April 29, By Christian Murray
Plans to overhaul the Queensbridge Park House were unveiled Thursday, with city officials announcing that $3 million will be spent on redoing the dilapidated space that has been out of use for decades.
The Park’s old field house,…
April 27, Staff Report
A large Chinese restaurant located on the border of Sunnyside and Long Island City has been temporarily shut down by the Health Department.
New Grand Buffet, a spacious sit-down Chinese restaurant located at 34-45 48th Street,…
April 26, By Christian Murray
Homophobic graffiti was sprayed on yet another Astoria building this week in what has become a widespread pattern.
The graffiti, scrawled in black paint over garage doors on 23rd Street (between 28th and 29th Avenues),…
April 24, By Hannah Wulkan
A local restaurateur is opening up a new upscale diner and market in the old Astor Bake Shop storefront.
When it opens in a few months, Astoria Provisions, at 12-23 Astoria Boulevard, will check many culinary boxes,…
April 24, By Hannah Wulkan
A group of local politicians will host a rally to call for new initiatives to combat climate change later this week.
Councilman Costa Constantinides, along with other Astoria officials, will host a Climate Change Rally on Shore Boulevard near the Astoria Park Great Lawn on Friday at 6:30 p.m.…
April 21, By Hannah Wulkan
Astoria will see six projects funded through the participatory budgeting process after a record number of people voted this year, announced Councilman Constantinides last night.
This year 3,617 people cast ballots during the week-long participatory budgeting process to decide how to spend $1 million,…
April 20, By Hannah Wulkan
The Durst Organization, which is currently developing just one of the seven-buildings planned at Halletts Point, is about to start working on the other buildings as a result of the passage of a new tax abatement program contained in the state budget.…
April 20, By Hannah Wulkan
A development firm filed plans with the City yesterday to build a 7 story mixed-use building.
According to the plans, developer Rockfarmer Properties is looking to construct a new building at 25-79 31st Street with 22 residential units and commercial space on the first floor.…
April 19, Staff Report
A Queens man was sentenced to 22 years in prison yesterday for shooting and killing a man outside of a Woodside strip club.
Queens District Attorney Richard Brown announced that 30-year-old Dwayne Johnson of Queens Village was sentenced after pleading guilty to manslaughter for shooting and killing 25-year-old Allah Howell in October 2013 outside Perfection nightclub at 62-05 30th Avenue,…
April 18, Staff Report
Two men broke into a parked van on Northern Boulevard earlier this month and stole more than $5,000 in property, according to police.
The men climbed into the rear of the van that was located near Northern Boulevard and 46th Street on Wednesday,…