Queens detectives are on the hunt for a brute who assaulted an 86-year-old woman last week because she asked to move so she could pass him in an apartment building hallway. According to police sources, the attack occurred inside the Ravenswood Houses located at 23-03 36th Ave. in Astoria at around 7 p.m. on…
Apr. 6, 2025 By Dean Moses Queens detectives are on the hunt for a brute who assaulted an 86-year-old woman last week because she asked to move so she could pass him in an apartment building hallway. According to police sources, the attack occurred inside the Ravenswood Houses located at 23-03 36th Ave. in…
April 3, 2025 By Bill Parry A fake doctor who was performing medical procedures without a license at an Astoria home was taken into custody on the night of Friday, March 28, after one of his patients went into cardiac arrest. At around 1 p.m. that afternoon, Felipe Hoyos-Foronda, 38, injected a 31-year-old woman with… Read more »
April 3, 2025 By Bill Parry New details have emerged in the bloody attack that left two teenagers wounded inside Astoria Park late last month, and the NYPD is asking for the public’s help in identifying the 19-year-old suspect who remains at large. Three teens were walking past the Astoria Park pool along 19th Street… Read more »
Apr. 3, 2025 By bparry April 3, 2025 By Bill Parry A homeless man from Manhattan was convicted in Queens Supreme Court Wednesday for brutally assaulting a 58-year-old woman with a hammer at the Queens Plaza subway station in Long Island City in 2022. William Blount, 60, whose last known address was in a…
March 18, 2025 By Bill Parry Police from two Western Queens precincts are looking for four members of a vicious carjacking crew who have stolen seven vehicles, all at gunpoint, since February. The perpetrators have no compunction against pistol-whipping any of their victims who hesitate to follow their demands. The latest incident occurred in Astoria… Read more »
Mar. 7, 2025 By bparry March 7, 2025 By Bill Parry Cops are looking for a cyclist who allegedly assaulted a pedestrian on Roosevelt Avenue in Jackson Heights late last month. The 28-year-old man was walking past 90-01 Roosevelt Avenue at around 5:06 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 27, when he engaged in a dispute…
Feb. 27, 2025 By bparry Feb. 27, 2025 By Bill Parry A Brooklyn man was killed in a fatal crash on Northern Boulevard in East Elmhurst early Wednesday morning, and an off-duty FDNY firefighter was arrested for causing the collision. Police from the 115th Precinct in Jackson Heights responded to a 911 call of…
Feb. 24, 2025 By Shane O’Brien The NYPD has shuttered an Astoria massage parlor and alleged brothel due to alleged prostitution-related activity at the establishment. An NYPD spokesperson confirmed that Han Na Spa, located at 42-10 30th Ave., was closed on Feb. 21 pursuant to a New York State Supreme Court order. A restraining order… Read more »
Jan. 23, 2025 By Bill Parry Police from the 114th Precinct in Astoria are looking for a gunman who should be easy to spot if he’s still wearing the distinctive-looking jacket he wore on the morning of Sunday, Jan. 19, when he fired his handgun multiple times near the Astoria Houses NYCHA complex. The suspect… Read more »