April 6, By Christian Murray
A woman’s body was discovered Saturday on the shore near Astoria Park, according to police. Police said that a passerby found the woman’s badly decomposed remains around 11 am on the rocky shoreline in the area of Astoria Park South and Shore Boulevard.…
April 5, Associated Press
Four people were killed Friday night after the car they were riding in flipped into Steinway creek and sank, authorities said. A fifth person — the driver — survived and alerted police that the four others were trapped in the vehicle.…
April 4, By Michael Florio
Astoria’s elected officials are trying to get rid of the trash. Councilman Costa Constantinides announced Friday that he has enlisted a crew of Doe Fund workers to sweep the streets and empty the trash.…
April 4, By Michael Florio The redevelopment of Astoria continues. A big piece of real estate located on the north side of Broadway has just changed hands for $10,225,000, and experts say it is only a matter of time before the site is developed.…
April 2, By Michael Florio Residents of western Queens will have a chance to voice their concerns to more than 30 representatives of various city, state and federal agencies Thursday. Assemblywoman Aravella Simotas will be hosting a town hall meeting tomorrow at the Museum of Moving Image,…
April 2, By Michael Florio
An Astoria teenager who thumped a 16-year-old girl with a brick last year was sentenced to eight years in prison last month. The sentence follows Omer Khogali’s guilty plea on Feb. 19, when he admitted to bashing Michelle Rodriguez with a brick.…
March 31, By Michael Florio
A small section of Astoria—known for its cultural venues and the Kaufman Astoria Studios–was officially designated as an “arts district” on Friday. The district, the first of its type in Queens, is comprised of the Kaufman Astoria Studios,…
March 27, By Michael Florio
Burglaries remain stubbornly high in the 114th precinct, although they have dropped from the spike of last month. The precinct reported that there were 41 burglaries for the 28-day period through March 16, compared to 29 for the same 28 day period a year ago in 2013.…
March 26, By Michael Florio
The 114th precinct is going to be cracking down on careless and dangerous drivers. Deputy Inspector Kevin Maloney said the precinct is going to ticket irresponsible drivers more than ever before—particularly those who run red lights,…
March 25, By Christian Murray
The police are searching for a man who allegedly walked up behind a woman, threatened her with a knife and then snatched her purse in Astoria on March 16. The 36-year-old victim was walking near 38th Street when a man robbed her at about 1:30 am.…