August 21, By Jackie Strawbridge
From bluegrass to Afro-Cuban beats to karaoke to a pie eating contest, the annual Astoria Music Now! festival will bring a diverse array of performances, entertainment and activities to Astoria Park next week.
Astoria Music Now!…
August 21, By Jackie Strawbridge
Mysterious signs advertising fake businesses have been sprinkled up Ditmars Boulevard over the past several days.
The small, colorful signs have been seen stuck to vacant storefronts roughly between 31st and 37th Streets. They promote nonexistent events and businesses,…
August 21, By Jackie Strawbridge
The Steinway Street Fair will bring vendors outdoors on Sunday for a day of tabling, crafts, games and eats.
The fair will run from noon to 6 p.m., between 28th and 34th Avenues on Steinway Street.…
August 21, By Michael Florio
Police are searching for a man who stole $250 and several packets of cigarettes from a 30th Avenue store.
The suspect entered iKraveIt FOODs, located at 34-02 30th Ave, when it was closed at about 6 am Sunday,…
August 20, By Jackie Strawbridge
A new Mediterranean Foods location will open at the former Sunnyside Prints building next month, according to the owner.
Mediterranean Foods is an imported foods market, selling items including Greek cheese, teas, herbs and spices,…
August 19, By Jackie Strawbridge
The highly anticipated, expanded Sanford’s Restaurant will open its doors Wednesday evening.
The restaurant, located at 30-13 Broadway, has taken over an adjacent space in order to add a whiskey bar and more than 50 seats.…
August 18, By Jackie Strawbridge
The long-awaited Astoria Park Amphitheater will include hundreds of seats, a new entrance and a tribute to the diving pool it is replacing, according to the Parks Department.
The design plan was finalized in April,…
August 17, By Michael Florio
Many Queens subway riders can expect slower rush hour commutes over next three weeks.
The E, F, M and R subway lines will run less frequently during the morning and evening hours—in order for the MTA to rebuild sections of the express tracks along the Queens Boulevard routes.…
August 17, By Christian Murray
Trucks will be spraying a number of western Queens neighborhoods with a pesticide this evening as the Health Dept. aims to deplete the mosquito population to combat West Nile disease.
Spraying will begin at 8:30 pm,…
August 14, By Jackie Strawbridge
When Astoria resident Eleftheria Delis tried to send money to her uncle in Greece, to support him during the country’s financial crisis, she hit a roadblock.
“I went to the bank several times … they said we could actually send [money],…