Nov. 12, 2019 By Allie Griffin Queens is getting its own professional soccer team and it will be led by David Villa, a member of the Spanish national team that won the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Villa along with Jonathan Krane, a New York City-based asset manager, have secured a United Soccer League franchise to… Read more »
Nov. 12, 2019 By Christian Murray Astoria’s Sandwich King Charlie Gordon, who established Sal, Kris & Charlie’s Deli in Astoria, died Friday. He was 60. Gordon bought the 33-12 23rd Ave. deli in 1987 and named it after Sal, who already worked at the deli, his wife Kris and himself, according to an article published… Read more »
Nov. 8, 2019 By Allie Griffin Six out of 10 people who recently commuted to LaGuardia Airport (LGA) said they would have used the AirTrain LGA to get there if it had already been built, according to a survey. The online survey of 409 recent commuters to LaGuardia Airport found that there was even greater… Read more »
Nov. 8, 2019 By Allie Griffin Police have arrested a man for the fatal stabbing of a 38-year-old man outside an East Elmhurst homeless shelter earlier this week. Police arrested 34-year-old Richardo Henry of Brooklyn and charged him with second-degree murder and criminal possession of a weapon. The NYPD responded to a call on Nov…. Read more »
Nov. 6, 2019. By Shane O’Brien A Bronx resident was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Wednesday after pleading guilty to his role in an armed robbery that took place at an Astoria bodega in November 2018, the Queens District Attorney’s Office announced today. Hannibal Ali, 56, of Hughes Avenue in the Bronx, was… Read more »
Nov. 6, 2019 By Shane O’Brien Police are looking for a suspect who fatally stabbed a man outside a homeless shelter in East Elmhurst yesterday. The incident took place at about 9:40 p.m. last night in front of The Landing Shelter at 94-00 Ditmars Blvd., according to the NYPD. Police officers observed a 38-year-old man… Read more »
Nov. 6, 2019 By Allie Griffin Melinda Katz sailed to victory in the Queens District Attorney race last night, easily beating the Republican candidate Joe Murray. Katz, who has been the Queens Borough President since 2014, garnered nearly 75 percent of the votes — 138,000 to Murray’s 45,000, according to the unofficial results released by… Read more »
Nov. 5, 2019 By Allie Griffin Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez apologized Monday to a former Brooklyn Assemblyman, who had filed a First Amendment lawsuit against her for blocking him on Twitter. The Congresswoman said she reconsidered her decision to block Dov Hikind from her Twitter account. Her apology and subsequent unblocking were part of a settlement… Read more »
Nov. 4, 2019. By Shane O’Brien Police are looking for a driver of a white box truck who critically injured a pedestrian in Astoria during the early hours Saturday and fled the scene. The hit-and-run took place at the intersection of 30th Avenue and 14th Street at around 2:30 a.m. on Nov. 2, according to… Read more »
Nov. 4, 2019 By Allie Griffin Police are looking for a thief who snatched a phone out of a woman’s hands while she was using it to track her Uber ride in Astoria last week. The 46-year-old woman was waiting for her ride at the corner of 14th Street and 31st Avenue on Monday, Oct…. Read more »