Posts Tagged ‘Astoria’
Bowery Bay Wastewater Treatment Plant Completes $3 million Upgrade
The sights and the sounds of living in Astoria are truly like no other city, apart from the smells emitted from the Bowery Bay Wastewater Treatment Plant for over 80 years. Fortunately for us, City Councilman Costa Constantinides (D-Astoria) teamed up with the City Department of Environmental Protection Acting Commissioner Steven Lawitts to combat the foul…
Read MoreMemorial Service For Orlando Victims, Tomorrow At 7PM
Astorians will be holding a memorial service to mourn and honor the lives of the victims which America lost at Pulse Nightclub in Orlando last week. It is in times like this that the community must come together to support each other and to ensure that no matter how dark the times can get, hope will always be…
Read MoreKaufman Studios To Build Two More Sound Stages in Astoria
Kaufman Astoria Studios (KAS) announced last week that it will build two new sound stages on its campus in Astoria, Queens. The upgrade will bring the total number of stages at the complex to twelve. This includes the only outdoor back lot in New York City. According to the statement, the stages will be located at the corner…
Read MoreBlock Party And Walking Tour Of New Welling Court Murals, Today!
June 11th, the Welling Court Mural Project will unveil more than 140 murals. The murals are all said to be sophisticated, modern, eclectic, thought-provoking and beautiful. The event, which will be a cross between a walking tour and a block party, is starting at noon today, until 7PM. People attending are welcome to also bring their…
Read MoreThe Bonnie’s Brass & Boil Is Bringing New Orleans To Astoria
Saturday June 18th, bring your friends and your appetite to The Bonnie, for The Bonnie’s Brass & Boil, New Orleans style crawfish boil event! The menu’s inspired by all things Jazz Fest and New Orleans, with crawfish with corn and potatoes, savory and sweet beignets, fried green tomatoes, gumbo, and a ton of Hurrincanes and Abita…
Read MoreGet Your Bike On, This Saturday!
This Saturday, June 11th, the wheels are spinning as the LIC Bike Parade rides into Western Queens. The ninth annual event will have all the fun you need for a beautiful Spring Saturday. Crazy costumes, crazy decorated bicycles, human-powered floats and more will all make their way through one thoroughfare and two public spaces. The…
Read MoreMayor de Blasio, De Niro, Alicia Keys And More Take Stage At Museum Of The Moving Image
The Museum of the Moving Image was a star studded scene as Mayor Bill de Blasio celebrated the 50th Anniversary of the Mayor's Office of Film, Theater and Broadcasting on the Wednesday 8th of June. Alicia Keys, Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal and John Leguizamo were the attendees who joined Mayor de Blasio, and were…
Read MoreAstoria Flea & Food Night Market Is Back for Summer ‘16!
The Sun’s shining and we cannot wait to get out! Back at it again for another year is Astoria Flea and Food night market at the historic landmark and the city’s only functioning outdoor film lot, Kaufman Astoria Studios. It looks like this will be an annual festivity because this is the third consecutive year…
Read MoreGuy Steals $11,000 Worth Of Stuff From Astoria Home
On June the 2nd, around 10:30AM, a man broke into an Astoria home on 33rd Street and started grabbing jewelry and appliances before fleeing the scene. The price tag on his bag of goods at the end of the robbery was in access of $11,000. The man, described as Hispanic with a goatee and brown…
Read MoreTwo Women Steal 96 Items From Gap Kids
On May the 14th, at around 11AM, the two women pictured below entered a Gap Kids store on 31-02 Steinway St. They then proceeded to take shirts and tank tops off the shleves and stuff them in a bag, according to police. The two individuals walked casually out of the store, not paying for any…
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