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Remembering “Mr.Steinway Street”

By Smriti Rao

Those who knew Julian “Julie” Wager would agree that Frank Sinatra’s classic tune “My Way” reflected perfectly Wager’s life — a life lived on his own terms. Wager, affectionately dubbed “Mr. Steinway Street” for his involvement in the thoroughfare’s evolution, died Jan. 6. He was 80. »

Best Italian Food in NYC? Astoria’s L’Incontro Bags Top Spot

By MajorDomo

Eat this, Manhattan! Astoria restaurant L'Incontro has been rated by Zagat as having the best Italian food in NYC. The restaurant at 21-76 31st St. in Astoria topped the Zagat 2010 NYC Restaurants Survey, which was released in October. »

In Jackson Heights – Part 1

By Smriti Rao

As the 7 train climbs overland and clatters noisily into Queens, the demographic shift in the subway car is perceptible. Skin tones get darker, hemlines lower and necklines higher. The car slowly fills with Koreans, Hispanic families and middle- aged Indian men reading the newspaper. Incomprehensible chatter fills the air and boils down to... »

“W” Train Elimination – Some Worry, Others Don’t

By Smriti Rao

The W line that runs from Astoria, Queens, to Manhattan's South Ferry is the quintessential middle child. It has trouble attracting attention and competes with its three other siblings, the N, Q, and R lines. The elimination of the Astoria part of the "W" line drew howls of protest from local commuter, but what... »

Astoria Battles Noisy Bar-hoppers

By Smriti Rao

For the last couple of months, Norwood Gardens, Astoria resident Helen Carter has been waking up on weekends to find broken liquor bottles in her backyard. Donnelly Marks, another Norwood resident filled an entire bag with trash found on her block even as she walked her dog one Saturday morning. »

Astoria’s Rally For Safer Streets

By Smriti Rao

Astoria residents are hopeful that 2010 rings in not just new tidings but also better traffic safety regulations on 21st Avenue. A seven block stretch on this Avenue, from 21st Street to 28th Street has been the object of much concern over the last two years as rising accidents have made residents nervous for... »

Queens Day Laborers Draw Residents’ Ire

By Smriti Rao

On any given day, you would find day worker Jose Manuel at Hart Park, 69th at 37th Avenue, Jackson Heights. The painter from Mexico comes to the park each morning hoping to be picked up for work. On Tuesdays, a mobile soup kitchen run by St. John's Bread and Life provides him and his... »

Woodside X-Mas Tree – Size Does Matter

By Smriti Rao

If you don't look hard enough- chances are you will miss the brand new Christmas tree at Carl Sohncke Square Park located at the intersection of Woodside and Roosevelt Avenues at 58th Street in Woodside. Once you have homed into the tree, you will notice, the baby tree is barely three and half feet tall... »

Youssef Al Khattab, Alleged Al Qaeda Supporter, Draws Neighbors Ire

By Smriti Rao

It may have been one of the coldest days this season, but that did not deter angry protesters from gathering at 54-11, the Woodside residence of Youssef Al-Khattab, a Jewish convert to Islam and an open Al-Qaeda sympathizer. On Sunday, a handful of protesters gathered outside his home in ankle-deep snow in a rally organized... »

Citigroup CEO Vikram Pandit Adjusts To The “New Normal”

By Smriti Rao

Ben Bernanke says the recession is over, the DOW swaggers to the top of 10,000 and Obama assures us the worst is behind us. Job numbers released this Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics back them up showing a net job loss for November of just 11,000. The nation's unemployment rate also dipped... »

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