October 14, By Hannah Wulkan
Several local organizations will host a Kids Bike Rodeo Day event next weekend to celebrate bicycling in Queens while also encouraging safe biking habits.
Transportation Alternatives Queens, a local advocacy group, is organizing the event as part of its Campaign for Traffic Calming on 21st Street,…
October 14, By Hannah Wulkan
The Queensboro Bridge is getting overcrowded and dangerous for bicyclists, according to commuters and activists.
Transportation Alternatives, a bicycle and pedestrian advocacy group, launched a petition recently to bring a designated bike lane to the Queensboro Bridge,…
October 13, By Hannah Wulkan
Foodies and activists will have the chance to come together for a good cause this weekend.
Socrates Sculpture Park is hosting the Queens Food Festival on Saturday to examine issues of food justice in the community and to celebrate healthy eating.…
October 12, By Hannah Wulkan
The 114th Precinct launched a new model of community policing last week, aiming to increase community involvement and decrease response times.
The new Neighborhood Policing Program, which launched on October 3 assigns two neighborhood coordination officers (NCOs) full time to one of four designated sections of the precinct,…
October 12, By Hannah Wulkan
Finding street parking may become a bit easier in Astoria.
The Old Astoria Neighborhood Association, a local civic group, commissioned a study to examine the possibility of adding nearly 100 angled parking spaces to specific parts of the neighborhood to increase the total number of spots available.…
October 12, By Hannah Wulkan
Astoria has seen a rise in mail fishing scams in the past month, similar to those seen in the Bronx earlier this year, according to police.
A representative from the 114th precinct confirmed that there has been an uptick in mail fishing recently,…
October 12, Staff Report
A fire broke out in an apartment building Monday night at 35-30 34th Street, taking 60 firefighters to get it under control.
The fire began around 8 p.m., according to a FDNY spokesperson, and 12 units,…
October 8, Staff Report
The police are looking for a woman who allegedly tried to rob the Santander bank on Broadway yesterday.
The woman allegedly entered the 37-10 Broadway bank at around 11:40 am Friday and passed a note to the bank teller demanding money.…
October 6, By Hannah Wulkan
An Astoria landlord has filed permits to build a 7-story residential building in the neighborhood.
The developer plans to build a seven story, 12 unit residential building at 30-48 Crescent Street, according to filings with the Building Department.…
October 6, By Hannah Wulkan
If one door closes another door opens, as the old adage goes, and Sweet Jane’s Frozen Desserts is following just that logic, as it closes its doors in October and looks for a new location.…