January 21, By Jackie Strawbridge
The Department of Transportation has proposed making Shore Boulevard one-way and adding new bike lanes in the area, following months of community discussion on traffic safety around Astoria Park.
Under the DOT’s proposal, the northbound traffic lane on Shore Boulevard would be removed,…
January 20, Staff Report
Astorians have the opportunity to meet an Internet sensation this month.
Lil BUB, the cat that took the Internet by storm with her big eyes and dangling tongue, will make an appearance at the Museum of the Moving Image on Jan.…
January 20, Staff Report
Police are searching for a man who allegedly robbed a 21st Street bodega over the weekend.
The suspect entered the bodega, located at 27-19 21st Street, on Saturday at about 11:10 pm, before jumping over the counter and attempting to open the cash register.…
January 17, By Michael Florio
The owners of a 30th Ave eatery have opened another location in the Ditmars Blvd section of the neighborhood.
Create, which opened its 36-30 30th Avenue location in 2011, started serving customers at its new restaurant at 29-21 Ditmars Blvd on Thursday.…
Staff Report, January 17
The family of an Astoria resident is searching for their daughter who went missing on Thursday.
Sierra Shields, 30, a flight attendant, was last seen around noon on Jan. 14 at LaGuardia Airport. She had reportedly told her supervisor that she had quit.…
January 16, Staff Report
The police are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying three people in regards to two burglaries that took place in Astoria in recent weeks.
The men were caught on surveillance camera and the footage was released by police today.…
January 15, By Michael Florio
A Steinway Street bar’s liquor license application was rejected by Community Board 1 after neighbors complained about its patrons’ drunken and unruly behavior.
The Board voted against Heaven Sports Bar, located at 28-26 Steinway St.,…
January 15, By Michael Florio
Traffic lights will soon be installed on 21st Avenue, six years after an Astoria man was hit by a car and killed while crossing the busy street.
Councilman Costa Constantinides, alongside other local officials and community advocates,…
January 14, By Michael Florio
The city plans to make Socrates Sculpture Park an officially mapped park, in order to be preserve the space from future development.
The Parks Department brought an application to officially map the outdoor sculpture museum,…
January 14, By Michael Florio
Scandals, the gritty strip club located in the heart of Long Island City, is about to reopen at its former site by the Queensboro Bridge.
The club shut its doors at 24-03 Queen Plaza North about a year ago but plans are in the works for it to reopen soon at the same highly visible location.…