June 29, Staff Report
With school out, it’s now well and truly summer.
To mark the occasion, the Astoria Park Pool, along with all 55 outdoor public pools city wide, opened today, according to the Parks Department.
The pool is open from 11 a.m.…
June 28, By Michael Florio
A Ditmars Boulevard gym is closing its doors after being in business for less than a year.
Live Fit, which opened at 19-31 Ditmars Blvd. last November, is currently for rent and a sign in the window states “office only.”
The gym closed down in May,…
June 28, By Christian Murray
The Astoria sky will light up again this Thursday as the annual 4th of July fireworks show returns to Astoria Park once again.
Central Astoria Local Development Corp., a local non-profit, will host its Independence Day fireworks show on the Astoria Park Lawn,…
June 28, By Michael Florio
A new bubble tea shop that will focus on all-natural sweeteners is opening on 30th Avenue next month.
The shop, called The Teapsy, will be located at 33-17 30th Ave. and is expected to open on July 16,…
June 27, Staff Report
School’s out for summer this week, and a local pediatric dentist wants to mark the occasion by offering free ice cream outside her office on Tuesday.
Astoria Smiles Pediatric Dentistry, which opened its doors last fall, …
June 27, By Michael Florio
A bus collided with a FDNY truck in Astoria Sunday leaving 19 people injured, including five firefighters.
The FDNY truck was on its way to a fire with its lights flashing and siren screaming,…
June 25, Staff Report
The police are looking for a man who was allegedly masturbating inside an Astoria laundromat last Sunday.
The suspect was observed by a 53-year-old woman masturbating inside ET Laundromat located at 32-07A 31 Street on Sunday,…
June 24, Staff Report
Astorians can relive their childhoods and play their favorite arcade games this summer.
The Museum of the Moving Image, located at 36-01 35th Ave., is presenting its exhibit “Arcade Classics: Video Games from the Collections” through October.…
June 24, By Jackie Strawbridge
A nearly 90-year-old building on Broadway has become the focus of a local preservation effort following plans to renovate it.
The building at 36-01 Broadway is a former Childs Restaurant, according to the Greater Astoria Historical Society,…
June 24, Staff Report
Even thieves are starting to take advantage of the real estate boom.
Police are searching for two men who gained entry to a Queens Plaza development site and stole copper pipe and fittings.
The alleged crime took place at 41-22 24th Street,…