt Avenue South between 23rd Street and 24th Street. The playground’s basketball court is also being… Read more »

Cocktails, Full Menu Now on Tap at Reopened Gossip Coffee

Aug. 31, 2018 By Tara Law When Gossip Coffee closed in April, some Astoria residents feared that the contemporary coffee shop had been a casualty of the eight-month closure of the 30th Avenue subway station. Like the subway station, however, Gossip is now back and fully renovated. The eatery, now branded Gossip Coffee, Cocktails, Cuisine… Read more »

Neighborhood Bar to Say Farewell This Friday

Aug. 28, 2018 By Tara Law An Astoria bar and grill on Hoyt Avenue is closing its doors after nearly four years in business. Z Bar, located at 26-12 Hoyt Avenue, will close this Friday, bar owner Rizwan “Wiz” Khan confirmed yesterday. Khan hoped that Z Bar would become the “Cheers” of Astoria— “an unpretentious… Read more »

Bank of America to Close 37th Street Branch

Aug. 27, 2018 By Tara Law Bank of America is closing one of its Astoria branches at the end of November. The bank is shutting down its 19-50 37th St. branch on Nov. 27 and shifting its customers to the 31-81 Steinway St. location. An additional ATM will be added to the Steinway Street branch to accommodate… Read more »

Shady Lady Reopens Days After Being Seized By NYS Tax Department

Aug. 27, 2018 By Tara Law Astoria restaurant and bar The Shady Lady has reopened after being seized earlier this month by the New York State Department of Taxation. The owners of American-style eatery announced their reopening on Facebook yesterday. The Shady Lady has operated since 2013 at 34-19 30th Ave. A spokesperson for the Tax… Read more »

NYPD: Man Dead After Being Gunned Down at Ravenswood Houses Sunday

Aug. 26, 2018 By Christian Murray A 29-year-old man is dead after being gunned down at Ravenswood Houses in Astoria this morning The police received a call at about 5:20 a.m. that a man had been shot in front of 35-20 21st St. Upon arrival, police discovered the victim unresponsive with multiple gunshot wounds to… Read more »

Event Showcasing Astoria’s Greatest ‘Characters’ Planned for Next Month

Aug. 24, 2018 By Tara Law A free event showcasing the talents of some of Astoria’s most gifted and interesting people will take place on Sept. 23 at the Variety Boys and Girls Club. The second annual event, “Astoria Characters Day,” was inspired by a weekly column that journalist Nancy Ruhling publishes on AstoriaCharacters.com.  The… Read more »