June 14, 2018 By Tara Law A buffet-style restaurant serving a variety of American and international dishes has opened on Broadway. BT Kitchen, a grab-and-go style buffet, opened at 31-16 Broadway in May near the Broadway (N/W) subway station. The eatery offers customers the ability to build their own plates with an assortment of dishes,… Read more »
June 14, 2018 By Tara Law Permits have been filed for a 7-story mixed-use building on 31st Street. The building, which would be constructed at 31-18 31st St., would have 10 residential units, ground floor retail space and an ambulatory healthcare facility on the second floor. Demolition permits were filed in January for an existing… Read more »
June 13, 2018 By Tara Law More than 120 new murals and graffiti artworks have been painted on the walls of buildings in and around Welling Court in Astoria. The works are part of the 9th annual Welling Court Mural Project, which showcases contemporary graffiti and mural artworks in the neighborhood. The project is coordinated… Read more »
June 13, 2018 By Tara Law Permits have been filed to build yet another hotel near the Long Island City/Astoria border. The 15-story, 385-key building planned for 37-10 10th St. is the third hotel to have been proposed for the area in the last two weeks. The structure will be 147 feet tall and take… Read more »
June 12, 2018 By Tara Law The MTA has confirmed that the 30th and 36th Avenue (N/W) subway stations will reopen on June 22, and the Broadway and 39th Avenue (N/W) stations will close for eight months starting July 2. The $150 million overhaul of the four stations, which began with the closure of the… Read more »
June 11, 2018 By Tara Law An acai bowl and smoothie chain plans to open a new location on Ditmars Boulevard in July. Long-Island based company SoBol will offer the Brazilian fruit dishes that have become popular with Millennials— acai bowls and pitaya bowls— at a grab-and-go style eatery at 35-04 Ditmars Blvd. The storefront is… Read more »
June 11, 2018 By Tara Law Police are searching for four men who allegedly beat up a man in a Steinway Street pizzeria and stole a woman’s cellphone. The four suspects got into an argument with the two victims, a 38-year-old man and a 39-year-old woman, inside 3 Bros Pizza at 25-89 Steinway Street at… Read more »
June 6, 2018 By Tara Law Two teenagers snatched $300 worth of Haagen-Dazs ice cream from an Astoria Rite Aid Tuesday and punched an employee who attempted to stop them, police said. The teens grabbed the ice cream at the Rite Aid located at 32-14 31st St. at around 12:50 p.m. June 5, police said…. Read more »
June 5, 2018 By Tara Law Astoria Park will be lit up with an old-fashioned carnival this week. The Astoria Park Carnival, which will take place from June 6 to June 10, will offer more than 20 rides, classic carnival games and sugary and savory snacks. The five-day carnival will feature rides and activities for… Read more »
June 4, 2018 By Christian Murray Building permits have recently been filed for the construction of two hotels slated to go up on property located on the border of Long Island City and Astoria. An application was filed Friday for a nine-story, 102-room hotel to be built at 38-53 10th St. The property was bought… Read more »