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LIC man who threw dog out of window sentenced to a year in prison

March 16, By Hannah Wulkan

A man who lives on the border of Long Island City and Astoria was sentenced to a year in prison for dropping his dog out of a third story window last summer, announced Queens District Attorney Richard Brown today.…

Member of violent extortion crew that targeted Astoria businesses sentenced to 18 years, Assistant US Attorney says

March 10, By Hannah Wulkan

A man who was part of an Albanian extortion crew that targeted Astoria business owners was sentenced to 18 years in prison earlier today.

Denis Nikolla, 36, was sentenced to 18 years in prison followed by five years of post-release supervision today for conspiring with two other men to extort thousands of dollars from three Astoria small business owners in 2012 and 2013,…

Health Dept. temporarily shuts down Winegasm

March 10, Staff Report

An Astoria wine bar was temporarily shut down this week by the Health Department for several health code violations.

Winegasm, a wine bar located at 31-86 37th Street was shut down on Wednesday for racking up 40 health code violation points during a routine inspection,…