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 »
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 25, 2022 By Michael Dorgan The executive director of the Museum of the Moving Image (MoMI) in Astoria is stepping down after 12 years in the role. Carl Goodman will leave his post and depart the institution on March 3, according to a statement released by the organization Wednesday. Goodman, who first joined the… Read more »
Jan. 24, 2023 By Michael Dorgan The Queens/Astoria Post has obtained wild video footage of a crazed SUV driver mounting a sidewalk in Astoria Monday afternoon and then plowing into the side of a fruit and veg store—before knocking a 56-year-old woman to the pavement. The CCTV video shows a white Mercedes-Benz SUV racing down a… Read more »