May 1, By Michael Florio,
Many Astoria residents went to the polls last month to vote on how $1 million in city funds should be spent in the neighborhood.
Councilman Costa Constantinides will be announcing the results Tuesday—now that the 2,200 votes that were cast have been tallied.…
April 30, By Michael Florio
Several Queens law makers are opposed to a proposal that calls for charging commuters a toll for crossing over the Queensboro Bridge—calling it “fundamentally unfair.”
The proposal, put forward by the lobby group Move NY in February,…
April 30, By Michael Florio
The police are searching for man who allegedly groped a 12-year-old boy on the N-train last week in Astoria.
The boy was on the train approaching the 36th Avenue subway station when the alleged groper grabbed his genital area last Thursday (April 23) at about 3:50 pm
The suspect was described as a white male,…
April 29, By Christian Murray
A 34-year-old Brooklyn man pleaded guilty yesterday to first-degree manslaughter for the May 2008 shooting death of an Astoria resident.
David Chisolm, 34, admitted to shooting Jagdish Missir, 39, on May 25, 2008, while the victim was inside his van in Astoria.…
April 29, By Michael Florio
The police commissioner has named a new commanding officer for Astoria’s 114th precinct, just one week after the department announced that former commander Kevin Maloney was leaving.
Captain Peter Fortune, who is now in charge of the precinct,…
April 27, By Michael Florio
A longtime Astoria establishment will soon be closing its doors for good.
Lincoln Hallmark, located at 30-16 Steinway Street, will be closing at the end of June, after being in operation for 32 years,…
April 27, By Michael Florio
The owner of a 30th Avenue restaurant with plans to open a large outdoor café met fierce opposition from nearby residents at last week’s Community Board 1 meeting.
George Sorotos, the owner of Piatsa Souvlaki,…
April 27, By Michael Florio
As the school year nears an end, the fight to save an Astoria Catholic school is all but over.
Parents and teachers are now dealing with the fallout that the Most Precious Blood School,…
April 24, By Christian Murray
A bicycle-riding pervert has been riding through the neighborhood grabbing women’s buttocks, according to police.
The police said that the alleged perpetrator squeezed women’s buttocks on three separate occasions in Astoria this month.
The first incident took place on Thursday,…
April 24, By Michael Florio
The Central Astoria Local Development Coalition is hosting its annual Steinway Street Fair this Sunday.
The fair takes place on Steinway Street between 34th and 28th Avenues from 12 to 6 pm.
Vendors will be selling jewelry,…