Sept. 22, By Jackie Strawbridge
When longtime Community Board 1 chairman Vinicio Donato announced his retirement in April, a seemingly simple plan was laid out: his replacement would be elected at a September meeting after the summer hiatus, with first vice chairman George Stamatiades filling in as acting chair.…
Sept. 22, By Jackie Strawbridge
The longstanding Bel Aire Diner is jumping on Astoria’s outdoor seating trend.
The diner, located at 21st Street and Broadway, was approved by Community Board 1 on Monday to serve customers at eight outdoor tables with 16 seats.…
Sept. 21, By Jackie Strawbridge
Pesticide-spraying trucks will return to Astoria this evening as the Health Dept. aims to deplete the mosquito population to combat West Nile disease.
Spraying will begin at 8:30 p.m. and continue until 6 a.m.…
Sept. 18, By Jackie Strawbridge
Police say that dozens of additional cops and a focus on foot-patrols may be in the future for western Queens’ public housing.
The NYPD is mulling whether to remove control of NYCHA policing from Police Service Area 9,…
Sept. 17, By Jackie Strawbridge
The owners of Seva on 34th Street are in gear to open a new Indian restaurant called Yaar.
The restaurant will be located at 22-55 31st St.
Owner Vinod Sharma, a 15-year Astoria resident,…
Sept. 17, By Jackie Strawbridge
A driver plowed into a Steinway Street dry cleaner on Thursday morning, damaging the store inside and out.
The crash occurred at 25-02 Steinway Street at roughly 4 a.m., according to the NYPD. Police were unable to immediately answer any other questions as the investigation was still active,…
Sept. 16, By Jackie Strawbridge
Back to school means back to the store, for hours-long trips in search of folders, glue sticks, marble notebooks and everything else on parents’ annual classroom supply lists.
For many parents and educators, lengthy school supply lists have long represented a necessary evil in resource-strapped schools.…
Sept. 15, By Jackie Strawbridge
A summer of icy showers, take out dinners and even break-ins by management may stretch into fall for some Acropolis Gardens residents.
Eight of the complex’s 16 buildings lost gas and hot water at the end of April.…
Sept. 14, By Jackie Strawbridge
A toy- and Christmas-focused expansion of DII Deals and Discounts will open on Broadway in a former Rite Aid.
DII is located at 36-11 Broadway, and is one of the chain’s several franchises selling home good ands apparel throughout New York and New Jersey.…
Sept. 12, Staff Report
A man was robbed at gunpoint in Astoria last week after four men jumped out of a vehicle and demanded his belongings.
The suspects exited a grey Nissan Altima on Sept 6 at 6:00 am in front of 36-17 34th Street before approaching a 30-year-old victim.…