Astoria News

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.

Police are looking for the man who grabbed an 8-year-old boy by the wrist on Broadway in Astoria and tried to walk off with him.

What would you do if Channel 11 gave you $1,000 in cash? Every Friday now is "Feel Good Friday," as Help Me Howard is giving away $1,000 to one very lucky person.

Still can't decide what you're doing for Halloween? We have some fabulous options - ranging from a masquerade ball to the "biggest outdoor Halloween party in Queens." If you're still looking for more, check out my restaurant-focused roundup .

Blanka Amezkua , a Mexican-born, Los Angeles-raised artist, embroiders eye-popping images of the women who inhabit Mexico's comic book world.

An ex-con is back behind bars for groping a young woman in broad daylight as she walked into her SoHo apartment building, police sources said yesterday.

Queens, NY Focus News from Queens: Queens Harvest Food Co-op in LIC, NY seeks core members & volunteers: seems people are trying to start a Food Co-op in Queens.

September marked the opening of the public school system in New York City, which included 23 new school buildings with more than 13,000 seats.

What a wonderful week! Such great weather to explore Astoria and more this weekend.

Thomas passed into eternal rest on Tuesday, October 20, 2009 in Calvary Hospice Hospital following a long battle with cancer.

Detectives at homicide scene early Monday morning on 24th St. in Astoria, Queens.

Have you ever been to Queensbridge Park ? I have a few times, and it's a pretty nice space.

A sampling of Bobby Cookie cookies, which come wrapped in glittered-covered tissue paper.

Well, it's mid-October already, and it's hard to believe the holidays are just around the corner! Halloween is almost here, changing our clocks is coming up, and it keeps feeling like fall around here.

The Astoria Symphony launches their 2009/10 season this weekend! Come out to hear some great music at a brand new space - the Frank Sinatra School of the Arts, down on 35th Ave.