Jan. 12, 2019 By Meghan Sackman A new Mediterranean restaurant opened in Astoria on Thursday. CimCim, located at 33-08 Ditmars Blvd, offers standard Mediterranean fare such as hummus, baba ganoush, falafel, beef and chicken shawarma, as well as shawarma bowls. The restaurant’s name CimCim is the Turkish word for ‘sesame,’ which is an ingredient used… Read more »
Jan. 10, 2019 By Christian Murray A liquor store operator who planned to set up a new store next door to a substance abuse clinic in Astoria was told by the State Liquor Authority yesterday to open up elsewhere. Xiao Wang, who operated the now-shuttered Baba Wine & Liquor at 3-15 27th Ave., went before… Read more »
Jan. 10, 2019 By Meghan Sackman A 24-year-old Brooklyn man who crashed his car on the BQE in 2017 and left a 25-year-old Astoria woman inside his burning vehicle to die was sentenced yesterday to four to 12 years in prison, according to the Brooklyn District Attorney’s office. Saeed Ahmad, of Marine Park, was driving… Read more »
Jan. 8, 2019 By Meghan Sackman Council Member Costa Constantinides is set to introduce a new bill on Wednesday that if passed will mandate the city to determine the feasibility of doing away with its gas-fired power plants and opt instead for cleaner energy sources. The bill comes weeks after an electrical equipment malfunction at… Read more »
Jan. 8, 2019 By Nathaly Pesantez Police are searching for a man who burglarized a coffee shop and attempted to break into a Greek restaurant in Astoria all in one day last month. 3Greeks Grill, located at 35-61 Vernon Blvd., was the first to be hit in the Dec. 16 spree. Police said the suspect… Read more »
Jan. 7, 2019 By Christian Murray The police are looking for two suspects who attacked a man with a knife after he stopped them from stealing a deliveryman’s electric bike from the Bel Aire Diner last month. The suspects allegedly tried to remove a secured electric bike from the rear of the 31-91 21st St…. Read more »
Jan. 7, 2019 By Meghan Sackman A hearing has been set by the City Council to go over last month’s Con Edison ‘explosion’ in Astoria that lit New York’s sky electric blue, with talks to also focus on moving toward a cleaner power grid. The hearing will be held on Feb. 11 by the council’s… Read more »
Jan. 4, 2019 By Christian Murray The half-priced MetroCard program for low-income New Yorkers kicked off today with a joint press conference held by Mayor Bill de Blasio and Council Speaker Corey Johnson to mark the occasion. The program will provide discounted MetroCards to working New Yorkers who live at or below the federal poverty… Read more »
Jan. 3, 2019 By Meghan Sackman A two-story building on Steinway Street formerly occupied by Pole Berg, a men’s clothing store, is now on the market for $2.25M. The property, located at 31-64 Steinway St. just off Broadway, spans 3,300 square feet between its two floors. The sale is being arranged by Goldenwood Property Advisors,… Read more »
Jan. 2, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan A man who allegedly ran a Queens-wide scheme stealing toilet parts from fast food restaurants and whose targets included an Astoria Boulevard Burger King is now facing a string of burglary charges after he was arrested days ago. Richard Mirabile, a 44-year-old from Congers in upstate, was arrested on… Read more »