Feb. 27, 2023 By Michael Dorgan and Paul Frangipane Elected officials, residents and community leaders took part in a rally in Astoria Sunday, Feb. 26, calling on the DOT to install traffic lights at the intersection where a 7-year-old was struck dead by an SUV earlier this month. The event was held at the Astoria… Read more »
Feb. 24, 2023 By Michael Dorgan and Julia Moro Astoria swimmers will have to look elsewhere for a dip this summer as the neighborhood’s sizeable public pool gets a $19 million revamp. The Astoria Pool, located between 19th Street and 23rd Drive in Astoria Park, is currently undergoing repair work, according to the NYC Parks… Read more »
Feb. 24, 2023 By Michael Dorgan Two men allegedly sprayed a racist slur across an Astoria restaurant last week and police released photos of the suspects Thursday, Feb. 23. The two suspects scrawled the N-word on a roller gate at Sunrise Chinese Restaurant, located at 33-20 Broadway, at around 3:30 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 17,… Read more »
Feb. 23, 2023 By Michael Dorgan A number of Queens City Council members have called on the DOT to install a series of new traffic calming measures at the Astoria intersection where a 7-year-old girl was fatally struck by an SUV last week. Council members Julie Won, Tiffany Cabán and Selvena Brooks-Powers, wrote to the… Read more »
Feb. 22, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller Curtis Sliwa, the 2021 GOP mayoral nominee and the founder of the Guardian Angels, has launched a new political club in Astoria Queens aimed at breaking up the Democratic Socialists of America’s (DSA) stronghold in western Queens, he announced in a release Wednesday. The new group, which Sliwa…
Feb. 21, 2023 By Michael Dorgan Residents continue to mourn the death of a 7-year-old girl who was fatally struck by an SUV in Astoria Friday, Feb. 17, with many calling on the city to make the intersection where she died safer. Dolma Naadhum was hit by a 2021 Ford Explorer at the intersection of… Read more »
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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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 »
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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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 »