May 5, By Michael Florio
It made very little dough.
An Astoria pizzeria that opened in January has already closed down for good.
Razzies Pizza, located at 29-04 Ditmars Blvd, called it a day after just four months, with the owner,…
May 5, By Michael Florio
Astoria’s dog lovers are going to get a dog run.
The dog run is part of three new projects that are going to be funded as a result of a districtwide vote where residents were able to cast their ballots to determine how $1 million in city funds should be spent.…
May 5, By Michael Florio
It’s a tofu fight.
The owner of a pan-Asian vegan restaurant wants Jujube Tree, located at 35-02 30th Ave, shut down claiming it is a knock off.
Wild Ginger, which has a restaurant in Manhattan and Brooklyn,…
May 4, By Michael Florio
A world-renown violinist is visiting an Astoria school this week with the goal of exposing children to classical music.
Alexander Markov, a Russian-American violinist, will be visiting the Frank Sinatra School of Arts, located at 35-12 35th Ave.…
May 4, By Michael Florio
A Steinway Street lounge bar has been put on notice following a number of noise complaints by nearby residents, according to the captain of the 114 precinct.
The precinct has received several complaints about Sunset Restaurant and Lounge,…
May 4, By Michael Florio
The newest brewery to open in Long Island City is set to debut this week.
LIC Beer Project, located at 39-28 23rd Street, will be pouring its brew on the first night of Queens Beer Week,…
May 1, By Michael Florio
The man behind Big Bird is going to be at the Museum of the Moving Image this Sunday.
Carroll Spinney, the 80-year-old puppeteer, who is known for his roles as Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch will be greeting fans at the museum prior to the screening of a film about his illustrious career.…
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,…