Community organizations and local elected officials are continuing to provide relief and supplies to neighbors in need during the COVID-19 pandemic. Last week, State Senator Michael Gianaris teamed up with the Astoria Welfare Society to distribute...
Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens (CCBQ) President and CEO Monsignor Alfred LoPinto and Councilman Costa Constantinides visited the future site of the new Catholic Charities Bishop Valero Residence earlier this month. The $62 million development will...
The science education nonprofit BioBus is building a permanent site at the Astoria Houses. The new lab comes after years of partnership between BioBus and the NYCHA development, as well as other neighborhood schools and the...
Another Astoria restaurant has closed for good due to the pandemic. Artichoke Basille’s Pizza, located at 22-56 31st Street right off the Ditmars Boulevard train station, has shuttered its doors. The pizza shop, which replaced popular...
Councilman Costa Constantinides is asking the Department of Small Business Services to meet with Astoria small business owners to provide more support and find creative relief solutions. The request comes as bars and restaurants face permanent...
Assemblywoman Aravella Simotas stopped by the HANAC George Douris Tower and the Archbishop Iakovos Residence in Astoria to hand out personal protective equipment (PPE) last week. Simotas, who was defeated in the Democratic primary this past...
On Wednesday at 7 p.m., the campaign of Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will co-host a workshop to educate and empower the community on their rights while engaging with ICE. The #AbolishICE: Know Your Rights and Resisting ICE...
Riccardo’s by the Bridge, a catering facility that has served Astoria for 69 years, is closing its doors for good. In a message posted on the website, the company shared that the decision had to do...
The Old Astoria Neighborhood Association is meeting virtually on September 10th at 6:30 p.m. live on Facebook. You can find the link here. Here is the agenda: NYC Hospitality Alliance: discussing the survival of local restaurants...
Six more locations in New York City have been added to the city’s Open Restaurants program for weekend outdoor dining, including a section of Ditmars Boulevard. “Open Streets: Restaurants” expands restaurant seating options onto car-free streets...
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