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.…
Oct. 23, By Michael Florio
A gentlemen’s club that has been a persistent problem for the 114th Police Precinct is seeking to renew its liquor license.
Perfection, located at 65-02 30th Avenue, has drawn the ire of both the community board and the police precinct in recent times.…
Oct. 22, By Michael Florio
An Astoria pizzeria that has been in business for 50 years has closed.
The operators of Frankie’s Pizza, which is located at 22-56 31st Street, left a note in the window that read:
Dear Costumers!
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Oct. 22, Staff Report
The police are looking for a man who allegedly grabbed a woman’s chest at Marshalls on Saturday.
The police said suspect approached a 55-year-old woman at the 48-18 Northern Boulevard store at about 6:40pm on October 18 and touched her with both hands—and then fled.…
Oct. 22, By Michael Florio
The Astoria dog community is continuing to put pressure on local officials for a dog run—with a leading advocate calling on the Community Board 1 for support.
Bill Peloquin, the chairman of The Astoria Dog Owners Association,…
Oct. 21, By Michael Florio
The rent for a one-bedroom may be as high as $2,700; a 2 bedroom $3,200.
These are some of the prices that are deemed “affordable” as part of the 1,700-unit mega development called Astoria Cove.…
Oct. 20, By Michael Florio
Two armed men pushed their way into an Astoria man’s home last Wednesday and demanded cash and drugs, according to police.
Police said suspects arrived at the victim’s 31st Avenue (near 12th Street) home about 12:11 am Wednesday.…
Oct. 17, By Michael Florio
Rapture Lounge, located at 34-27 28th Ave, closed its doors for good today, after being in business for 11 years.
The bar/lounge fell behind in the rent after the landlord continued to raise it,…
Oct. 17, By Michael Florio
The booming Astoria real estate market continues to draw real estate firms to the neighborhood.
Just three weeks after Modern Spaces opened its second office in Astoria, Highline Residential, a Manhattan-based real estate firm,…
Oct. 16, By Michael Florio
The MTA announced today that it had completed Phase II of its seven-phase plan to bring WiFi service to all 277 underground stations in New York City.
The second phase has brought WiFi service to an additional 11 Manhattan and 29 Queens stations–including several in Astoria and Long Island City.…