August 4, By Jackie Strawbridge
A $1.7 million upgrade for Paul Raimonda Playground, which will include a piano-shaped spray shower, got underway on Tuesday.
The Parks Department joined Councilman Costa Constantinides and community leaders to break ground on the renovated playground,…
August 4, By Jackie Strawbridge
Several bricks fell from a Broadway façade early Tuesday morning, smashing into a storefront below and scattering across the sidewalk.
The bricks came loose above a third floor window at 32-19 Broadway, above Greenbay Essentials,…
August 3, By Jackie Strawbridge
Developers have their eyes on a cluster of small homes on 38th Street, between 31st and 30th Avenues.
Plans were filed with the Department of Buildings last week for the demolition of three houses,…
August 3, By Jackie Strawbridge
After nearly 40 years in business on Steinway Street, an old-school hosiery shop will close its doors at the end of August.
Located at 30-14 Steinway Street, Madeleine’s Hosiery – named for owner Michel David’s wife,…
July 31, By Michael Florio
The newest rock-climbing center in LIC will soon be opening.
Brooklyn Boulders Queensbridge, a massive rock climbing facility located inside a residential building at 23-10 41st Ave, is expected to open by the end of August.…
July 30, By Jackie Strawbridge
The owner of a small Bayside hair salon is relocating and expanding his business in Astoria.
Called Dimitris Hair Design, the salon is slated to open at 31-72 31st Street this fall, owner and hairdresser Dimitris Dimitropoulos said.…
July 29, By Jackie Strawbridge
The City’s smallest stores would be required to keep their doors shut while running an air conditioner if a bill introduced by Councilman Costa Constantinides becomes law.
Constantinides introduced a bill last week that would prohibit stores smaller than 4,000 square feet from keeping their doors open while air conditioning is running.…
July 28, By Jackie Strawbridge
Following the abrupt closure of Astoria’s Most Precious Blood Catholic school, the Department of Education will lease the space to use as a 15-class pre-Kindergarten center.
According to DOE spokesperson Jason Fink, there will be 15 full-day pre-K classes with a total of 270 seats at Most Precious Blood – 32-52 37th Street – starting this fall.…
July 27, By Jackie Strawbridge
Burglars tried to drill into a Capital One bank on 31st Street through the roof early Monday morning, according to police.
The bank is located at 22-04 31st Street and sits under a nail salon.…
July 27, By Michael Florio
Police are searching for a man who allegedly struck a pedestrian in the head with a blunt object on an Astoria street last month.
The suspect approached the 34-year-old male victim in front of 36-49 34th Street,…