Dec. 14, 2017 By Tara Law A new supermarket is going to open on Steinway Street where Met Fresh was once located. Food Universe, part of the Key Food Store Co-op, will open at 34–14 Steinway St in early February, according to a store manager. The store will be independently owned. Key Food franchisees operate… Read more »
Dec. 14, 2017 By Tara Law A two-story house in Astoria is currently being bulldozed and will be replaced by a four-story residential building. Plans were filed Tuesday for the construction of a four-story building at 30-75 32nd Street that will contain seven units. The building will be 50 feet tall, with 4,875 square feet… Read more »
Dec. 11, 2017 By Tara Law A dishwasher at an Astoria Mexican restaurant recorded customers using the women’s bathroom by placing his phone in the ceiling vent, according to the Queens District Attorney’s office. Hector-Miguel Ramirez-Vargas, 31, a delivery man and dishwasher at Holy Guacamole at 35-55 31st Street, admitted that he would hide his… Read more »
Dec. 11, 2017 By Tara Law Hydroponic science labs, equipped with hands-on scientific tools for students to learn about biology and the environment, were officially opened at an Astoria school on Friday. Councilmember Costa Constantinides held a ribbon cutting to officially open the labs at P.S. 122, a Pre-K to 8th grade school located at… Read more »
Dec. 11, 2017 By Tara Law An unidentified woman’s body was found floating in the East River by Astoria Park yesterday. Police responded to a 911 call at around 11:15 a.m. about a person in the ice-cold water near Shore Boulevard by the Triborough Bridge. The police arrived and found that the woman was unconscious… Read more »
Dec. 8, 2017 By Tara Law A Colombian bakery opened in Astoria Monday, joining a chain of family-owned eateries. Delicias Caleñas, a bakery and cafe located at 22-55 31st Street, offers empanadas, breads, coffee and fruit drinks, as well as full meals like the bandeja paisa, a traditional Colombian breakfast with rice, meat, avocado and… Read more »
Dec. 8, 2017 By Christian Murray The police are looking for a man who allegedly pickpocketed a worker at an Astoria drug store on Wednesday. The suspect allegedly went into American Specialty Pharmacy, located at 26-20 Hoyt Ave., at about 4:30 p.m. and asked the worker for assistance. The employee came out from behind the… Read more »
Dec. 8, 2017 By Tara Law An East Elmhurst man pleaded guilty yesterday to stealing a 95-pound tortoise from a Queens environmental center in July, according to the Queens District Attorney’s office. The 17-year-old African-spurred tortoise named Millenium (sic) disappeared from Alley Pond Environmental Center in Douglaston and was found in Connecticut a week later…. Read more »
Dec. 8, 2017 By Tara Law More than $100,000 is going to an Astoria middle school to bring security cameras, a flower garden and a gender-neutral bathroom. State Senator Jose Peralta announced yesterday that he has allocated $105,000 of state funds toward Steinway Intermediate School, a 1,100-student school located at 37-11 21st Ave. Funds will… Read more »
Dec. 6, 2017 By Tara Law The police announced yesterday that they are looking to question three men in connection with a burglary that took place at an Astoria kickboxing gym last month. The men are wanted following a Nov. 1 theft of cash and clothing from iLoveKickboxing at 32-43 Steinway St. The police said… Read more »