Nov. 4, By Michael Florio
The Sandwich Bar is likely to be getting a whole lot bigger.
Alex Valavanis, owner of the 33-01 Ditmars Blvd establishment, recently went before Community Board 1 and was approved for an enclosed sidewalk café.…
Oct. 3, By Michael Florio
New restaurants continue to pop up in Ditmars.
Grano’s, an Italian restaurant located at 38-01 Ditmars Blvd, began its soft opening last week and will be celebrating its official grand opening in about three weeks,…
Oct. 31, By Michael Florio
The Westway Motor Inn, which was converted into a full-time homeless shelter in July, was at the center of some heated discussion at this month’s 114th Police Precinct meeting on Tuesday.
Several residents claimed that there had been an uptick in crime near the 71-11 Astoria Blvd.…
Oct. 30, By Michael Florio
Burglars are targeting Astoria–yet again.
There were 36 burglaries reported in the 28-day period ending Oct 19, compared to just 23 for the same period last year.
Deputy Inspector Kevin Maloney, the commanding officer of the 114th Precinct,…
Oct. 29, By Michael Florio
A 60-year-old man was struck and killed by a cement truck while crossing Northern Boulevard this afternoon, according to police.
The man was walking south across the boulevard at 34th Street when the truck,…
Oct. 29, By Christian Murray
An Astoria graffiti vandal was indicted today by a Queens County jury for allegedly tagging everything from highway walls to the observation deck at Astoria Park.
Michael Mestric, 30, of 44th Street in Astoria,…
Oct. 28, By Michael Florio
Two local residents approached Community Board 1 last week to notify them of their application to have the Clock Tower landmarked.
Michael Hall and Matthew Chrislip asked the community board for its support in their quest to get 29-27 Queens Plaza North,…
Oct. 28, By Michael Florio
Ten people were injured yesterday after an MTA bus was involved in a seven-car pileup, according to an MTA spokeswoman.
Just before 3:00 pm a Q 100 bus, which serves Rikers Island, struck the front side of a cab that ran a traffic light at 21st Street and 23rd Ave.…
Oct. 27, By Michael Florio
Community Board 1 voted against the placement of a bicycle corral outside a bar/restaurant in Dutch Kills last Tuesday.
The proposal called for a corral– with room for eight bicycles–to be located outside Dutch Kills Centraal,…
Oct. 24, By Michael Florio
A restaurant’s application to have its sidewalk café permit renewed was rejected by Community Board 1 on Tuesday.
Watawa Sushi, located at 33-10 Ditmars Blvd, was one of five local businesses that applied to renew its sidewalk café license but was the only one rejected.…