Sept. 18, 2024 By Bill Parry Police from the 114th Precinct in Astoria are still looking for the hit-and-run driver who struck a 42-year-old Kew Gardens woman during the early morning hours of Saturday, Aug. 24. The victim, Shalon Samaroo, was crossing the street at Broadway and Steinway Street at 2:20 a.m. when she was… Read more »
Jun. 27, 2024 By bparry June 27, 2024 By Bill Parry The truck driver who was taken into custody on Wednesday afternoon following a fatal hit-and-run collision near a Woodside school that killed a 16-year-old girl and left her 8-year-old sister critically injured has not been charged as of Thursday night, according to an NYPD… Read more »
Oct. 20, 2023 By Bill Parry A manhunt is underway in Astoria for a hit-and-run driver who struck and killed a man early Friday morning at the intersection of Steinway Street and Astoria Boulevard and ran away from the scene of the crash, according to authorities. Police from the 114th Precinct in Astoria responded to… Read more »