The Noguchi Museum (9-01 33rd Road) continues it's Second Sundays program this weekend. Sunday's presentation will be a panel...

Published by Joey in Astoria on October 9, 2008.

Freeze Peach (22-00 29th Street) now has a value card! Get your card stamped each time you get a tea or coffee there, and after 10 stamps, the 11th cup is free. Very nice. I like the buddha on the spring, too.

Published by Joey in Astoria on October 6, 2008.

There are a total of 60 people being evacuated from 8-29 Astoria Boulevard, Astoria due to structural life safety violations.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on October 3, 2008.

Since last weekend wasn't conducive to being outside, the Beer Garden is taking another stab at Octoberfest. This Saturday from 3p and all day Sunday, enjoy great music, hearty food and imported lager. Admission is FREE. 29-19 24th Avenue, Astoria. 718.274.4925

Published by Joey in Astoria on October 2, 2008.

Mezzo, 31-29 Ditmars Blvd., Astoria, Queens.

Published by amNY.com on October 2, 2008.

7 p.m. Queens Democrats host a vice-presidential debate watching party at Mezzo Mezzo, 31-29 Ditmars Blvd., Astoria.

Published by The New York Observer on October 1, 2008.

...ages 18 and 19, were walking with two women away from the Tahona club at 35-35 Steinway Street about 4 a.m. when a red Dodge Caravan approached. A group of men got...

Published by New York Times on September 29, 2008.

Recently, a small jewelry store opened at 19-10 Hazen Street in the East Elmhurst section of Queens, a location that gets a highly specific type of traffic, being right next to the bridge that leads to Rikers Island.

Published by New York Times on September 26, 2008.

...pork and cheese platter pictured above) and the atmosphere is as cozy as can be. 34-10 31st Avenue, Astoria. 718.956.0133

Published by Joey in Astoria on September 25, 2008.

Recently, a small jewelry store opened at 19-10 Hazen Street in the East Elmhurst section of Queens, a location that gets a highly specific type of traffic, being outside the entrance to Rikers Island.

Published by New York Times on September 25, 2008.

...U.K. and rumor has it that he hosts readings in his native London too! 23-14 Ditmars Blvd, Astoria. 718.95.MUSIC

Published by Joey in Astoria on September 25, 2008.

...all day—and all weekend if you're up for it. General admission is $10. 29-19 24th Avenue, Astoria, 718.274.4925

Published by Joey in Astoria on September 25, 2008.

I noticed this new place 23rd Ave near 31st Street (yes, it's on 23rd Ave despite the wonky address) this past weekend and was very curious. I walked over and asked the workers what was up and they told me it is going to be a "Greek bar". I guess that means Greek food and drink (maybe dancing?). We'll keep an eye on it and let you know what's up as it progresses.

Published by Joey in Astoria on September 23, 2008.

Irene Karras awoke at about 1 p.m. to find flames consuming her home on 41st Street in Astoria. With no safe means of escape, she sat on her bedroom window's ledge and yelled to the gathering crowd below that she had no choice but to jump.

Published by New York Post on September 22, 2008.

The fire broke out Sunday afternoon on 41 Street, Astoria.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on September 22, 2008.

The cars, yanked from the streets of Flushing, Astoria, Long Island City and Ozone Park, were mostly from the '90s, but included a 1978 Cadillac.

Published by New York Post on September 20, 2008.

Dubbed Park(ing) Day NYC, the event saw participants from numerous companies and community groups roll out carpets of lush sod onto the streets at locations from Park Slope to Long Island City to Harlem.

Published by New York Post on September 20, 2008.

With guns at his back, Pvt. First Class Luke Gasparre told the voice from behind him who he was and that he lived in Long Island City. They then asked him what his favorite baseball team was.

Published by New York Daily News on September 20, 2008.

The cars, yanked from the streets of Flushing, Astoria, Long Island City and Ozone Park, were mostly from the '90s, but included a 1978 Cadillac.

Published by New York Post on September 20, 2008.

In Woodside an inviting dining scene can be found, one spiced up by Asian and Latin restaurants that have opened in the past decade or so.

Published by New York Times on September 19, 2008.

A building in Long Island City was evacuated for the second time in two days after occupants complained of a toxic odor.

Published by New York Sun on September 18, 2008.

"There's a strong sense of community - there are kids playing in the street and parents sitting on porches," she observed. "It's similar to my neighborhood in Astoria, Queens, with its view, the nearby bridge, the industrial buildings and mix of old and new architecture. We have similar problems . . . We have a grid system, you don't."

Published by SI Live on September 18, 2008.

City officials say they are focusing on the possibility that a nearby rail yard in the Long island City section is the source of the noxious fumes. The yard is undergoing excavation. One city official says the land is polluted with toxic chemicals.

Published by WNBC on September 18, 2008.

In a statement, Mr. Bloomberg said the deal "allows the City to fairly compensate the members of Local 237, who provide vital city services." The agreement features two 4% wage increases and .25% in additional compensation over the next two years, as well as a $200-per-retiree contribution to the union's Retiree Health and Welfare Funds.

Published by New York Sun on September 17, 2008.

The FDNY was called to 33-00 Northern Blvd., Long Island City just before 10 a.m., but calls reporting the fumes continued through the afternoon.

Published by New York Post on September 17, 2008.

Sixty-eight people were being evaluated at an office building in Long Island City that was evacuated Tuesday because of a suspicious odor.

Published by WNBC on September 17, 2008.

29–19 24th Avenue

Published by NY1 on September 17, 2008.

Emergency crews responded to the scene at 33-00 Northern Boulevard, Sunnyside three times on Tuesday.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on September 16, 2008.

A message left at the office of the Newspaper and Mail Deliverers Union in Long Island City, Queens, was not immediately returned.

Published by Crain's New York Business on September 16, 2008.

The contract with the 9,000 members of Local 237, International Brotherhood of Teamsters - which, beside school safety officers, compromises city Housing Authority employees, Department of Corrections food service workers, hospital safety officers and Taxi and Limousine Commission inspectors - calls for four percent raises each of the next two years, through Sept. 2010, and another quarter point in special compensation.

Published by SI Live on September 16, 2008.

34-10 31st Avenue

Published by Joey in Astoria on September 15, 2008.

40-17 30th Avenue

Published by Joey in Astoria on September 15, 2008.

37-05 31st Ave

Published by Joey in Astoria on September 15, 2008.

“It’s got to be one of the best-kept secrets in New York,” said Greg Ivan Smith, 38, a filmmaker from Sunnyside, Queens, enjoying a picnic of tapenade and bruschetta with friends and neighbors on Saturday afternoon. “You feel like you’re on a New England college campus.”

Published by New York Times on September 15, 2008.

The City Economic Development Corp. wants to build some 5,000 apartments on 30 acres in Long Island City. Sixty percent of the units would be reserved for the "middle class" - defined as tenants with incomes between $60,000 and $160,000.

Published by New York Post on September 15, 2008.

32-02 30th Avenue

Published by Joey in Astoria on September 15, 2008.

31-29 Ditmars Blvd.

Published by Joey in Astoria on September 15, 2008.

"The Mets are New York's working-class team. They're scrappy and determined and a lot of fun," said lifelong fan Amy Vitacco, 32, of Astoria, Queens. "The apple is a bit kitschy, but it reflects that history, and that's why fans love it."

Published by New York Post on September 14, 2008.

Many of the smaller family-run businesses on Astoria's Steinway Street are closing

Published by New York Daily News on September 14, 2008.

Bath & Body Works plans to return to the street in November when repairs are finished at 31-21 Steinway following a fire last spring.

Published by New York Daily News on September 14, 2008.

"I ran out of the house with my baby in my arms," said Joshua's mom, Evelyn Rodriguez, 27, of Woodside. "I had to make it to the hospital."

Published by New York Daily News on September 14, 2008.

The Rite Aid at 30-99 Steinway, at the corner of 31st Ave., is also in play. The lease doesn't expire until February 2010, but the landlord is already negotiating with a national chain to take the 14,000-square-foot space when it does, said broker Rubin Isakharov of Massey Knakal Realty Services.

Published by New York Daily News on September 14, 2008.

It took landlord Farzan Adhami a year and a half to find an acceptable tenant for 30-71 Steinway - a beauty salon that's doing an upscale buildout of the empty space.

Published by New York Daily News on September 14, 2008.

Landlord Dick Carroll hasn't done any marketing of Rite Aid's 15,000-square-foot space at 40-02 Broadway, a building on the corner of Steinway St., where the lease expires in December and won't be renewed because another Rite Aid opened at 32-87 Steinway. But Carroll is negotiating with reps for several prospective tenants - "major retailers," he said - who approached him.

Published by New York Daily News on September 14, 2008.

Additional Steinway St. storefronts in the core shopping district between 28th and 35th Aves. are being marketed, though they're occupied and aren't marked by telltale For Rent signs - like 31-02 Steinway, which Gap Kids has leased since 1993.

Published by New York Daily News on September 14, 2008.

Lorraine and Tommy Betancourt, from Astoria, Queens, came this year, as every year, to feel close to their lost son, Firefighter Paul Gill, 34, of Engine Company 54 on Manhattan’s West Side, the father of two boys.

Published by New York Times on September 12, 2008.

The incident happened just after 6 a.m. Friday on 78th Street in Woodside.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on September 12, 2008.

Saturday night head to Waltz-Astoria (23-14 Ditmars Blvd) to see the Josh Irving Quartet (Josh Irving - Saxophones; George Dulin - Piano; Danny Zanker - Bass; Greg Ritchie - Drums). Music starts at 9 p.m. and there's a $10 cover

Published by Joey in Astoria on September 11, 2008.

At the moment, Dosa Garden is the only Indian restaurant to serve dosas. Indian Clove in Sunnyside soon will be opening an offshoot to their upscale dining room with a vegetarian-Indian Dosa place next door. Dosa Garden delivers to some parts of the North Shore.

Published by SI Live on September 11, 2008.

Hundreds of frustrated bus drivers rallied in Long Island City, angry over lost jobs and cuts in bus routes. Drivers said consolidated routes often means twice as many kids traveling twice as far.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on September 10, 2008.