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Dec. 19, 2024 By Ethan Marshall and Ramy Mahmoud. Twenty-two middle school students from Astoria NYCHA Houses and 14 more from Stanley Avenue Preservation (Linden and Penn-Wortman Houses) in Brooklyn’s East New York neighborhood. along with family and community members, marked the opening of new community rooms at the HANAC Astoria Cornerstone program, located at 30-97 31st St., and Stanley ...
Spike in overturned vehicle accidents raises street safety concerns …
1 day ago · The two incidents follow several reports of overturned cars in Astoria over the past 12 months. On March 9, Astoria residents posted photographs of an overturned vehicle on 33rd Street near 31st Avenue, stating that several residents in the vicinity have been “begging” for speed bumps to combat speeding.. An Astoria resident also reported being woken by a “huge boom” when a car ...
Astoria and Brooklyn middle schoolers celebrate opening of new …
Dec. 19, 2024 By Ethan Marshall and Ramy Mahmoud. Twenty-two middle school students from Astoria NYCHA Houses and 14 more from Stanley Avenue Preservation (Linden and Penn-Wortman Houses) in Brooklyn’s East New York neighborhood. along with family and community members, marked the opening of new community rooms at the HANAC Astoria Cornerstone program, located at 30-97 31st St., and Stanley ...
Astoria's Tootles & French represents Queens in national Best New ...
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 Queens-based establishment competing for the award.
Four teens charged with assault after 16-year-old boy was stabbed …
Nov. 22, 2024 By Bill Parry. Four teenage boys were taken into custody inside Long Island City High School in Astoria on Thursday afternoon after a brawl broke out and a 16-year-old boy was stabbed in the head, according to an NYPD spokesperson.. Police from the 114th Precinct in Astoria responded to a 911 call of an assault in progress inside the school on Broadway and 21st Street just before ...
Family-owned Astoria bus business in danger of closing after …
May 11, 2023 · Gualotuna spoke with the Queens/Astoria Post on Tuesday, May 9, after law enforcement and small business owners in Astoria launched a new initiative aimed at deterring suspects from repeatedly targeting local businesses.. The new initiative, called the Astoria Merchants Business Improvement Program, sees police issue suspects with a trespass notice if they return to a premises after previously ...
Renderings unveiled for new housing developments in Astoria …
Sept. 20, 2024 By Ethan Marshall. New renderings of the next major phase of the Halletts Point development, at 20 and 30 Halletts Point in Astoria, have been unveiled by the Durst Organization.. Designed by Handel Architects, this development will consist of 647 residential rental units, retail space and the first section of waterfront public open space.
Astoria residents fear jagged rocks falling from overhead Amtrak …
July 12, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan. Local residents are growing increasingly concerned about falling rocks from the deteriorating Amtrak railroad bridge on 23rd Avenue in Astoria.. After witnessing a larger-than-usual rock fall from the bridge at the intersection of 36th Street last month, two local residents cordoned off the area with yellow tape and a wood pallet out of concern for passersby.
Astoria residents turnout for DOT street safety workshop following ...
Sep 18, 2023 · Tamara Chuchi Kao was cycling on Jan. 5 when she was struck and killed by the driver of a cement truck on 24th Avenue. Weeks later, 7-year-old Dolman Naadhum was struck and killed by a woman who ran a stop sign on Newtown Road. In in April, 16-year-old cyclist Jaydan McLaurin from the Ravenswood Houses was struck and killed by an 18-year-old hit-and-run driver from Long Island while he was ...
Mopeds and housing costs among quality-of-life issues discussed …
Oct. 21, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan. The Astoria Homeowners, Tenants and Business Civic Association monthly meeting was held last week, where elected officials and residents gathered to discuss several quality of life issues.. At the meeting, held Wednesday, Oct. 16 at Pistilli Grand Manor in Astoria, no single issue dominated the evening, but the discussion covered a …