Feb. 6, 2023 By Bill Parry Police from the 114th Precinct in Astoria are looking for two men connected to an armed robbery that occurred on the night of Friday, Jan. 27, in the vicinity of Newtown Road and 41st Street. At around 8 p.m. the 24-year-old victim met with a man who contacted… Read more »
Feb. 6, 2023 By By Carlotta Mohamed German Doner Kebab (GDK), a global, fast-casual restaurant chain famous for pioneering gourmet doner kebabs in the UK and worldwide, celebrates the opening of its first New York City restaurant in Astoria on Monday, Feb. 6. German Doner Kebab, located at 31-75 Steinway St., is offering free ‘Original… Read more »
Feb. 3, 2023 By Bill Parry To mark the one-month anniversary of the death of Astoria cyclist Tamara Chuchi Kao, who was struck and killed by the diver of a cement truck at the intersection of 29th Street and 24th Avenue, the neighborhood’s elected officials called on the city to build more bike lanes. They… Read more »
Feb. 1, 2023 By Bill Parry An Astoria man was arraigned in Brooklyn federal court on Wednesday on a superseding indictment charging him with child exploitation and firearm possession as a felony. Angel Almeida, 22, was arrested in November 2021 on a complaint charging him with the sexual exploitation and attempted exploitation of a minor,… Read more »
Jan. 31, 2023 By Michael Dorgan A distinctive 3-story house in Astoria, built more than 100 years ago, is set to be bulldozed to make way for an apartment complex. The detached gray-colored house, located at 30-33 29th St., will be torn down and a 7-story apartment building will be constructed in its place, according… Read more »
Op-Ed, Jan. 30, By Assemblymember Jessica González-Rojas In a time of rampant economic inequality and environmental injustice, it is easy to feel defeated. Here in Queens and across New York State, however, communities are organizing for a better future. New Yorkers from different backgrounds and with different lived experiences are proving that we can build… Read more »
Jan. 30, 2023 By Michael Dorgan A trendy new Japanese and Latin-themed bar/restaurant has opened on a busy street corner in Astoria. The new establishment, called “Agenda,” opened Saturday at the intersection of 31st Street and Newton Avenue, near the 30th Avenue subway station. The owners have taken over a 13,000-square-foot, ground-floor space that previously… Read more »
Jan. 30, 2023 By Christian Murray The Long Island City condo market proved its resilience in 2022, with significant price increases and strong sales volume. The median price paid for a condo in Long Island City last year was $1.11 million, up 12 percent from $998,000 in 2021, according to the 2022 Year-End Long Island… Read more »
Jan. 26, 2023 By Michael Dorgan, with additional reporting by Paul Frangipane The plan to transform the Ravenswood Generating Station into a clean energy hub has taken a big step forward with its operators announcing that they have acquired an offshore wind site to deliver power to the plant. Representatives of Rise Light & Power,… Read more »
Jan. 26, 2023 By Christian Murray A large residential development planned for 31st Street—near the 30th Avenue train station in Astoria—is not going to be built any time soon. MEDREP Associates, a Long Island City based development company, will not be moving forward with its plans to construct an 11-story building at the corner of… Read more »