Balvinder Deonarine Helps Strengthen Queens' Grid via Key Project

21-year Con Edison veteran, fuels NYC’s energy future with her passion for engineering, STEM advocacy, and hands-on work.

Hunts Point's The Crossings Celebrates Urgent Care Grand Opening

Newest Tenant at Bronx Retail Space Supports Community Health Care

New Record Store Pops Up On Steinway Street

The opening comes after ​HiFi Records & Cafe, also on Steinway Street, closed its doors in late January. ​​

Buffalo Exchange Closes Astoria Shop To Focus On Brooklyn, Manhattan

The only Buffalo Exchange shop in Queens, located on Ditmars Boulevard, will open for the last time on Friday, July 28.

Popular Astoria Butcher Shop To Throw Anniversary Party

Prince Abou's Butchery will hold the celebration on Aug. 5 from 7 p.m. through midnight.

Six-Story Fitness Center To Open At LIC Residential Building

Chelsea Piers Fitness signed a lease with a residential tower that will be built at 24-11 Jackson Ave.

Popular Astoria Ramen Spot Plans To Reopen In Manhattan

Shuya Cafe de Ramen launched a Kickstarter page to get going on his new venture after closing in December.

A New Starbucks Branch Is Coming To Astoria In July

The opening comes a year after employees at the Starbucks on 31st Street and Ditmars Boulevard voted to unionize and join Workers United.

Greek Supermarket In Astoria Shutters, Plans To Relocate Nearby

Titan Foods will relocate to a venue nearby, and the venue will be revealed next week.

Nuts Factory Opens Second Queens Location In Astoria

Nuts Factory is opening its doors by the end of the month at 34-16 30th Ave.

Writers Strike: Dozens Picket At LIC's Silvercup Studios

Writers picketed in front of one of the East Coast's leading film and television studios, located in Long Island City, on Monday.

Astoria Woodworking Group Opens Brick-And-Mortar Space

Astoria Woodworkers Collective will be stationed at 12-10 Astoria Blvd​., near the Queens Public Library, starting on Saturday, May 6.

Astoria's First Legal Cannabis Shop Gets Green Light In Board Meeting

Blaze Astoria, set to open on Steinway Street, received approval from Community Board 1's Executive Board on Monday.

Target Will Open Its Doors In Long Island City In April

The retail chain will open for business on Sunday, April 2, at 1 Court Square West.

Astoria Starbucks Workers Protest Against Understaffing, Reduced Hours

Workers at the Astoria Boulevard and Ditmars locations picketed Wednesday morning, demanding Starbucks fully staff stores.

JetBlue Flight Attendants Picket Outside Airline HQ in LIC Amid Merger

Nearly 100 JetBlue flight attendants and members of the TWU Local 579 gathered at 27-01 Queens Plaza North to demand worker protection.

City, Starbucks Reach Settlement Over Fired Astoria Starbucks Worker

Austin Locke, who returned to work at the Astoria Starbucks on Monday, will receive over $21,000 in backpay and penalties.

Astoria Bookshop To Relocate To Bigger Space This Spring

Astoria Bookshop will move to 36-19 30th Street sometime this spring, less than a mile away from its original location at 31-29 31st Street.

Fired Union Leader In Astoria Starbucks Gets Job Back, Holds Rally

Austin Locke was fired in July 2022 several days after workers at the Starbucks store won their NLRB union election.

Beloved Astoria Record Shop Shutters After Eight Years

HiFi Records & Cafe, which was located on 23-19 Steinway Street, closed on Jan. 28 after opening up shop in 2015.

New Japanese, Latin Restaurant Opens In Astoria

Agenda, located at 28-18 31st Street, held its opening event on Saturday and encouraged New Yorkers to apply for open positions.

Sage Fitness In Astoria To Shutter Amid Lease Dispute

Sage Fitness, located at 23-17 31st St., will permanently close on Jan. 31, the gym announced on Facebook.

New Pizza Joint Opens In Astoria, Joining Dozens Of Others

Bros Pizza, located at 32-20 34th Avenue, opened its doors on Dec. 18, bringing more pizza, wings, and sandwiches to the neighborhood.

Astoria Woodworking Group Wants To Nail Down Its Own Home

After years of lending its civic-minded carpentry skills to the neighborhood, the Astoria Woodworkers Collective needs help opening a shop.

Astoria, LIC Lost Chain Stores In 2022, New Report Finds

Even national chains are still struggling to rebound from the pandemic, with Astoria and Long Island City both losing locations this year.

Astoria Puppy Shop Says New Law Will Put It Out Of Business

"It's just a horrible law," said the manager of Astoria Pets, whose window full of puppies has been a Steinway Street fixture for decades.

LIC Needs More Green Space, Bike Lanes, Pedestrian Fixes: Gov & Mayor

A study of post-pandemic NYC commissioned by the governor and mayor calls for specific improvements to Long Island City's "public realm."

Astoria's 'Museum Of Nostalgia' Opening Shop For Vintage Toys

An Astoria couple has big plans for their vintage toy business as it moves from their cramped living room into a spacious new storefront.

New Astoria Supermarket Replaces Associated; H Mart Opens In LIC

Eagerly anticipated Farm Country Supermarket on 31st Avenue and H Mart in Long Island City both welcomed their first customers this week.

New Long Island City H Mart Opening Next Week, Company Says

The eagerly anticipated Asian supermarket will open its 48th Street location just one month after Stop & Shop closed there.

Astoria Dry Cleaners Stole $90K From Workers, Attorney General Says

Owners of an Astoria dry cleaners need to repay $90,000 to their workers after stealing their wages for years, state prosecutors said.

H Mart To Replace Long Island City Stop & Shop, Company Confirms

The popular Asian grocery chain will replace the soon-to-close Stop & Shop supermarket near Northern Boulevard, the company said.

Long Island City Stop & Shop To Close This Month, Company Says

After months of uncertainty, the discount supermarket announced an Oct. 20 closure for its location near Northern Boulevard.

Contested Astoria Power Plant Could Be Sold To Wind Energy Company

After advocates helped defeat NRG's plan to convert its Astoria facility to a natural gas plant, it could be sold to a wind energy firm.

After Astoria Barista's Firing, NYC Sues Starbucks In Landmark Case

Starbucks fired a longtime barista at its Ditmars Boulevard shop, days after he helped unionize the store. The city wants him reinstated.

New LIC Indoor Golf Venue Moving In Next To Trader Joe's

The newest addition to booming Court Square will be Five Iron Golf, a rapidly-expanding chain of indoor golf-simulation venues.

Popular Astoria Home Goods Shop Earth & Me Opening 2nd Location

The zero-waste, eco-minded store founded by an Astorian after her pandemic layoff is expanding with a new neighborhood location.

Gaming Arcade, Beer Hall Opening In Long Island City This Week

Gamehaus, a sprawling entertainment venue, arcade and beer hall, is set to open in the former Alewife Brewing space in Hunter's Point.

Astoria Discount Stores Underpaid, Threatened Employees, Feds Say

A family that owns two Astoria discount shops is accused of underpaying workers, then pressuring them to keep quiet during a federal probe.

2nd Astoria Starbucks Votes To Unionize As Wave Continues

Organizers are now two-for-two in their efforts to unionize Astoria's Starbucks cafes, following Thursday's vote by Ditmars Blvd. workers.