Posts Tagged ‘Astoria’
Last Minute Presents!
So you got lazy did you? Thought you'd wait a little bit, better leave it till you found that one present you wanted to get? And now it's almost Christmas and you got nothing! Well fear not, we got your back. Here's a couple great places and great ideas to run out and get for…
Read MoreHe Strangled Her To Death As A Teenager, Now He’s Facing Life
A Corona man, Jose Martinez, 22, plead guilty on Friday to fatally choking 23-year-old Astoria woman Carmen Saldana of 30th Avenue. According to Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown, the incident occurred in July 2009 when Martinez, then only 15, approached Saldana around 30th Avenue while riding his bike. The two began talking and Martinez followed Saldana home.…
Read MoreAnother Building Going Up In Astoria
The plans have been filed with the Department of Buildings. Another building is set to go up in Astoria. The new seven-story apartment building will see its home on 21-13 31st Ave, replacing the already existing three two-story homes along with the Auto Shop on the first floor, according to Yimby. The plans, filed by Developer…
Read MorePolice Seek Suspects In Robbery And Assault
Police are on the lookout for two suspects who allegedly robbed and assaulted a man after an arguement. On November 28, at 10:15 p.m inside a deli on 38-02 Broadway, the victim, a 25 year old, was approached by one of the suspects who demanded to know why the victim was apparently talking to the suspects…
Read MoreThe Cuisine Of Astoria
If it's not diversity in people, it's diversity in the food which they eat, and Astoria has an abundance of both. We love our little corner of the globe. It's filled with more options than most other places. Whether you're in the mood for Greek, Asian, Italian, Moroccon, South American, Australian and whatever else your…
Read MoreArmed Forces Career Center Is Coming
There's a new place opening on Steinway. The windows are blocked out at the moment, and construction is under way inside, but the sign is up and getting everybody's attention. Armed Forces Career Center is coming. The career center is a shopfront where people who are interested in a career in the military can come and ask questions,…
Read MoreThe Art Of Magic
It is hard to say that our days are predictable at the Give Me Astoria HQ, we have interviewed the best of the best that Astoria has to offer, no one or industry is ever off limits. This week we had a transcendent experience when local street magician, Julian Mejia stopped by our creative space…
Read MoreAre The Steinway Jingles Causing Problems?
It's that time of the year again. The weather is…..not quite there, but the spirit is. The Christmas trees are up, the stores are decorated and the carolers will soon be caroling. However before they begin, the Holiday jingles have started to echo past the patrons of Steinway between 28th and 35th avenues. Speakers, on street…
Read MoreNYPD Officer Admits To Extorting Astoria Business Owners
Staten Island police officer Besnik Llakatura, 37, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to the extortion of an Astoria pizzeria owner with the help of fellow Albanian alleged mob members Denis Nikolla and Redinel Dervishaj. Llakatura was contacted by the business owner shortly after Nikolla and Dervishaj demanded $4,000 from him for opening a business in “our neighborhood”…
Read More‘Ancient Astoria’ Captures The Way It Was
We all love Astoria, and a lot of us love the way it was. For Anthoula Lelekidis, 26, the way Astoria is changing in recent times has acted as a catalyst for her project, which documents the architecture that surrounds us now, before it's too late. We're well aware of the rapid growth of Astoria in the…
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