June 23, By Michael Florio
After months of renovation, a Ditmars Blvd eatery will soon reopen with a new look and management.
Nature’s Taste, which operated as a restaurant/deli but closed its doors six months ago, will be reopening under the same name in coming weeks and will pitch itself as more of a smokehouse and BBQ restaurant,…
June 22, By Jackie Strawbridge
The annual carnival at Astoria Park kicks off today with a Ferris wheel, games and rides.
The Astoria Park Carnival, presented by the Central Astoria Local Development Coalition, will run from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m.…
June 22, By Michael Florio
The Department of Transportation’s plan to install a bike route connecting Astoria and Jackson Heights via 31st Avenue got conditional approval from Community Board 1 last night.
The DOT saw a need for bike lanes that run east and west in Queens,…
June 22, By Jackie Strawbridge
A version of the controversial “Move NY” transportation plan, which would redistribute tolls among the City’s bridges and crossings, was introduced in the State Senate earlier this month with a slightly lower Queensboro Bridge fare than has been previously proposed.…
June 21, By Michael Florio
The anticipation is over.
Flattopps, an anxiously awaited restaurant from the owners of Queens Comfort, recently opened its doors at 33-06 Ditmars Blvd.
Perhaps the biggest difference between these two establishments is that Flattopps will serve liquor.…
June 21, Staff Report
A man stole an intimate object from a Dutch Kills house earlier this month and police have started a probe in an attempt find him.
Police are searching for a man who stole a package containing a urethroscope valued at $25,000.…
June 20, By Jackie Strawbridge
Proposed State legislation that would allow for taller buildings in New York City did not succeed in Albany before the session closed last week, following resistance from local officials and organizations.
The bills, introduced in the State Assembly by Member Keith Wright and in the State Senate by Senator Simcha Felder,…
June 17, By Jackie Strawbridge
About $1 million have been secured to upgrade the spray shower at the Astoria Park pool and connect it to Charybdis Playground, according to Council Member Costa Constantinides.
Constantinides announced yesterday that he had allocated the funding in the City’s Fiscal Year 2017 budget.…
June 16, Staff Report
With the adoption of the City’s Fiscal Year 2017 Budget at the City Council Tuesday comes tens of thousands in funding for cleaning up Astoria’s streets and graffiti, upgrading parks and other improvements.
The neighborhood will see more than $200,000 for sidewalk sweeping and graffiti removal services,…
June 16, Staff Report
Police are searching for an attacker who beat a man with a baseball bat in broad daylight in March.
The suspect allegedly struck a 43-year-old man in the body with a baseball bat and punched him in the face after a verbal dispute in front of Johnstone Supply,…