Posts Tagged ‘Astoria’
Outdoor Seating Complaints For Ditmars Gastro-Pub
Recently, a letter was found on the doors of many cafes and residents along the popular Ditmars Blvd, urging the community to complain about the applications from cafes or gastro pubs like The Pomeroy in regards to outdoor seating. The permit requested will see another 100 tables take to the sidewalk, something a lot of…
Read MoreFarmer’s Market Coming To Steinway Street For The Summer!
High school student staffed and selling produce from more than two dozen farms – most based in New York state – a new Farmer's Market will open this summer on Steinway Street between Ditmars Boulevard and 23rd Avenue, according to DNAinfo. The market is run by nonprofit GrownNYC and will commence July – every Saturday…
Read More2nd Annual International Cultural Festival Next Weekend!
The Central Astoria Local Development Coalition, which is an Astoria-based not-for-profit organization is coming back to host the 2nd International Cultural Festival, coming up next Saturday, May on the 21st on the Great Lawn in Astoria Park, and it's shaping up to be a big one. Last year's celebrations were filled with events, foods, music and Astorians from…
Read MoreConductor Punched For Not Going To Astoria
On May 7th, a 29 year old conductor was travelling northbound on an N train at the 49th Street Seventh Avenue station when a man asked him "is the Q train going to Astoria?". After the conductor replied with, "no, just the N", the man standing on the platform punched him in the face and…
Read MoreThe Changing Tastes, Sounds & Looks Of Dandana
There’s something stirring on Broadway. 42-21 Broadway – to be exact – and it’s looking good. Dandana is the name, you may have heard of it? The Middle Eastern hookah lounge has graced Broadway for over 10 years – becoming a much loved hangout for locals who enjoy quality Middle Eastern cuisine and hookahs –…
Read MoreMan Tries To Force Himself Into Woman’s Appartment
On May the 3rd, a man followed an Astoria woman home around 1:15AM, after which he tried to force his way into the woman's apartment to rob her. The man was described as Hispanic, between 30 and 35 years and standing at 5 feet 10 inches to 6 feet. He was seen wearing a backpack…
Read MoreThe Wheels Are In Motion For The Brooklyn-Queens Streetcar
The wheels are in motion for the Brooklyn-Queens Connector system that would connect neighborhoods along the waterfront in Brooklyn and Queens by way of a streetcar. Well at least the talks have started in a series of visioning sessions, the first open discussion was this past Monday, May 9th at the Variety Boys & Girls…
Read MoreAstoria Makes List Most Astorians Would Like To Keep Off!
The word has been whispered, shouted and thrown from one side to the other, and now it's been quantified, measured and concluded. Gentrification in all its unwelcome glory has weighed in on Astoria, and found us in the top 15 gentrifying neighborhoods in New York City, according to a new study. The study comes from the…
Read MoreAstoria Man Dies While ‘Subway Surfing’
James Rubio, 24, of Astoria, tragically died on a the Coney Island bound F train early Friday when he slammed his head in a tunnel as he surfed the train. The Queens electrician fell between to cars after hitting his head. He lived with his friend and his freind's mother, Carol Magee, 54, in Astoria. Magee…
Read More‘Spelling Bee’ Musical Bringing The Laughs And The Spelling To Astoria!
Now this is a treat. It started 5th of May and is going right through till May 28th. It's the hilarious version of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, performed by the Astoria Performing Arts Center and showing at the Good Shepherd United Methodist Church (30-44 Crescent Street). The new musical comedy is based…
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