Jan. 13, By Michael Florio
An Astoria man was beaten to death yesterday by his 18-year-old roommate in an upscale Astoria apartment complex.
Jesse Smith, 29, suffered severe head trauma after his roommate, Quentin Capobianco, beat him in the head with a hammer inside their Exo Astoria apartment,…
Jan 12, By Michael Florio
An Astoria Catholic school with be closing its doors for good this June.
Most Precious Blood School, located at 32-52 37th Street, will be closing after being open for 58 years, according to a letter sent out Friday by Rev.…
Jan. 10, By Michael Florio
A 25-year-old Astoria resident will be attending the Super Bowl in Arizona with hopes of winning one million dollars.
Alex Pepper is a finalist in the Doritos Crash the Super Bowl contest, where commercials produced by contestants that advertise the popular chips are entered for a chance to be aired during the Super Bowl.…
Staff Report
The police are looking for two Hispanic women who allegedly pushed a 44-year-old female to the ground and then took her purse.
Police said the incident occurred around noon on December 2 in the vicinity of 31-36 44th Street.…
Jan 8, By Michael Florio
A Mediterranean restaurant with ties to Manhattan has arrived in Astoria.
STIX Mediterranean Grill, located at 40-17 30th Ave, opened its doors on Friday and residents have been heading over in big numbers to check it out,…
Jan. 7, By Michael Florio
In the space of a week, a burglar broke into the same Astoria bakery twice—making off with nearly $2000 in cash, according to the police.
The burglar allegedly broke into Parisi Bakery, located at 30-17 Broadway,…
Jan 1, By Michael Florio
A new café opened on Ditmars Blvd Sunday with little in the way of fanfare.
The owner of Locus Cafe, located at 23-14 Ditmars Blvd, did not advertise the opening nor did she have a grand-opening event.…
Jan. 6, By Michael Florio
Residents will get their say at a public hearing next week about the Department of Homeless Services’ plan to turn the Westway Motel on Astoria Blvd into a permanent homeless shelter.
The Department of Homeless Services’ plan to convert the shelter into a permanent facility comes six months after the agency unexpectedly turned the hotel into a 121-family facility for those needing long-term shelter.…
Jan. 5, By Michael Florio
A popular Astoria bagel shop will be opening a second location in the neighborhood.
New York City Bagel & Coffee House, which is located at 29-08 23rd Avenue, announced via social media that it will be opening a second shop at 40-05 Broadway.…
Jan. 2, By Michael Florio
A new wine shop opened in Astoria last week–just in time for the holidays.
Crescent Wines & Spirits located at 23-40 30th Ave, opened Christmas Eve specializing in natural and organic wines that are made without chemical pesticides.…