July 18, By Nathayl Pesantez
A permanent exhibition dedicated to Jim Henson, the late creator of the iconic Muppets, will open Saturday, July 22 at the Museum of Moving Image in Astoria.
The Jim Henson Exhibition will be a space dedicated to Henson’s contributions to popular culture in film and television through his work as a puppeteer,…
July 18, By Jason Cohen
Construction has begun on a nine-story, 711 unit complex in Astoria—near Socrates Sculpture Park.
Criterion Group, an Astoria-based firm, is developing the two-building complex—-with one structure being nine-stories consisting of 565 market-rate apartments and another being six-stories containing 146 affordable units.…
July 17, By Nathaly Pesantez
It was business as usual for Mayor Bill de Blasio and city officials as they stepped into work today, only this time, they are working from Queens for an entire week.
Beginning Monday, July 17,…
July 17, By Jason Cohen
A 26-year-old man was shot and killed yesterday at the Ravenswood Houses in Long Island City, police said.
According to an NYPD spokesman, at about 12:07 p.m., a gunman opened fire on Terrell Smith,…
July 17, By Jason Cohen
A mural for the late Queensbridge rapper Prodigy was unveiled, then defaced, redone and vandalized again in the space of about 10 days.
Now, the plan is to replace it with “community-inspired” art that won’t include a tribute to the famous MC.…
July 13, By Jason Cohen
A house that was built in the 1870s that Astoria historians have been fighting to preserve took another step closer to the wrecking ball yesterday.
A demolition permit was issued by the Department of Buildings yesterday to local developer George Hrisikopoulos giving him the all clear to raze the 31-07 31st Avenue house.…
July 13, Staff Report
A 72-year-old man was pushed to the ground and robbed in Astoria Monday, according to police.
The victim was walking in front of 37-10 Broadway at around 2:20 pm on July 10 when the alleged perpetrator pushed him to the ground and took his wallet,…
July 12, By Jason Cohen
A developer filed plans with the Buildings Dept. Monday to construct an eight-story building containing 23 units on 21st Street.
The plans call for a building– to be located at 31-05 and 31-07 21st Street–that would consist of two apartments and a lobby area on the first floor;…
July 12, By Jason Cohen
A playground located under the Triborough Bridge has been revamped and now features ping pong tables, volleyball courts, exercise equipment and painted exercise games.
The renovations at Triborough Bridge Playground A, located on Hoyt Avenue North between 21street and Astoria Park,…
July 11, By Jason Cohen
Mayor Bill de Blasio will continue his ongoing series of town halls across the city next week in Queens.
On Wednesday July 19, he will hold a town hall at P.S. 70, located at 30-44-43rd St.,…