Aug. 16, 2018 By Tara Law Police are searching for at least two men who conned a 90-year-old woman from Ravenswood Houses out of $7,500 in cash on Tuesday. Police say that one of the men called the woman on her home phone at 9 a.m. on Aug. 14 and told her that he was… Read more »
Aug. 16, 2018 By Christian Murray Two large retail stores are closing on Steinway Street. Fallas, the discount store located at 31-08 Steinway, is expected to be gone by the end of October, while Gap Kids, located next door, is in the process of being wound down and transitioned into a Banana Republic Factory store…. Read more »
Aug. 16, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Free performances of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing will take place in Long Island City and Astoria this weekend. The production will show at Astoria Park’s Great Lawn on Aug. 17 and Aug. 18 at 6:30 p.m., with two more performances to be held indoors and outdoors at the… Read more »
Aug. 15, 2018 By Tara Law A Mexican restaurant and bar was shut down yesterday for nonpayment of taxes. Tequila Sunrise and Piedra del Sol, located at 40-01 Northern Blvd., was seized by the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance yesterday. A spokesperson for the state said that restaurant owes $208,682.22 in taxes… Read more »
July 15, 2018 By Tara Law Police have released a photo of a man who allegedly shot an 18-year old inside a playground at Woodside Houses on Broadway on Aug. 5. Police say that Elijah Price, 22, and an unidentified man walked up to the 18-year-old male victim inside of the playground in front of… Read more »
Aug. 15, 2018 By Tara Law A pedestrian was seriously injured in a hit-and-run on Northern Boulevard in Long Island City yesterday. A 46-year-old man was crossing Northern Boulevard near 34th Street outside of the crosswalk at around 2 p.m. yesterday when he was struck by a vehicle. The victim was taken to Elmhurst Hospital,… Read more »
Aug. 14, 2018 By Tara Law Police have arrested a 26-year-old man who allegedly mugged five Astoria women in their twenties at knifepoint. Donald Grier, a 26-year-old Parks and Recreation employee, was arrested at 8 p.m. last night and charged with one count of robbery. Police said that Greir’s last known residence was 34-15 12th… Read more »
Aug. 13, 2018 By Tara Law Police have identified a man believed to have violently robbed five Astoria women in their twenties at knifepoint over the past two weeks. Police released a photo this morning of Donald Grier, 26, a resident of Ravenswood Houses at 34-15 12th St., who police think is the perpetrator. Grier… Read more »
Aug. 10, 2018 By Tara Law An 81-year-old Queensbridge Houses man who went missing Saturday has been located by his family at Elmhurst Hospital, police say. Berstford Bernard had been last seen inside his building at 40-03 Vernon Blvd on Saturday morning. The Bernard family contacted the police last night to inform them that Berstford… Read more »
Aug. 10, 2018 By Tara Law A stylish new restaurant and bar that specializes in healthy cocktails and Cannabidiol (CBD)-infused drinks opened in Astoria Wednesday. Adriaen Block, located at 19-33 Ditmars Blvd., serves high-end cocktails, including drinks mixed with Seedlip— a non-alcoholic distilled spirit— and a THC-free cannabidiol tincture. It also offers a full brunch and… Read more »