July 20, By Michael Florio
It’s time to roll out the barrel in the name of conservation.
Councilman Costa Constantinides is hosting a rain barrel give away this Saturday at Chappetto Square, located at Hoyt Ave North, between 21st and 23rd Street.…
July 19, Staff Report
Police are searching for two men who stole a wallet from a parked car last week and then used the victim’s credit cards to make purchases at a local CVS.
The two suspects allegedly grabbed the wallet,…
July 18, Staff Report
Police are searching for a 13-year-old Astoria girl who went missing on Friday.
Kristy Francis-Miller, of 3-02 Astoria Blvd, was last seen in the neighborhood on Friday at 6:30 am, according to police.
She is described at 5’2” tall,…
July 18, Staff Report
A female employee at a Broadway cell phone store fought off an armed robber on Friday.
The suspect entered the Boost Mobile store, located at 25-38 Broadway, at around 7:45 pm, displayed a silver firearm,…
July 18, Staff Report
Gunshots were fired on Steinway Street in the early hours Sunday, leaving a man in critical condition after a bullet struck him in the neck.
The 23-year-old victim got into a argument with two men in front of 28-03 Steinway Street on Sunday just after 4 am.…
July 15, Staff Report
A man is facing serious jail time after interfering with a witness who is testifying against his cousin in an Astoria murder case, according to Queens District Attorney Richard Brown.
Charges state that Astoria Boulevard resident Tyrone Ceruti approached a witness to a murder allegedly committed by his cousin Samuel Ceruti and told that individual not to testify against Samuel.…
July 14, Staff Report
A NYPD sergeant faces up to 30 years in prison after pleading guilty to sexual exploitation of children and child porn charges.
Astoria resident Alberto Randazzo, 39, pleaded guilty earlier this week to two counts of conspiracy to sexually exploit a child and one count of receipt of child pornography,…
July 13, By Michael Florio
A new development on 31st Street near Astoria Boulevard is now accepting residents, with rents for one-bedrooms running roughly $2,300 a month.
The seven-story building, located at 25-34 31st Street, has 16 apartments up for grabs,…
July 13, Staff Report
Astoria has Pokemon fever.
Pokemon Go, the hugely popular smart-phone game that allows players to walk around the real world catching virtual Pokemon, has garnered plenty of fans in Astoria and even sparked a new bar crawl set for this weekend.…
July 12, By Michael Florio
Simply Fit gym will reopen in a larger location this fall.
Simply Fit Astoria (37-16 Astoria Blvd.) and Simply Cycle Astoria (30-69 Steinway St.) will merge to open a 4,000-square-foot multi-discipline location at 37-20 Astoria Blvd.…