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.…
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,…
Nov. 10, By Christian Murray
A developer has filed plans to build an eight story, 85-room hotel in Dutch Kills– near the Best Western and Howard Johnson.
The hotel will take up two lots, 38-22 and 38-26 11th Street,…
Nov. 9, 2017 By Tara Law
The bathrooms at a popular playground in Astoria Park will not reopen until 2020, a year later than anticipated, and after being out of service since 2015.
The bathrooms at Charybdis Playground closed two years ago after the Parks Dept.…
Nov. 8, 2017 by Nathaly Pesantez
Councilmembers Costa Constantinides (D-Astoria) and Jimmy Van Bramer (D-Long Island City) were overwhelmingly elected to represent Districts 22 and 26, respectively, once more in the Nov. 7 general elections.
Constantinides was chosen to represent the district for a second time after winning with 92 percent of all votes received.…
Nov. 6, By Christian Murray
The lottery opened today for 21 affordable units that are part of a luxury building that is going up by Socrates Sculpture Park.
The building, called Vernon Tower, is eight stories tall and consists of 105 units.…
Nov. 6, 2017 By Tara Law
A playground in Astoria that was once viewed as filthy and a magnet for crime has undergone a $1 million revamp.
Local officials cut the ribbon Thursday to a newly upgraded Sean’s Place,…
Nov. 3, 2017 by Nathaly Pesantez
The NYC Ferry system will work under new schedules starting on Nov. 4 to accommodate for the winter season.
The schedule changes, released on Nov. 1, show reduced service for the fleet of ferries across all lines,…
Nov. 3, 2017 By Tara Law
Notorious strip club Scandals has been temporarily closed by the health department.
The club racked up 95 violations points and was closed after a health inspector claimed to have spotted flies and an unsanitary food preparation area.…
Nov. 1, 2017, By Tara Law
ASTORIA — The design phase of a new floating dock at Hallets Cove has begun and the Economic Development Corporation has scheduled a meeting this week to get residents’ feedback.
The dock will be constructed near Vernon Boulevard and 30th Road,…