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Holiday Festivities to Begin in Astoria This Weekend

Nov. 27, 2017 By Tara Law

Astoria will light up for the holidays this weekend with two Christmas tree lightings and a holiday market.

The 5th Annual Holiday Festival and Tree Lighting Celebration will take place on the Great Lawn in Astoria Park this Saturday,…

Local Group Forms with Big Plans for Field on Hallets Point

Nov. 27, 2017 By Christian Murray

An eclectic group of softball players, history buffs and local residents formed a group earlier this year dedicated to upgrading Whitey Ford Field located on the Hallets Point Peninsula.

The group aims to work with the city agencies,…

Uncle Jack’s Meat House to Open on Ditmars Boulevard First Week of December

Nov. 22, 2017   By Nathaly Pesantez

Uncle Jack’s Meat House, the spin off from the national steakhouse chain, has an opening date at last as it prepares to open its doors in early December.

The restaurant, located at 36-18 Ditmars Blvd.,will begin to serve patrons on Dec.…

MTA to Increase Weekday Service on N/W line Starting June 2018

Nov. 16, 2017 By Christian Murray

The MTA will be increasing subway service along four Queens subway lines next summer, in an effort to keep up with demand.

The agency will be adding trains to the N/W and Q lines on weekdays,…

Chick-N-Soup Offering American-Style Comfort Food Opens on Astoria Blvd

Nov. 15, By Tara Law

A new restaurant serving American-style comfort food opened on Astoria Boulevard Monday.

Chick-N-Soup, located at 30-12 Astoria Blvd, serves smoothies, burgers, chicken soup and much more.

The owner, Luis Trujillo, 45, previously ran the now-shuttered Lunchbox restaurant on 35th Avenue for 10 years.…

BQX Car Prototype Unveiled at Brooklyn Navy Yard

Nov. 13, 2017 By Nathaly Pesantez

A prototype of a BQX car was unveiled today at the Brooklyn Navy Yard’s New Lab technology space in a bid to bring the 14-mile Brooklyn-Queens connector closer to reality.

The prototype shows the car that would carry passengers through the Brooklyn Queens Connector (BQX) a light-rail route along the waterfronts of the two boroughs,…