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],…
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.…