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.…
August 11, By Jackie Strawbridge
A car sharing company hopes to better connect Brooklyn and Queens by expanding its network into the borough.
Car2Go, an international car share company with a fleet of vehicles in Brooklyn, announced Tuesday that it will expand to Long Island City,…
August 10, By Jackie Strawbridge
Astoria’s only Taco Bell is up for sale.
The fast food restaurant—which is being sold as a Taco Bell/Pizza Hut combination for $375,000—is located on the first-floor of 30-78 Steinway Street, according to Mega Homes Realty,…
August 10, By Jackie Strawbridge
A new gelato shop called European Ice Cream opened quietly last week at a former nail salon on Broadway.
European Ice Cream opened at 25-11 Broadway on Wednesday and boasts about 20 flavors of gelato,…
August 9, By Christian Murray
The Queens Courier announced Friday that the Astoria Flea & Food market—which it organizes in conjunction with the Kaufman Astoria Studios—will be back for its second year.
The market will be open for a shorter season this year and will be held on Saturday nights.…
August 7, By Jackie Strawbridge
More than 100 residents of Acropolis Gardens have been without cooking gas and hot water for three months, despite protests and politicians advocating for them.
Con Edison shut the gas off in eight of the Acropolis’ 16 buildings at the end of April,…
August 6, By Jackie Strawbridge
Assembly Member Aravella Simotas has requested that the Department of Transportation ban cars from the waterfront edge of Astoria Park.
Simotas, in a letter addressed Tuesday, charged that traffic on Shore Boulevard from Astoria Park South to Ditmars Boulevard poses both a danger and a nuisance to those who live and work nearby.…
August 6, By Jackie Strawbridge
Reconstruction is an option for a waterlogged Astoria playground, according to the Parks Department.
Woodtree Playground, located on 20th Avenue between 37th and 38th Streets, has been suffering this summer from sprawling, stagnant puddles.…
August 6, By Michael Florio
Astoria Distilling Company, which started selling its gin to bars and liquor stores last year, is opening its own tasting room and production site.
The company, which is located in Astoria but does its distilling upstate,…