August 31, By Jackie Strawbridge
A daylong festival for local music and art brought 2,000 to the Astoria Park Great Lawn on Saturday, according to the Parks Department.
The Astoria Music Now! New World Queens festival, presented by local arts nonprofit Astoria Music and Arts,…
August 31, By Jackie Strawbridge
Developers are hoping to make use of airspace over the Investors Bank at 31st Street and 23rd Avenue, documents show.
Construction plans were filed with the Department of Buildings in mid-August to stack six stories on top of 23-02 31st St.…
August 31, By Christian Murray
The police have arrested a brother-and-sister duo in connection with the murder and burning of a man in Astoria Saturday.
Dawn Mcintosh, 46, of Queens, was arrested following the Saturday death of her boyfriend Shawn McWorter,…
August 28, By Jackie Strawbridge
One of the newest arrivals to 30th Avenue was briefly closed by the Department of Health until Friday afternoon.
Gossip Coffee, which opened at 37-04 30th Ave. last month, was closed following its first DOH inspection on Thursday.…
August 28, By Jackie Strawbridge
Steinway Street may have a few more months to wait on the return of its historic sidewalk clock, after it left for repairs almost a year ago.
The clock has stood at 30-78 Steinway Street since 1922 and was designated a City landmark in the ‘80s.…
August 28, Staff Report
The police are looking for two men after gunshots were heard in front of Astoria Houses on Tuesday.
The police said that one of the men fired shots in front of 2-10 27th Avenue at about 2:15 pm.…
August 27, By Jackie Strawbridge
A Sunnyside native is bringing a holistic pet spa to Astoria this fall, with services ranging from hair trims to water massages to mud baths.
Signs recently popped up for Angel’s Care Holistic Pet Spa and Boutique at 29-02 30th Ave.,…
August 27, By Jackie Strawbridge
Broadway’s C-Town Supermarket is in gear to shut down for construction.
Signs have been posted around the store telling customers, “we are in the process of developing the property but we will be back with a brand new store.”
In May,…
August 26, By Jackie Strawbridge
Units in a seven-story luxury condo in Astoria’s Kaufman Arts District have just gone on the market.
The development, which is still under construction, is located at 34-32 35th St and is being dubbed “The Marx.”
The building is the first luxury condo in Astoria’s Kaufman Arts District,…
August 26, By Christian Murray
A man broke into a construction company’s offices earlier this month and stole laptops, according to police.
The suspect pried open a roll down gate at the Forte Construction office, located at 24-09 41st Ave,…