June 27, By Jason Cohen
After a $3.5 million investment, Van Alst Playground in Astoria reopened today, making it the first neighborhood playground to be fully reconstructed under New York City’s Community Parks Initiative (CPI), a program that aims to upgrade parks in underserved areas.…
June 27, By Christian Murray
The Astoria Park Pool opens Thursday along with 52 other outdoor New York City pools.
It is parks department tradition to open city pools the day after public schools close.
The Astoria Park Pool,…
June 26, By Christian Murray
The popular New Orleans-themed restaurant Sugar Freak opened today in a new 30th Avenue location, across the street from its original venue that closed in February.
Sugar Freak has opened at 37-11 30th Avenue where the Mexican barbecue joint MexiBBQ operated before it shut its door in December.…
June 22, By Jason Cohen
Community Board 1 voted in favor of allowing Catholic Charities to construct a seven-story residential building in Astoria catering to low income seniors.
Catholic Charities needs a variance because its proposed building, which would be located at 23-11 31st Road,…
June 22, By Jason Cohen
Joseph Risi, chairman of Community Board 1, announced his resignation at the monthly board meeting Tuesday night.
Risi, who spent 25 years on the board and was chairman for the past two, was appointed a Supreme Court Circuit judge earlier this week by Governor Andrew Cuomo.…
June 21, By Christian Murray
A 35-year-old Astoria man who allegedly shot and killed a man during a dispute in Flushing last year was indicted for murder today, according to the Queens District Attorney’s office.
Robert ‘Laz’ Sasso, of 26th Avenue in Astoria,…
June 21, Staff Report
The police released a photo of a man today who allegedly stole cosmetics and then punched an employee in the face at a Duane Reade Pharmacy in Astoria last month.
The suspect allegedly entered the pharmacy located at 35-06 Broadway on Wednesday,…
June 20, Staff Report
Three construction workers were injured following a construction accident at an Astoria house Tuesday afternoon, the FDNY said.
The workers were injured after a crane boom dropped materials onto a home on 28th Street near 31st Avenue at about 3:30 p.m.…
June 20, By Jason Cohen
State Senator Michael Gianaris (D-Astoria) plans to increase taxes on the wealthy to help cover the cost of repairing the run-down subway system.
The senator plans to introduce legislation, titled “Better Trains, Better Cities,” that would institute a three-year,…
June 19, By Christian Murray
The cost to rent an apartment in Astoria is starting to fall, according to a report released by the real estate research firm MNS this week.
The average rent paid for an Astoria studio in May was $1,838 per month,…