Sep. 2, 2025 By Bill Parry A Long Island City woman was fatally struck by an unlicensed driver in Dutch Kills on Sunday afternoon and the motorist from St. Albans was arrested near the scene of the collision. Police from the 114th Precinct in Astoria responded to a 911 call of a pedestrian struck…
Aug. 19, 2025 By Bill Parry Police from the 114th Precinct in Astoria and Transit District 20 are looking for a flasher who exposed himself repeatedly to a woman on board a northbound R train in Astoria on Sunday, Aug. 17. The suspect sat across from the 34-year-old victim at around 12:50 p.m. as…
Aug. 19, 2025 By Bill Parry Police from the 114th Precinct in Astoria are still looking for a man who allegedly weaponized his car to attack another man near Broadway and 46th Street, leaving him critically injured on the roadway nearly three weeks ago. Police say the 30-year-old victim was standing in the street…
Aug. 13, 2025 By Shane O’Brien State Sen. Kristen Gonzalez and Council Member Tiffany Cabán have released a joint statement criticizing the NYPD for fatally shooting a knife-wielding man during an April encounter in Astoria, arguing that officers should have used more de-escalation tactics before firing 19 shots at a suspect experiencing a mental…
Aug. 6, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Hundreds of residents flocked to Astoria Park and Lou Lodati Park to celebrate the National Night Out Against Crime with officers from the 108th and 114th Precincts Tuesday night. National Night Out, an annual community-building event that promotes police-community partnerships and community camaraderie on the first Tuesday in…
Jul. 28, 2025 By Bill Parry A motorcyclist from the Hallets Point section of Astoria was killed on the Long Island Expressway after he was thrown from his bike during a fatal collision in Corona on Thursday, July 24, according to authorities. Police say Kahyl Pena, 24, of 3rd Street in Astoria, was riding…
Jul. 18, 2025 By Bill Parry A teenager was stabbed in front of a gym near Steinway Street in Astoria after he came to the defense of a friend who was about to be attacked by two men on the night of Thursday, July 17, according to law enforcement sources. Police say a 17-year-old…
Jul. 18, 2025 By Bill Parry Police from the 114th Precinct in Astoria and Transit District 20 are looking for a woman who hijacked an N train early Thursday morning. Cops responded to a 911 call of a subway train being moved from the Broadway station over 31st Street at 4:30 a.m. on July…
July 15, 2025 By Bill Parry Three New Jersey men were convicted by a federal jury in Brooklyn on July 10 for a violent kidnapping and extortion attempt in Astoria in 2022. Aasim Boone, 42, and Jarrett Bruce, 41, both of Englewood, and Lesly Valentin, 39, of Asbury Park, were found guilty of kidnapping conspiracy,… Read more »
May. 13, 2025 By Shane O’Brien A pair of animal welfare non-profits rescued more than 40 dogs and puppies from a filthy and overcrowded Queens apartment last week, with several dogs found crammed behind furniture and hidden in cabinets. Representatives from Animal Care Centers of NYC (ACC) and the American Society for the Prevention…