March 28, By Hannah Wulkan
The Parks Department shared its working plans for the first phase of the $30 million renovation to Astoria Park Monday, detailing how it will bring a new track and soccer field to the area by the fall of 2019.…
March 28, Staff Report
An Astoria office building that houses two local politicians was vandalized with homophobic graffiti over the weekend for a third time this month.
The building, located at 31-19 Newtown Avenue, was spray-painted with the words “Obama Fa—ot.” State Senator Michael Gianaris and Assembly Member Aravella Simotas both have offices in the building.…
March 28, Staff Report
Police released video this morning of one of the two suspects who allegedly robbed an elderly man at knife point inside his Astoria apartment building this weekend.
According to police, two men followed an 83-year-old man in to the elevator of his residential building near 21st Street and 36th Avenue on Saturday at 6:42 p.m. …
March 26, Staff Report
Two men robbed an 83-year-old man at knife point Saturday inside the elevator of his Astoria apartment building, according to police.
The suspects entered the lobby of the senior citizen’s building–located in the vicinity of 21st Street and 36th Avenue- at around 6:45 pm and followed him into the elevator.…
March 25, Staff Report
The police have released video footage of a man believed to be involved in the writing of a homophobic slur on the wall of a building that houses two Astoria legislators.
The graffiti, which read ‘Obama f..t,” was found in two places on the 31-19 Newtown Avenue building on Monday,…
March 24, Staff Report
A developer filed plans with the city Thursday to build a new mixed-use five-story building in Astoria, bringing more apartments and commercial space to the neighborhood.
According to the plans filed with the Department of Buildings,…
March 24, Staff Report
A one-year-old girl was killed last night in East Elmhurst after a truck ran over her stroller while she and her mother were crossing the street, police said.
According to a preliminary investigation, one-year-old Skylar Perkins was in a stroller being pushed across the crosswalk at 94th Street and 23rd Avenue last night around 8:45 p.m.…
March 23, By Hannah Wulkan
Several kiosks offering Wi-Fi and cellphone charging will be going up in Astoria in the coming weeks.
The city will be installing about three LinkNYC kiosks to replace old payphones along Broadway that are slated to be up and running in April,…
March 23, By Hannah Wulkan
A trendy hotdog restaurant has reopened and is looking to expand its offerings after being shut down for owing back taxes earlier this year.
The New York Dog House, located at 37-06 30th Avenue and known for its specialty hotdogs with unique toppings,…
March 22, By Hannah Wulkan
A local business man got a step closer to approval for a plan to massively expand his sports facility last night, bringing in a full-sized indoor hockey rink and soccer field to Astoria.
Community Board 1 voted last night to support the owner’s plan to add two floors to the Astoria Sports Complex at 34-38 38th Street,…