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.…
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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.…
Jan. 2, By Michael Florio
A new restaurant offering a number of vegan dishes is opening on 30th Avenue today.
Jujube Tree Asian Vegan Food, located at 35-02 30th Avenue, will serve a variety of Asian vegan dishes.
The owners decided to open the restaurant as a means to provide Astorians with a different style of restaurant.…