September 21, by Nathaly Pesantez
Citi Bike stations will roll in across two sites in Astoria tomorrow, sources for the bike share company say.
One of the stations installed tomorrow will be at Vernon Boulevard and 41st Ave, and another at 24th Street and 40th ave.…
September 18, by Nathaly Pesantez
A Long Island City strip club that was a magnet for crime closed over the weekend, with community leaders saying that similar clubs in Western Queens may end up closing too.
Aces, the gentlemen’s club located at 32-10 37th Ave.,…
September 19, By Christian Murray
The man responsible for a rash of homophobic graffiti scrawled across several buildings in Astoria earlier this year pleaded guilty today to criminal mischief and is likely to be sentenced to six months in prison,…
September 19, By Tara Law
Next month Socrates Sculpture Park will once again host its yearly display of large sculptures from new contemporary artists.
The display, called Socrates Annual, opens on Oct 1 and runs through March 11.
Each year,…
September 15, by Nathaly Pesantez
The 30th Avenue and 36th Avenue stations will be closed for about eight months–starting late October– so they can be repaired and renovated, according to an MTA spokesperson.
The two stations serving the N and W lines will close on Oct.…
September 15, By Tara Law
An Astoria man left a mother and daughter bloodied and bruised after he who called them “dirty Muslims” and attacked them at a Forest Hills subway station on Wednesday, police said.
Anzela Suyunova, 37,…
September 15, Staff Report
A trendy Thai restaurant located on 30th Avenue has been temporarily closed by the health department.
Pochana, located at 33-16 30th Avenue, was closed Wednesday after a health inspector discovered numerous sanitary violations at the restaurant,…
September 13, By Tara Law
Queens Community Board 1, which represents Astoria and parts of Long Island City, elected a new chairperson last night—the first woman to hold the position.
Marie Torniali, who has lived and worked in Astoria for decades,…
September 11, By Tara Law
A seven-story mixed use building—featuring 36 residential units and a ground floor dance studio– is planned to go up at 35-10 Astoria Boulevard, YIMBY reported.
The developer, Astoria Boulevard LLC, has yet to file plans with the Building Department and has to get the site rezoned in order to proceed.…
September 11, By Tara Law
A trendy Astoria restaurant is reopening as a Chinese restaurant with a twist.
The owners of the Queens Kickshaw are in the process of renovating their 40-17 Broadway space for an October opening as a Chinese restaurant.…