At the urging of police, Community Board 1 rejected a new strip club’s liquor license application Tuesday night due to its location.
Mystique Mystique is a topless club that will open at 62-05 30th Ave., according to the 114 Precinct.…
March 17, Staff Report
28th Avenue is about to get a little more crowded with developers planning a seven-story residential project.
Construction plans were filed with the Department of Buildings Wednesday for the seven-story, 22-unit building at 36-08 28 Ave.…
March 17, Staff Report
Residents will be able to keep a closer eye on much of the criminal activity taking place in Astoria using the NYPD’s recently released CompStat2.0 website.
The site allows users to search crime stats by precinct and to see criminal incidents pinpointed on a map.…
March 16, By Michael Florio
The Department of Transportation’s proposal to expand western Queens’ bicycle network has been tabled by Community Board 1 following concerns about its implementation.
Community Board 1’s Transportation Committee Chair Bob Piazza went with DOT officials on a walkthrough of the project corridor,…
March 16, Staff Report
The 6th Annual Queens World Film Festival (QWFF) kicked off at the Museum of the Moving Image last night.
The popular film festival is taking place from now through March 20, with screenings at venues in Astoria,…
March 16, By Jackie Strawbridge
The DOT will build more than a dozen pedestrian islands and implement other safety upgrades along a 1.3-mile stretch of Northern Boulevard. The agency presented its plan to improve the corridor from Honeywell Street to Broadway at Community Board 1’s monthly meeting Tuesday,…
March 16, Staff Report
A Corona man was sentenced to 14 years to life in prison for the murder of a young woman he pursued on the street and strangled to death in 2009, when he was 15 years old,…
March 15, By Jackie Strawbridge
The City Council has reached a compromise with Mayor Bill de Blasio on two zoning amendments that are crucial to his affordable housing plan for the City.
The zoning amendments, called Mandatory Inclusionary Housing and Zoning for Quality and Affordability,…
March 15, By Michael Florio
A new co-working office space for businesses and freelancers has opened in Astoria.
WeWork, which provides shared workspaces, opened their first location in Queens on March 1 at 35-37 36th St.
The location includes four floors with a terrace overlooking the Studio Square Beer Garden and a rooftop with skyline views.…
March 14, By Michael Florio
Local politicians and community advocates rallied Monday in front of an Astoria strip club with a violent history.
Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer scheduled the rally in front of Club Purlieu, located at 36-04 34th St.,…