June 19, 2023 By Michael Dorgan A free Independence Day celebration with live music and fireworks will light up Astoria Park next week. The Central Astoria Local Development Coalition (LDC) Inc. is hosting its early Independence Day celebration on the Astoria Park Great Lawn, on Shore Boulevard between the Hell Gate Bridge and the pool,… Read more »
June 16, 2023 By Michael Dorgan A family-run Greek supermarket business that has been a staple of 31st Street in Astoria for nearly 40 years will shutter on Sunday, June 18, although the business is expected to reopen in the fall at a new location close by. Titan Foods, known for its large selection of… Read more »
June 16, 2023 By Michael Dorgan Police have released images and video of a man wanted for robbing a bank at gunpoint in Astoria on Wednesday, June 14, and making off with $20,000 cash. The suspect, police say, walked into the Citibank branch at 25-91 Steinway St. at around 2:50 p.m. and placed an object… Read more »
Jun. 14, 2023 By Dean Moses Two police officers were injured Wednesday when their NYPD vehicle collided with another car and they careened into a steel beam at a train underpass in Astoria, police and those involved in the collision said. According to police sources, the incident occurred at 31st Street and 35th Avenue…
June 13, 2023 By Michael Dorgan More than 200 people took part in a fun 5K run/walk in Astoria on June 11 to raise awareness for Tourette Syndrome. The participants, most of whom donned commemorative tops, raced around Astoria Park in the warm summer weather to support the Tourette Association of America (TAA), a national… Read more »
May 23, 2023 By Michael Dorgan A company known for supplying honey-roasted nuts to pushcart operators around the city has moved its production operations to Astoria. Nuts4Nuts, which was established in 1993, opened a new roasting and packaging facility at 34-01 30th St. on May 13. The company has taken over a former industrial space,… Read more »
May. 17, 2023 By Dean Moses An MTA bus struck a young boy in Astoria, Queens on Wednesday afternoon leaving the victim with serious injuries, MTA sources confirmed. A southbound Q69 bus hit the pre-teen in the vicinity of 21st Street and 39th Avenue at around 3:39 p.m., an MTA spokesman said. While the…
May 11, 2023 By Michael Dorgan A family-run bus business in Astoria that has been in operation since the 1980s may have to close down after its premises were repeatedly broken into and its vehicles were damaged by youth vandals. A GoFundMe campaign has been launched to try to save the business. Astoria Express Transit,… Read more »
April 17, 2023 By Michael Dorgan Police have released photos of a suspect — whose hands and clothing appear to be covered in blood — wanted for allegedly stabbing and punching a straphanger at an Astoria subway station last month. The alleged incident took place inside the Broadway and 31st Street station on March 23… Read more »
April 14, 2023 By Michael Dorgan A man was shot and injured at the Queensbridge Houses NYCHA complex in Long Island City Thursday, April 13, and the suspect remains at large, according to police. Police say the victim was shot in the right hand and stomach by an unidentified suspect at around 8:45 p.m. at… Read more »