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Mount Sinai Expansion To Open In Stages Starting Next Month

A major expansion of Mount Sinai Queens is almost ready to open.

Mount Sinai Queens, located at 25-10 30th Ave., will begin to open its new building – an expansion of the existing hospital – in February, starting with the emergency department.…

Vite Vinosteria Owners To Open Italian Bar On Broadway

January 13, By Michael Florio

The owners of Vite Vinosteria will branch out to open a new bar featuring Italian draft beers and wine.

Vite Bar, an Italian bar serving beer, wine and tapas, is slated to open at 25-07 Broadway in early February.…

R Train Needs An MTA Study, Transportation Advocates And Electeds Urge

January 12, By Jackie Strawbridge

In an effort to make R train rides less “infrequent and unreliable,” transportation advocates and more than 40 elected officials are calling on the MTA to conduct a comprehensive review of the line.

The Straphangers Campaign,…

Groundbreaking of massive Hallets Point development takes place Thursday

January 12, By Michael Florio

The Durst Organization is hosting a groundbreaking ceremony for the massive Hallets Point development on Thursday.

The $1 billion project, which includes seven buildings, will bring 2,200 units of housing as well as a supermarket and a school.…

Owner of Seva Opens New Indian Restaurant by Astoria-Ditmars Blvd Station

January 8, By Michael Florio

The team behind the popular Indian restaurant Seva, located near 30th Avenue, have opened a second restaurant.

Yaar Indian Restaurant, named after a Hindi term that means “beloved friend,” opened at 22-55 31st Street in October,…

Charybdis Bathroom to Remain Closed Until 2019, Parks Dept.

January 11, By Jackie Strawbridge

The bathroom at Astoria Park that was shut last summer, which recently inspired a petition with hundreds of signatures for its repair, will not reopen until 2019, according to the Parks Department.

This bathroom sits within Charybdis Playground,…

Four Astoria subway stations to get facelift

January 10, By Christian Murray

Four rundown N/Q subway stations in Astoria are going to be upgraded as part of Governor Andrew Cuomo’s transportation plan that he announced Friday.

Thirty stations—including the 30th Avenue, Broadway, 36th and 39th Avenue stations—are expected to be modernized by 2018,…

Astoria man pleads guilty to attempted murder after shooting two men on neighborhood street

January 7, Staff Report

A 20-year Astoria man pleaded guilty to attempted murder today in connection with the shooting of two local men in July 2014, according to the Queens District Attorney’s Office.

The defendant, Angel Zabala, confessed to shooting the men while he and an unapprehended accomplice were walking near the Astoria intersection of Main Avenue and Welling Court between 12:50 am and 3:35 am on July 11,…

Astoria Dog Lovers Brainstorm Design For Incoming Dog Park

January 7, By Hannah Douglas

In a canine conversation Wednesday, Astoria residents pitched their ideas for the new dog park planned under the Triborough/RFK bridge.

Dog devotees joined the Parks Department in a workshop-style discussion to provide input on the $1 million dog run,…