Feb. 10, Staff Report
A man who allegedly “manipulated himself” on the R train near Queensboro Plaza has been arrested.
Wilmer Busto, a 33-year-old Hispanic man who resides at 31-47 51 Street, has been charged with public lewdness.
The police allege that Busto put his hands in his pants and started to manipulate himself after coming into contact with a 47-year-old woman while sitting on the train.…
Feb. 10, By Michael Florio
The Astoria Bookshop and Q.E.D. are teaming up to bring more books and literary events to the neighborhood.
The book store has set up a pop-up shop at QED, a performance space located at 27-16 23rd Avenue,…
Feb. 9, By Christian Murray
The Radio Shack stores located in western Queens are not closing—at least in the short term;
As part of Radio Shack’s filing for bankruptcy, it announced that it would close about 1,800 of its 4000 stores by March 31.…
Feb. 9, By Michael Florio
Astoria must have an appetite for pizza as more pizzerias continue to open.
Post Scriptum Pizza, located at 32-02 Broadway, opened its doors earlier this month, serving pizza, soup, salads and seafood.
The pizzeria is owned by Willie Sharma,…
Feb. 8, By Michael Florio
Despite a number of high profile incidents this year, the crime rate fell for most of January, according to the 114 precinct.
The number of violent crimes dropped for the year through Jan. 25,…
Feb. 6, By Christian Murray
Scandals, the gritty strip club that was located in the Queens Plaza district, has closed.
The club shut its doors at its 24-03 Queen Plaza North location about 3 weeks ago, according to adjacent tenants and nearby residents.…
Feb. 6, By Michael Florio
In the wake of news that a sex offender was being housed in a family shelter, the Department of Homeless Services (DHS) has announced that it has changed its policy regarding housing sex offenders.…
By Michael Florio
A peaceful protest is expected to take place Saturday in front of the Westway Motel calling for the shelter to be shutdown.
The protest, which was planned earlier this week, originally called for the removal of James Bryant,…
Feb. 6, By Michael Florio
Twenty-five Astoria residents were forced to evacuate their apartments this morning due to a manhole fire that caused carbon monoxide levels to spike.
The fire, which erupted near 30-90 38th Street, caused the carbon monoxide (CO) levels to rise inside the apartment building,…
Feb. 5, By Michael Florio
The sex offender who had been living at the Westway shelter has been removed, according to a spokesman for Assemblywoman Aravella Simotas.
Simotas was notified by Department of Homeless Service (DHS) this morning that James Bryant,…