...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.

...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.

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

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

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.

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.

"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.

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.

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.

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.

37-05 31st Ave

Published by Joey in Astoria 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.

“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.

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.

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.

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.

"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.

"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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

On August 23 and August 24, criminals broke into the tracks on the Amtrak trestle that runs through Astoria. On both occasions, they hurled baseball-sized rocks onto cars and houses.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on September 9, 2008.

Nicholas Nowillo was set upon as he walked neighbor Michelle Koutsoubelis to her car last week in Long Island City, Queens.

Published by New York Daily News on September 8, 2008.

Eric Cherry, a homeless drug addict accused of brutally attacking Nicholas Nowillo, told his lawyers he believes the family man may have had too much to drink before the fatal fight in Long Island City, Queens, Wednesday night.

Published by New York Daily News on September 7, 2008.

Dr. Oliva lives in Astoria, Queens, with his wife, whom he met when she was a patient at a Gramercy Park dental office where he once worked as a lab technician.

Published by New York Times on September 6, 2008.

An autopsy revealed that Cherry shattered nine of Nowillo's ribs during the beating on a Long Island City street about 10:40 p.m., prosecutors said.

Published by New York Daily News on September 6, 2008.

Yet there it is — undeniably — a blazing white something hovering over Midtown, as seen from the Citigroup tower in Long Island City, Queens.

Published by New York Times on September 5, 2008.

Police said Nicholas Nowillo got into a confrontation with 43-year-old Eric Cherry after escorting a female neighbor to her car late Wednesday night in Long Island City.

Published by WNBC on September 5, 2008.

A Long Island City man died Wednesday night after he got into a fight with a man who was apparently peering into car windows, the police said.

Published by New York Times on September 5, 2008.

A beloved man known as the "Mayor of Long Island City" was beaten to death while walking a woman through the neighborhood.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on September 4, 2008.

The 66-year-old victim, Nick Nowillo, was allegedly escorting a neighborhood woman home on Cresent Avenue in Long Island City late Wednesday. The woman told police she had asked for the help because the suspect, who has not been identified, was seen in the street acting strangely.

Published by WNBC on September 4, 2008.

Police said the 43-year-old maniac attacked Nowillow on Crescent St., punching and kicking him near his Long Island City home. Emergency workers raced to the scene and took him to Astoria General Hospital where he died.

Published by New York Daily News on September 4, 2008.

A beloved man known as the "Mayor of Long Island City" was beaten to death while walking a woman through the neighborhood.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on September 4, 2008.

But he surprised everyone last month when he promoted interim Chief Executive Ed Rosenfeld, a former investment banker who is just 32, to head the $431 million, Long Island City, Queens-based firm.

Published by Crain's New York Business on September 2, 2008.

Brian Hopkins, 25, of Astoria, was discovered engulfed in flames at about 4 a.m. atop the high-speed Acela train, having been jolted by 27,500 volts from arcing overhead wires.

Published by New York Post on August 31, 2008.

Phivos Ioannou, 47, of Astoria, could get 15 years in prison if found guilty of grand larceny and identity theft.

Published by New York Post on August 30, 2008.

Ioannou also confessed to putting thousands of dollars in his own pocket by using Glekas' identity to rack up fake charges at the Queenie Boutique in Astoria - which he owns - as well as at Zen Realty, where he works.

Published by New York Daily News on August 30, 2008.

Queens Boulevard in Woodside, you go under some railroad arches near 67th Street, with windows. It’s a dark and sinister-looking structure, which makes me wonder: Who manages these arches and what’s inside them?

Published by New York Times on August 30, 2008.

Paul Newman, 32, is allegedly part of a team of robbers who would choke and place guns at the heads of cab drivers in Astoria and Flushing, demanding money and, in three instances, stealing the cabs.

Published by New York Sun on August 29, 2008.

Tonight there was a tasting offered to the members of WhyLeaveAstoria.com and the accompanying Meetup.com groups. The newer-ish spot was Boite a Cafe (40-17 30th Ave) a small french restaurant amid the craziness of the all night cafes of 30th Ave.

Published by Joey in Astoria on August 29, 2008.