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.…
June 19, By Jackie Strawbridge
The Health Department has closed a Mexican restaurant on Broadway after it found live roaches and other unsanitary conditions there, according to City records.
The New Portales Taqueria, located at 25-08 Broadway, was closed on Wednesday.…
June 18, By Jackie Strawbridge
After enduring nearly two months without gas or hot water, tenants of the Acropolis Gardens will get some attention from Public Advocate Letitia James on Monday.
James will join Councilman Costa Constantinides for a rally outside the Acropolis apartments,…
June 18, By Jackie Strawbridge
The Department of Transportation will soon be constructing a slow zone that will cover a large section of Astoria.
Community Board 1 gave the plan its blessing Tuesday when it voted to approved the zone that will be bounded by Steinway Street to 21st Street and 30th Avenue to Astoria Boulevard.…
June 17, By Jackie Strawbridge
Former Mayor Michael Bloomberg had a rare meeting with his successor on Roosevelt Island on Tuesday, to celebrate the groundbreaking of the Cornell Tech campus and donate $100 million to the project.
In 2011,…
June 17, By Jackie Strawbridge
It’s the end of an era for Astoria’s community board.
At its final meeting before summer break on Tuesday, Community Board 1 said goodbye to Chairman Vinicio Donato and District Manager Lucille Hartmann after their decades of service.…
June 17, By Jackie Strawbridge
Police are investigating a shooting that occurred last weekend on a quiet residential street near Astoria Park.
At approximately 5 a.m. on Saturday, multiple shots were fired on 24th Street between Hoyt Avenue N and 24th Avenue.…
June 16, By Michael Florio
Despite fears from residents and local officials, a shuttered East Elmhurst hotel will not be converted into a homeless shelter, according to the Department of Homeless Services.
Many had feared that the Clarion Hotel LaGuardia Airport,…
June 16, By Jackie Strawbridge
The State Senate passed a bill Monday that would crack down on drivers who injure or kill others while driving without a valid license.
Under this legislation, drivers with suspended or revoked licenses—as well as those with none at all—who get into a collision that results in injury would be subject to a felony punishable by up to four years in prison.…