Dec. 18, 2024 By sobrien Dec. 18, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Popular Astoria wine bar and café Tootles & French has been nominated for USA Today’s Best New Restaurant for 2025. The restaurant, opened by Chad Goldsmith at 36-15 Ditmars Blvd. in 2023, is among 20 nominees from around the country and is the only… Read more »
Dec. 10, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Several Queens politicians issued statements following the acquittal of Daniel Penny Monday, with comments from the likes of Astoria Council Member Tiffany Cabán generating enormous controversy. Cabán, in the wake of Penny being found not guilty in the May 2023 chokehold death of Jordan Neely, posted a statement…
Dec. 4, 2024 By sobrien Dec. 4, 2024 By Shane O’Brien LIC Feral Feeders, a non-profit dedicated to providing essential care to homeless and feral cats, will host an adoption event in Astoria this Saturday. The event, which will take place between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. at Earth & Me at 30-38 Steinway St…. Read more »
Dec. 3, 2024 By sobrien Dec. 3, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Selo, a popular Balkan restaurant on Broadway, is the latest local business to close its doors, adding to a growing list of more than 50 establishments that have shuttered in Astoria over the past two years. The restaurant, located at 33-05 Broadway, closed in… Read more »
Nov. 26, 2024 By bparry
[caption id="attachment_85355" align="aligncenter" width="700"] Cops are looking for this suspect who allegedly beat an F train rider with her boot at the 21st Street-Queensbridge subway station and remains at large. NYPD[/caption]
Nov. 26, 2024 By Bill Parry
Nov. 25, 2024 By sobrien Nov. 25, 2024 By Shane O’Brien The tenth annual Shop Small Astoria retail crawl is set to kick off this Friday, featuring a record 32 local businesses. Shop Small Astoria, first launched for the 2015 holiday season, will run from Friday, Nov. 29, until Wednesday, Dec. 4. It aims to… Read more »
Nov. 20, 2024 By sobrien Nov. 20, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Two men broke into a popular Astoria gay bar early Wednesday morning and made off with an ATM containing around $3,000, according to the bar’s owner. Nathan Finnegan, who owns Albatross Bar at 36-19 24th Ave., said two men broke into his establishment shortly… Read more »
Nov. 18, 2024 By bparry
[caption id="attachment_84784" align="aligncenter" width="680"] An Astoria woman jumped from her third-floor apartment at Marine Terrace to escape her knife-wielding son on Friday night, suffering a broken leg. Via Google Maps[/caption]
Nov. 18, 2024 By Bill Parry
Nov. 12, 2024 By emarshall Nov. 12, 2024 By Ethan Marshall New York City has launched a housing lottery for 112 units at Vordonia Towers, a residential building in Astoria. Located at 34-46 Vernon Blvd., this 17-story building features a total of 404 residences, with 292 offered at market rates. Of the remaining 112 units,… Read more »
Oct. 31, 2024 By ishkurhan Oct. 31, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan One Astoria family paid homage to Chappell Roan, one of this year’s biggest breakthrough pop stars, by transforming their porch into the ‘Pink Pony Club’ for Halloween. On Broadway and 32nd Street, two skeletons holding microphones are staged in a cobweb sea of pink… Read more »