July 3, By Christian Murray
The police have arrested a man who allegedly robbed an Astoria bank on Monday while in a wheelchair.
Kelvin Dennison, 23, of Queens, was arrested Thursday on robbery charges after the police received several tips after CrimeStoppers posted a video of the suspect shortly after the incident.…
July 3, By Michael Florio
The owner of a popular Astoria gym opened an indoor cycling studio on Steinway Street last year.
Lisa Eskenazi, the owner of Simply Fit Astoria, a gym that has been located at 37-16 Astoria Blvd for the past four years,…
July 3, By Christian Murray
A retired firefighter who was a member of Battalion 49 in Astoria won $5 million after buying a scratch-off lottery ticket in Sunnyside.
Carmelo Mercado, 63, who retired from the FDNY after suffering lung ailments from Sept.…
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uly 2, By Jackie Strawbridge
Donato’s on Broadway is papered up and may soon transform into a new eatery.
The Italian bistro, located at 34-02 Broadway, came into the neighborhood in 2012.
Owner Pablo Calle has also run a restaurant of the same name in Woodside for almost two decades.…
July 1, By Michael Florio
Astoria, are you ready to dance?
Reflexion Dance & Fitness, a new dance and fitness studio, is scheduled to open this month and will be operating out of the Greek Culture Center at 26-80 30th Street,…
July 1, By Jackie Strawbridge
Astoria resident Bill Antonio has been playing soccer in the neighborhood all his life, but rarely on a real soccer field.
Among local players and coaches, he said, “that’s always the forefront of our conversations: what are we going to do about a field?”
He ran through the options: the free-for-all “patch of grass” at Astoria Park;…
June 30, By Michael Florio
An NYPD officer who attempted to pay for sex now faces up to a year in jail after being caught in an undercover sting operation.
The fired officer, Luis Gutierrez, 39, approached a dancer,…
June 30, By Jackie Strawbridge
The Parks Department is standing by its controversial decision to remove a mini-pool from Astoria Heights Playground.
Parks is working on a more than $3 million redesign plan for the playground, which will include the replacement of the playground’s 3-foot deep pool with a spray shower,…
June 30, Staff Report
A man in a wheelchair entered a bank in Astoria Monday, passed the teller a note and took off with cash, according to police.
The man entered Santander Bank, located at 37-10 Broadway, at 2:10 pm and passed the teller a note demanding cash.…
June 20, Staff Report
The driver who struck and killed a 21-year-old woman who was crossing Ditmars Blvd Sunday has been arrested on a slew of charges.
Nicholas Colleran, a 24-year-old Astoria resident, was arrested for “leaving the scene of an accident—resulting in death” after he struck Betty Jean Dibliasio and left her to die in the street.…