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October 13, 2020

Spoketacular! Family Fun Ride is next Sunday!

Get your bikes ready for The “Spoketacular! Family Fun Ride to the East River” this Sunday! The family-friendly event, set for October 25 at 11 a.m., will kick off in two places, Sunnyside and Astoria. Sunnyside...

Community / Food / People

October 6, 2020

Gianaris partners with Astoria Welfare Society for food distribution

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...

Community / People / Real Estate

October 1, 2020

Catholic Charities visits future site of new affordable housing

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...

Community / News

September 29, 2020

BioBus will have permanent site at Astoria Houses

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...

Community / News / People

September 15, 2020

Simotas supplies seniors with PPE

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...

Business / Community / Real Estate

September 8, 2020

Riccardo’s by the Bridge to close down

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...

Community / Upcoming Events

September 6, 2020

Next OANA meeting set for September 10

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...

Business / Community / Food

September 3, 2020

Open Restaurants program comes to Ditmars Boulevard

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...

Business / Community / Real Estate

September 1, 2020

Catholic Charities is building a 102-unit affordable housing project

Astoria is finally getting some much-needed affordable housing, courtesy of Catholic Charities. The new Bishop Valero Residence, located at 23-11 31st Road, will feature 102 units of affordable apartments for low-income seniors and formerly homeless adults...

Community / News

August 18, 2020

Take this survey advocating for a ferry from Astoria to UES

The Old Astoria Neighborhood Association is calling on residents to fill out a survey about a possible ferry route between Astoria and the Upper East Side. OANA, an advocate of that route, wants residents on both...

Category: Community

Spoketacular! Family Fun Ride is next Sunday!

Gianaris partners with Astoria Welfare Society for food distribution

Catholic Charities visits future site of new affordable housing

BioBus will have permanent site at Astoria Houses

Simotas supplies seniors with PPE

Riccardo’s by the Bridge to close down

Next OANA meeting set for September 10

Open Restaurants program comes to Ditmars Boulevard

Catholic Charities is building a 102-unit affordable housing project

Take this survey advocating for a ferry from Astoria to UES

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