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.,…
March 14, By Jackie Strawbridge
The Department of Transportation plans to extend western Queens’ bike network along nearly the entirety of 31st Avenue, stretching from Vernon Boulevard to Astoria Boulevard.
The proposed bike route project will involve a combination of bike lanes and shared vehicle/bike lanes,…
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Bells tolled at St Catherine’s Church in Astoria, Queens on Friday morning, and tears flowed from mourners saying a final goodbye to 55-year-old George Patouhas.
They also wept for his widow, Despina Patouhas, and their 8-year-old daughter,…
March 11, By Christian Murray
An Astoria strip club that has been linked to a series of violent incidents—including the shooting of a livery driver earlier this month—has been temporarily shut down.
Club Purlieu, located at 36-04 34th St.,…
March 10, Staff Report
A new 16-story hotel is planned near Queensbridge houses, across the street from a Howard Johnson and steps from a handful of other existing and planned hotels.
Construction plans were filed for the location at 38-70 12th St.…
March 9, By Jackie Strawbridge
An infamous Astoria realtor has been arrested for stealing thousands from potential renters, one day before his realty office was closed by court order.
Phivos Ioannou of Astoria First Realty was arrested Feb. 16 and charged with grand larceny and scheme to defraud,…
March 9, By Michael Florio
The suspect who stabbed two people – one fatally – and set another on fire in Astoria last weekend is also being investigated for a stabbing in Jackson Heights.
James Dillon, 23, is being investigated for a stabbing that occurred in a building on Roosevelt Avenue at 1:30 p.m.…
March 8, By Jackie Strawbridge
The Queens Council on the Arts, which has called Astoria home since 2013 and was a founding partner of the Kaufman Arts District, plans to relocate to Long Island City in 2018.
The arts nonprofit is slated to move into the Maximilian,…