Feb. 3, 2025 By Colum Motherway. For the past 30 years, Power Women has served as a significant symbol of recognition for countless influential women while also fostering valuable connections. Victoria Schneps started this journey in 1994 with just one newspaper, The Queens Courier, which she launched from her living room.

15 hours ago · Feb. 10, 2025 By Ethan Marshall. Permits have been filed for the construction of a 5-story mixed-use building at 11-08 Main Ave. in Astoria.. The lot, which has previously been used as a school bus parking area, is located across from the Two Coves Community Garden.

14 hours ago · In 2023, the NYC Small Business Services, Central Astoria LDC, and Queens Economic Development Corporation published a Community District Needs Assessment. The report focused on the major avenues: 30th Avenue, Broadway, 36th Avenue, Steinway Street, and Ditmars Boulevard. The findings showed a robust climate, which, in some instances, was better than that of Queens in general.

Jan. 2, 2025 By Shane O’Brien. A woman has died after being struck by an MTA bus at the intersection of 31st Street and Ditmars Boulevard in Astoria on Thursday, Jan. 2.. The woman, who was approximately 50-60 years of age, was struck while crossing southbound on Ditmars Boulevard and 31st Street at approximately 8:06 a.m. and was rushed to NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst, where she was ...

Dec 3, 2024 · In 2024 alone, iconic spots such as Trattoria L’incontro and Neptune Diner closed after decades in Astoria. L’incontro relocated to the Upper East Side, while Neptune Diner shut its doors after serving the community for many years. Other well-known establishments to close this year include Dave & Tony’s Salumeria, an Italian grocery store that had been in business for at least 80 years ...

5 days ago · The stabbing was one of 147 transit crimes that occurred citywide in January 2025, according to crime statistics that the NYPD released on Tuesday.. The department said that number represented a 36.4% decrease from the 231 transit crimes reported in January 2024.

Jan. 9, 2025 By Bill Parry. An East Elmhurst man torched his apartment after threatening to shoot his girlfriend during an argument before turning the gun on himself and committing suicide on Wednesday afternoon, according to a source familiar with the investigation.

Dec 26, 2024 · 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 ...

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.

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 ...