Aug. 21,, 2018 By Tara Law Councilmember Costa Constantinides stood on the steps of City Hall Monday to advocate for legislation that would mandate the retrofitting of large New York City buildings to make them more energy-efficient. Constantinides, the Chair of the Committee on Environmental Protection, wants to pass bills based on proposals put forward… Read more »
Aug. 20, 2018 By Christian Murray The police are looking for a man who allegedly groped a 28-year-old woman on Astoria Boulevard earlier this month. The victim was walking along Astoria Boulevard at about 1 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 3, when a man who was following her grabbed her from behind in the vicinity of… Read more »
Aug. 17, 2018 By Tara Law Astoria restaurant and bar The Shady Lady has been seized by the Department of Taxation and Finance for failing to pay its taxes. The American-style eatery, which opened in 2013 at 34-19 30th Ave., was closed by the department today. The restaurant owes the state $374,494.37 in taxes dating… Read more »
Aug. 17, 2018 By Tara Law Councilmember Costa Constantinides has increased funding to keep Astoria’s streets clean and make the commercial districts greener. Constantinides said today that he has allocated $290,000 this year— up from $250,000 last year— to keep the neighborhood graffiti and litter free, and to add new greenery. Several of the street… Read more »
Aug. 17, 2018 By Christian Murray The police are looking for an irate woman who took a bite out of the arm of a taxi driver in Kew Gardens Hills earlier this month after a dispute about change. The driver picked up the woman at around 5:30 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 5, in Astoria—in the… Read more »
Aug. 16, 2018 By Tara Law Police are searching for at least two men who conned a 90-year-old woman from Ravenswood Houses out of $7,500 in cash on Tuesday. Police say that one of the men called the woman on her home phone at 9 a.m. on Aug. 14 and told her that he was… Read more »
Aug. 16, 2018 By Christian Murray Two large retail stores are closing on Steinway Street. Fallas, the discount store located at 31-08 Steinway, is expected to be gone by the end of October, while Gap Kids, located next door, is in the process of being wound down and transitioned into a Banana Republic Factory store…. Read more »
Aug. 16, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Free performances of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing will take place in Long Island City and Astoria this weekend. The production will show at Astoria Park’s Great Lawn on Aug. 17 and Aug. 18 at 6:30 p.m., with two more performances to be held indoors and outdoors at the… Read more »
Aug. 15, 2018 By Tara Law A Mexican restaurant and bar was shut down yesterday for nonpayment of taxes. Tequila Sunrise and Piedra del Sol, located at 40-01 Northern Blvd., was seized by the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance yesterday. A spokesperson for the state said that restaurant owes $208,682.22 in taxes… Read more »
July 15, 2018 By Tara Law Police have released a photo of a man who allegedly shot an 18-year old inside a playground at Woodside Houses on Broadway on Aug. 5. Police say that Elijah Price, 22, and an unidentified man walked up to the 18-year-old male victim inside of the playground in front of… Read more »