July 3, By Christian Murray
A retired firefighter who was a member of Battalion 49 in Astoria won $5 million after buying a scratch-off lottery ticket in Sunnyside.
Carmelo Mercado, 63, who retired from the FDNY after suffering lung ailments from Sept.…
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uly 2, By Jackie Strawbridge
Donato’s on Broadway is papered up and may soon transform into a new eatery.
The Italian bistro, located at 34-02 Broadway, came into the neighborhood in 2012.
Owner Pablo Calle has also run a restaurant of the same name in Woodside for almost two decades.…
July 1, By Michael Florio
Astoria, are you ready to dance?
Reflexion Dance & Fitness, a new dance and fitness studio, is scheduled to open this month and will be operating out of the Greek Culture Center at 26-80 30th Street,…
July 1, By Jackie Strawbridge
Astoria resident Bill Antonio has been playing soccer in the neighborhood all his life, but rarely on a real soccer field.
Among local players and coaches, he said, “that’s always the forefront of our conversations: what are we going to do about a field?”
He ran through the options: the free-for-all “patch of grass” at Astoria Park;…
June 30, By Michael Florio
An NYPD officer who attempted to pay for sex now faces up to a year in jail after being caught in an undercover sting operation.
The fired officer, Luis Gutierrez, 39, approached a dancer,…
June 30, By Jackie Strawbridge
The Parks Department is standing by its controversial decision to remove a mini-pool from Astoria Heights Playground.
Parks is working on a more than $3 million redesign plan for the playground, which will include the replacement of the playground’s 3-foot deep pool with a spray shower,…
June 30, Staff Report
A man in a wheelchair entered a bank in Astoria Monday, passed the teller a note and took off with cash, according to police.
The man entered Santander Bank, located at 37-10 Broadway, at 2:10 pm and passed the teller a note demanding cash.…
June 20, Staff Report
The driver who struck and killed a 21-year-old woman who was crossing Ditmars Blvd Sunday has been arrested on a slew of charges.
Nicholas Colleran, a 24-year-old Astoria resident, was arrested for “leaving the scene of an accident—resulting in death” after he struck Betty Jean Dibliasio and left her to die in the street.…
June 29, By Jackie Strawbridge
Items from the City’s Fiscal Year 2016 budget are slated to pop up along Astoria’s waterfront, sidewalks, schools and libraries.
The City Council approved the $78.5 billion budget on Friday.
One of the bigger-ticket items for Astoria is an eco-dock on the Hallets Peninsula,…
June 27, Staff Report
A 21-year woman who was crossing Ditmars Blvd this morning was struck and killed by a motorist who fled the scene.
Betty Jean Dibiasio, an Astoria resident, was knocked to the pavement while crossing Ditmars Boulevard at 19th Street at around 12:30 am.…