Posts Tagged ‘Astoria’

    There is no doubt that Mount Sinai has needed a face lift for a long while. And with the $125 million dollar expansion project set to provide extra space and staff, there is no doubt that the face lift will be a good one. But is the upgrade to better buildings and equipment (adding…

  There’s been word that Astoria might just be the next home of a new Trader Joe’s store, especially with the up coming closure of larger venues like Rite Aid, opening up spaces big enough for the fit.   The massive nation wide store started in the 50’s and has opened up locations throughout the country,…

  Following the letter penned by Assemblywoman Simotas to the Department of Transportation asking that Shore Boulevard be closed to cars, a petition was quickly started to have it stay just the way it is. The Petition – on change.org – has already gained 500 supporters.   People signing to keep ‘The Strip‘ say that the fact…

The Baccalaureate School for Global Education got top scores in this years state tests with 100% of the 80 students in 7th grade passing, reported DNAinfo.   The results are an increase form last years 98 percent pass rate. But it wasn’t just math that was up; with English up to 98.1% pass from the…

  Since April, 8 of the 16 buildings in Acropolis Gardens on Ditmars have been without gas or hot water, leaving residence frustrated and without any answers as to when they would be fixed. The reason, given by Con Edison, was for ‘illegal hookups’, reported DNAinfo. But months later some are finally seeing the end…

  It’s a young business. A new business. And a business that has already began to pick up speed in the best of ways, giving large supermarkets and grocery stores a serious run for their money.   And Astoria is just the latest among many locations across the country to begin its turn toward the…