On Friday, December 6 at 4 p.m., Kaufman Astoria Studios is kicking off the holiday season with its 5th annual holiday tree lighting ceremony. The celebration will take place at the front gates of the studios....
Astoria Councilman Costa Constantinides, who is running for Queens borough president, received his first union endorsement in the race. UFCW Local 1500 announced their support of the candidate last week in front of a Key Food...
The next meeting of the Old Astoria Neighborhood Association (OANA) is scheduled for November 12 at 7 p.m. It will take place in the basement of St. George Episcopal Church, located at 14-20 27th Avenue. The...
Last week, Sac’s Place hosted a grand opening of their new location at Kaufman Astoria Studios. State Senator Mike Gianaris visited the Sacramone family to mark the occasion with a proclamation in hand. “Sac’s Place...
The inventor of one of the most successful products in the 20th century experimented in and made a major breakthrough at a makeshift lab in Astoria. On October 22, 1938, Chester Carlson, a physicist and patent...
Saturday marked the first day of early voting in New York City, and one of Astoria’s cultural institutions serves as an early voting site. From now until November 3, voters can cast their ballots ahead of...
When Catherine Kapphahn was a little girl, she sensed that there were things her mother wasn’t telling her. What she knew was that her mother was from the former Yugoslavia and that she did things that...
In PropertyShark’s latest report on the most expensive neighborhoods in New York City, Ditmars-Steinway placed 21st overall. More importantly, the area saw a 47 percent year-over-year increase, and crossed the $1 million median sale price mark...
Immigrant community organizations are asking the City Council to vote against the proposal to build four new city jails as part of an effort to close Rikers Island by 2026. Ahead of the October 17th vote,...
The final event of the 2019 season for Socrates Sculpture Park is its Halloween Harvest Festival on Saturday, October 26 from noon to 4 p.m. Cultural activities will include a Gede song workshop, card readings and...
The Jackson Heights street where the late State Senator Jose Peralta lived will forever bear his name. On Sunday, dozens of elected officials joined Peralta’s family and hundreds of community members to unveil “State Senator Jose...
The Old Astoria Neighborhood Association is hosting its monthly meeting tonight at 7 p.m. at St. George Episcopal Church. Assemblywoman Cathy Nolan will deliver an update on district issues, following by a presentation from Brooke Costanza,...
As part of UnitedHealthcare’s commitment to build healthy communities, its employees will partner up with City Harvest to deliver free, fresh produce to residents in low-income communities around the city. With a $30,000 donation from UnitedHealthcare,...
If you’re traveling out of or into LaGuardia Airport, chances are you’ll spot a man with long, curly hair, sporting a tattoo on his right arm and wearing an orange safety vest and a white hard...
Have you ever found a movie so unwatchable that it needed jokes to go along with it? Here’s your chance to see one live with actual comedians. On Friday, October 18 at 11 p.m., Movies R...
