Feb. 21, 2023 By Danielle Louie The Queens real estate investment sales market recorded 659 transactions, totaling over $4.4 billion dollars in 2022, according to a report from Ariel Property Advisors. “Investment activity in Queens was fueled by the first half of 2022 which was the best half-year ever, both in transaction and dollar volume,” said…
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Schumer praises sale of Astoria Gas Turbines Site to offshore wind developer
Feb. 20, 2023 By Michael Dorgan The site of a large gas turbine site in northern Astoria has been sold to an offshore wind developer and Senator Chuck Schumer has praised the deal saying it is an example of “climate justice.” The Astoria Gas Turbines, which is situated on 20th Avenue in the Ditmars section… Read more »
Seven-year-old Astoria girl dies after being struck by driver who allegedly rolled through stop sign: NYPD
Feb. 18, 2023 By Zachary Gewelb A 7-year-old girl died after being struck by a car that allegedly ran through a stop sign in Astoria, according to authorities. Officers from the 114th Precinct responded to a 911 call regarding a motor vehicle collision involving a pedestrian struck at the intersection of Newtown Road and 45th…
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Astoria doner kebab restaurant launches appeal to find newlyweds who had first dance inside the eatery
Feb. 14, 2023 By Michael Dorgan The operators of a restaurant in Astoria are on a mission to track down a pair of newlyweds who danced and dined inside the premises shortly after getting married last week — and they want to offer the couple a year’s supply of doner kebabs. The couple visited German Doner… Read more »
Astoria kebab restaurant searches for newlyweds who recently visited to gift them free kebabs for a year
Feb. 14, 2023 By Sarah Belle Lin Call it a match ground and grilled in a fit of fiery heat. Such is the burning passion that a kebab restaurant in Astoria, Queens, is displaying as it launches the search of a lifetime for the newlywed couple who recently visited their restaurant and danced a “first… Read more »
Cops in Astoria search for suspect behind second shooting in neighborhood within 12 hours
Feb. 14, 2023 By Michael Dorgan A man was shot while in a car in Astoria early Saturday, Feb. 11, the second shooting in the neighborhood in under 12 hours. The victim, 23, was riding in a Mercedes Benz on 33rd Street, between 30th Avenue and 28th Road, when a suspect fired multiple shots into… Read more »
Cops search for suspect who shot man near Astoria Houses Friday
Feb. 13, 2023 By Michael Dorgan A man was shot near the Astoria Houses NYCHA complex Friday, Feb. 10, and the suspect remains at large. The victim, a 33-year-old man, was shot in the left leg while in the vicinity of Astoria Boulevard and 8th Street at around 4:25 p.m., police said. The alleged shooter… Read more »
Brother and sister who had been missing from Ravenswood Houses in Astoria found safe after three days: NYPD
Feb. 13, 2023 By Michael Dorgan A pair of teenage siblings who had been missing from the Ravenswood Houses in Astoria for three days have been found safe, police announced Monday. Darius Almonte, 15, and Marlin Almonte, 17, who are brother and sister, went missing at around 10 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 10, after leaving… Read more »
Popular vinyl record and coffee shop in Astoria shutters after nine year run
Feb. 10, 2023 By Michael Dorgan A beloved vinyl record and coffee shop in Astoria has closed after a nine-year run. HiFi Records & Café, which specialized in new and used vinyl records, closed its 23-19 Steinway St. location at the end of last month after the store’s lease came to an end, according to… Read more »
Astoria man arrested on attempted murder charges for shooting two people near Woodside houses in 2020: NYPD
Feb. 9, 2023 By Michael Dorgan Police have arrested an Astoria man wanted for shooting two people near the Woodside Houses more than two and a half years ago. Jaheen Stephenson, 21, a resident of the Astoria Houses NYCHA complex, was arrested Wednesday morning and charged with two counts of attempted murder, weapons charges and… Read more »