Jan. 31, 2018 By Tara Law Astoria Councilmember Costa Constantinides announced an ambitious plan to overhaul the Astoria Park pool during his State of the District speech last night. Constantinides introduced the initiative in front of 120 community members and leaders at P.S. 17 Henry David Thoreau, where he also discussed plans to pass environmental… Read more »
Jan. 31, 2018 By Tara Law A festival featuring some of the best Latin American films released in 2017 will take place at the Museum of the Moving Image this weekend. The festival, which runs from Feb. 2 to 4, will showcase five winners of the 8th annual Cinema Tropical Awards, which were handed out… Read more »
Jan. 30, 2018 By Christian Murray The organics collection program by the Department of Sanitation (DSNY) is coming to several Queens neighborhoods starting in spring. The program will be rolled out in Astoria in May; in Jackson Heights, Elmhurst, East Elmhurst, Corona and North Corona in June; and Forest Hills and Rego Park in July…. Read more »
Jan. 30, 2018 By Christian Murray The Dept. of Health has targeted yet another Astoria restaurant, this time temporarily closing a popular Greek restaurant on Ditmars Boulevard. MP Taverna Astoria, which opened at 31-29 Ditmars Blvd. in 2013, was closed Tuesday, Jan. 23. The closing came in the same week that it temporarily shut down Papa… Read more »
Jan. 29, 2018 By Tara Law An Astoria coffee shop owned by a husband-and-wife duo closed after being in business for four years. Caffino, which operated out of a small location at 29-18 Crescent St, closed on Jan. 24, with an announcement made on their website. The café served pastries, sandwiches and specialty coffee drinks… Read more »
Jan. 29, 2018 By Tara Law An Astoria Papa John’s Pizza has been closed temporarily by the Health Department. The restaurant, located at 49-19 30th Ave, was cited for mice and for not adequately protecting its food from contamination. The pizzeria was slapped with 41 violations points when it was inspected on Jan 26. The… Read more »
Jan. 29, 2018 By Christian Murray The police released video Saturday of a suspect who entered an Astoria mosque earlier this month and rifled through a worshiper’s jacket pockets before stealing a cell phone and credit card. The suspect entered Al-Iman Mosque, located at 24-30 Steinway Street, at around 3:45 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 19… Read more »
Jan. 29, 2018 By Tara Law Police released video today of a man they are looking for who allegedly put his hand up a woman’s skirt outside an Astoria apartment on Dec. 18. The man approached the 31-year-old victim from behind, put his hand up her skirt and touched her private parts near Ditmars Boulevard… Read more »
Jan. 26, 2018 By Tara Law A longtime Astoria resident has opened a health-conscious cafe that offers freshly made pastries, sandwiches and salads. QWNS Cafe, which opened at 23-35 31st St. on Jan. 15, serves food made from scratch in-house with homemade ingredients. The eatery offers items such as burgers, grain and açai bowls, and… Read more »
Jan. 26, 2018 By Christian Murray A 28-year-old woman was shot by a stray bullet while walking to the subway in Queensbridge this morning. The woman was shot in the stomach by Snooze Brown, police said, who fired his gun and missed his target in the vicinity of 41st Avenue and 10th Street at around… Read more »