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Alpha-Mart Plans 10-Store Expansion, New Location Opens Today

November 18, By Michael Florio

An Astoria convenience store is branching out and opening numerous shops in the neighborhood, beginning tomorrow on Steinway Street.

Alpha-Mart, which first opened at 35-06 35th St. in 2013, is planning to open four new shops by the end of 2015 and 10 total by next spring,…

Local Novelists Find Inspiration In Numbers (And Words)

November 18, By Laura A. Shepard

This is a story about people writing stories.

It’s about a group of people who gather at the Astoria Panera Bread on Tuesday nights with one mission: to write 50,000 original words of prose fiction by the end of the month.…

MoMI Announces Family Screenings and Animation Workshops For Holiday Season

November 17, Staff Report

The Museum of the Moving Image has announced a holiday season lineup for families to enjoy in November and December, including screenings, animation workshops and Sesame Street cast members.

On Dec. 13 at 1 p.m., “The Humans of Sesame Street” will bring the cast members of the popular show to a live audience for an afternoon of memories,…

BKB Queensbridge Opens To Public

November 17, By Jackie Strawbridge

BKB Queensbridge has secured necessary permits to open to the public, according to owner Lance Pinn.

The rock climbing gym and fitness center will start a soft-open phase on Wednesday. BKB Queensbridge members and the public will have access to the facility from 3 p.m.…

Residents Use Airbnb To Rip Off LIC; Affordable Housing For $500 / night

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Nov. 17, By Christian Murray

The Hunters Point South development, which tax-subsidized residents started moving into in May, is already being gamed for profit by renters using Airbnb.

Lottery recipients who received luxury Manhattan-view waterfront apartments, with the help of taxpayer subsidies,…

Vietnamese Restaurant To Open On Broadway

November 16, By Jackie Strawbridge

A new Vietnamese restaurant that aims to put its own twist on traditional dishes will open on Broadway this winter.

District Mot, located at 37-15 Broadway, will serve traditional and updated Vietnamese dishes in a space that pays homage to the foods and atmosphere of Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City),…

Man stuffs $4,500 guitar up his shirt, walks out of 48th Street store, police say

Nov. 16, Staff Report

Police are searching for a man who allegedly stole a guitar worth more than $4,500 from the Guitar Center last month.

The man entered the Guitar Center, located at 34-17 48th Street, on Oct. 18th at 3:50 pm and then stuffed a $4,650 guitar under his shirt and left the store without paying,…

New Mediterranean Foods Location Open For Business

November 13, By Michael Florio

A popular Greek supermarket has opened a new location.

Mediterranean Foods, a Greek supermarket specializing in imported cheeses, opened last week at 22-78 35th Street, on the corner of 35th Street and 23rd Avenue.…

Queensbridge Rock Climbing Facility Delayed By Permits

November 13, By Jackie Strawbridge

A new rock climbing gym and fitness center slated for 41st Avenue was expected to open in summer but its owners have been delayed waiting for City permits.

BKB Queensbridge, a new climbing facility from Brooklyn Boulders,…

New Glasses And Eye Care Shop Coming To Steinway

November 12, By Michael Florio

A new shop for glasses and eye care will open in Astoria in the coming months.

Visionworks is set to open at 30-76 Steinway St. by the end of 2015, according to a company spokeswoman.…