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],…
August 14, By Michael Florio
A Broadway bagel shop reopened Monday after a month of renovations.
The owner of Lots O Bagels, located at 30-05 Broadway, spend recent weeks redoing the store’s floors and ceilings, and adding new countertops,…
August 12, By Jackie Strawbridge
60 Beans Coffee and Tea announced its expansion on social media on Wednesday, almost a year after it opened.
The popular café is located at 36-02 Ditmars Boulevard, and will expand into adjacent space along 36th Street.…
August 12, By Michael Florio
Seven taxi dispatchers have been arrested for allegedly accepting bribes to let cab drivers cut in line to pick up passengers at LaGuardia Airport, according to Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown.
The dispatchers,…
August 11, By Christian Murray
A man got into a dispute with a worker at a Steinway Street furniture store, pulled out a knife and then took off with $2,000 cash, according to police.
The alleged perpetrator entered the American Design Furniture store,…
August 11, By Jackie Strawbridge
Astoria will be represented yet again in the Vendy Awards, an annual cook-off for food trucks and street food vendors.
The Street Vendor Project, which organizes the Vendy Awards, has announced the finalists for the 2015 competition in five categories: Vendy Cup,…
August 11, By Jackie Strawbridge
A proposal to ban traffic from Shore Boulevard has sparked hundreds of petitioners since it was announced last week.
Last Tuesday, Assemblywoman Aravella Simotas wrote a letter to the Department of Transportation requesting that Shore Boulevard from Astoria Park South to Ditmars Boulevard – the waterfront edge of Astoria Park – be closed to non-emergency motor vehicles.…
August 11, By Jackie Strawbridge
A car sharing company hopes to better connect Brooklyn and Queens by expanding its network into the borough.
Car2Go, an international car share company with a fleet of vehicles in Brooklyn, announced Tuesday that it will expand to Long Island City,…
August 10, By Jackie Strawbridge
Astoria’s only Taco Bell is up for sale.
The fast food restaurant—which is being sold as a Taco Bell/Pizza Hut combination for $375,000—is located on the first-floor of 30-78 Steinway Street, according to Mega Homes Realty,…