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.…
June 27, Staff Report
A 37-year man was shot in front of a 20th Street house this morning, according to police.
Two men got into an argument outside 20-32 20th Street at about 1:50 am and the victim was shot. …
June 26, By Jackie Strawbridge
Astoria residents cheered traffic upgrades to one of the neighborhood’s most notorious corridors on Friday, while calling for further enhancements.
The Department of Transportation joined Councilmen Costa Constantinides and Jimmy Van Bramer, as well as a host of northwest Queens community leaders,…
June 25, By Michael Florio
The Astoria Park Carnival, which is hosted by the Central Astoria Local Development Coalition, starts today at the Astoria Park parking lot and will run through Sunday.
Thousands of people are expected to attend the annual event,…
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une 25, By Jackie Strawbridge
Neighbors and shoppers along Steinway Street have access to free public WiFi starting this summer.
According to Marie Torniali, director of the Steinway Astoria Partnership, the network is up and running between 28th Avenue and Broadway,…
June 24, By Michael Florio
Gang activity in Astoria is on the rise, as members have been involved in local shootings, drug sales and robberies in recent months.
In the past five months there has been a resurgence of gang-related crime in the neighborhood,…
June 23, By Jackie Strawbridge
After enduring two months without a hot shower or stove-cooked meal, Acropolis Gardens residents have only more blame games to look forward to.
Con Edison shut off the gas in half of the Acropolis’ 16 buildings at the end of April,…
June 22, By Jackie Strawbridge
With the Parks Department having less than 30 employees in Queens to enforce crime and park rules, residents are grappling with the Sisyphean task of keeping the borough’s green space safe and clean.
According to the Parks Department,…
June 21, Staff Report
A 54-year-old man was found fatally stabbed inside his ground floor Astoria apartment Saturday morning, according to police.
Enver Julevic, of 30-96 12th Street, was discovered face down on the kitchen floor by police at about 6:17 am.…