March 8, Staff Report
A smart car caught on fire in Woodside this morning temporarily closing down traffic on Northern Boulevard.
The FDNY received a call at 12:07 pm that a car was in flames on Northern Blvd by 50th Street.…
March 8, By Hannah Wulkan
An advertisement for a gay dating site on the side of a phone booth in Astoria was vandalized yesterday with black spray-painted graffiti.
The vandalized phone booth at 34th Street and Broadway advertises a gay dating website called Squirt.org,…
March 7, By Hannah Wulkan
A local developer is looking to build a new apartment building in Astoria that will include space for a ground floor restaurant.
According to plans filed with the Building Department, George Hrisikopoulos is looking to develop a six story,…
March 7, Staff Report
A fire broke out on the roof of Kaufman Astoria Studios this morning but was quickly extinguished by the FDNY.
The fire department received a call at 6:37 am that the roof of the studio at 34-12 36 Street was ablaze.…
March 6, By Hannah Wulkan
The Queens District Attorney presented the NYPD with more than $20 million in forfeiture funds today to implement a new community policing program and to upgrade equipment throughout the borough.
The funds, totaling $20.4 million,…
March 3, Staff Report
A 69-year-old Hispanic woman was attacked on 31st Street near Ditmars Blvd by a man with an umbrella who told her that she should be deported.
The woman, according to the Daily News
,…
March 3, By Hannah Wulkan
The Department of Transportation unveiled new safety improvements on Northern Boulevard today, announcing the continuing efforts to increase pedestrian, bicycle and vehicle safety along the busy corridor.
The DOT revealed specific improvements to the five-way intersection at Northern Boulevard and 48th Street,…
March 2, By Hannah Wulkan
The Astoria Sports Complex is looking to nearly double in size and add a hockey rink, indoor soccer field, and a rooftop restaurant, among other amenities.
The Astoria Sports Complex, located at 34-38 38th Street,…
Opinion: By Mayor Bill de Blasio (exclusive to Astoria Post)
If you’re reading this newspaper then you know the neighborhoods served by the 114th Precinct – Astoria, Long Island City, Jackson Heights and Woodside – are safe. Now, they are even safer.…
March 1, Staff Report
The police are looking for a man who allegedly stole a woman’s laptop from a beauty salon in Astoria in December.
The man entered the Elastic Wax Center, located at 30-07 29th Street, at around 4:00 pm Monday,…