March 13, By Hannah Wulkan
Local officials have secured a permanent space for students at PS 255Q, allowing for the removal of the trailers that had served as space for the school in the playground of PS 151 in Woodside.…
March 13, By Hannah Wulkan
A local politician wants a strip club located on the border of Astoria and Long Island City to be shut down.
State Senator Michael Gianaris has called for the gentleman’s club Aces at 32-10 37th Avenue to be closed down for good,…
By Staff Report
The silver screens at Kaufman Studios and the Museum of Moving Image will feature works by Astoria residents and other Queens filmmakers as part of the 7th Annual Queens World Film Festival beginning this Tuesday, March 14th.…
March 13, By Hannah Wulkan
A local parks group was recognized with an award for its service to the community this week.
The Astoria Parks Alliance was given the Golden Trowel Award by the Partnership for Parks on Wednesday night,…
March 10, By Hannah Wulkan
A man who was part of an Albanian extortion crew that targeted Astoria business owners was sentenced to 18 years in prison earlier today.
Denis Nikolla, 36, was sentenced to 18 years in prison followed by five years of post-release supervision today for conspiring with two other men to extort thousands of dollars from three Astoria small business owners in 2012 and 2013,…
March 10, By Hannah Wulkan
The owner of the Astoria Sports Complex revealed further details this week on his plans to expand the facility and add a regulation size hockey rink and soccer field on top of the existing structure.…
March 10, Staff Report
An Astoria wine bar was temporarily shut down this week by the Health Department for several health code violations.
Winegasm, a wine bar located at 31-86 37th Street was shut down on Wednesday for racking up 40 health code violation points during a routine inspection,…
March 10, Staff Report
Police are searching for a man who allegedly stole about $1,500 from an Islamic center in Astoria earlier this week.
The suspect allegedly entered the Islamic Center of Bosnia and Herzegovina, located at 37-46 Crescent Street,…
March 9, By Hannah Wulkan
One of the most iconic structures in Astoria turned 100 years old today.
March 9 marks the 100th anniversary of the official dedication and opening of the Hellgate Bridge. Several local organizations are planning celebrations in honor of the railroad bridge across the East River that has come to be a symbol for the neighborhood.…
March 9, Staff Report
A 62-year-old man was killed in a car crash last week after a 22-year-old man sped through an Astoria intersection, according to police.
According to the report, police responded to the accident around 5:05 p.m.…