Astoria News

Housing flourished in the westernmost part of Queens, as it did in few other areas of the city from 2002 to 2008, according to a new economic snapshot of the neighborhoods of Long Island City and Astoria by New York state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli.

Housing in Long Island City and Astoria grew faster between 2002 and 2008 than it did in the city as a whole, according to a new state comptroller's report.

Residential growth in Long Island City and Astoria has outpaced the city as a whole, with the area's housing stock rising 4.8 percent from 2002 to 2008, compared to the citywide rate of 3.6 percent.

The latest neighborhood to get the always popular rezoning treatment is Astoria, where the city is close to unveiling a plan that will prevent tall buildings on blocks lined with houses .

The weekend before Thanksgiving is a good time to chill before all the big holiday get-togethers. Check out a fun, casual eatery, watch football or enjoy a party at the Beer Garden.

We have one of the first batting cages ever in the State of New York and with that comes many years of experience.

Councilman Peter Vallone Jr. joins protesters opposed to builders who want to put up structures before zoning law goes into effect.

Tony Bennett and his wife, Susan, walk through the brand-new halls of Astoria's Frank Sinatra School of the Arts and still marvel at all the details they notice for the first time.

Monday, November 16, 2009, by Joey 1) Think hipster coffee shops and wine bars are the ultimate signs of gentrification? Nope, according to a real estate broker in Astoria, it's all about the bitches.

The New York Times recently had a story looking at the unexpected popularity of French bulldogs in the Ditmars section of working-class Astoria, Queens.

Of the five boroughs of New York City , Manhattan is obviously the most visited, most well-known, but whether or not tourists realize it, they actually set foot in another borough first.

Tommy Demaros the owner of Cavo said, "A lot of people said we were out of our minds, because there was nothing here." But, Tommy Demaros took on the challenge and opened "Cavo" several blocks away from busy Steinway Street in Astoria.

Marc Lewis, president of Century 21 NY Metro and 575 Madison Avenue In a continuing bid for aggressive expansion, Century 21 NY Metro told The Real Deal today that it has acquired Queens-based sales and rental firm MQ Realty.

TheA QueensA deathtrap where three men perished in a raging fire was twice the target of a city investigation into illegally converted apartments, officials said Sunday.

He's got balls - mozzarella balls! A tour of Queens' homegrown mozz factory. On a secluded residential block in Ridgewood, Queens, lies a squat, two-story factory of wonder.

From left: the site of the Manhattan Inn at 632 Manhattan Avenue in Brooklyn and Uncle George's Greek Taverna at 3319 Broadway in Astoria Tipsters report that Blarney Stone Pub in the Financial District has been closed for five days.

This weekend brings us Leaf Fest , right here at Astoria Park . The Astoria Park Alliance, working with the Queens Botanical Garden/Queens Compost Project, is collecting your fall leaves for compost .

Barring an upset of monumental proportions, New York City is expected to elect its first ever Asian-American to citywide office today.

A Queens man will spend at least six years in prison as the result of his guilty plea to grand larceny and prison contraband charges, his attorney said.

The hunt is on for a suspect who allegedly tried to abduct an 8-year-old boy in Queens Wednesday afternoon.