Mar. 2, 2024 By Robert Pozarycki Gunfire erupted at a Queens restaurant early on Saturday morning, leaving two men wounded and a woman injured after being trampled by guests as they ran for their lives, police reported. Law enforcement sources said the bullets rang out at about 3:50 a.m. on March 2 inside the…
Feb. 5, 2024 By Bill Parry FBI agents arrested an Astoria man and a Chinese national on Thursday, Feb. 1, for engaging in a violent armed robbery at an illegal Flushing gambling parlor in July that left one man shot in the abdomen, according to federal prosecutors. Jamel Berry of Astoria and Zhong Wang of… Read more »
Feb. 2, 2024 By bparry
[caption id="attachment_71568" align="alignnone" width="874"] Homicide detectives from the 114th Precinct arrested a Queensbridge Houses man in connection to a fatal shooting in November one block from his apartment. QNS/File photo[/caption]
Feb. 2, 2024 By Bill Parry
Oct. 5, 2023 By Michael Dorgan Police have released photos of two SUV-riding suspects wanted for shooting a man in Astoria last month and robbing two women at gunpoint. The incident unfolded during the early hours of Sept. 25 when the 40-year-old male victim parked his 2021 Mercedes AMG in the vicinity of 41st Street… Read more »
July 24, 2023 By Michael Dorgan A 17-year-old male has been arrested and charged with fatally shooting a man at the Astoria Houses NYCHA complex in March. The teen, whose name has not been released since he is a juvenile, was nabbed by police in the 114th Precinct late Friday, July 21, and charged with… Read more »
April 1, 2023 By Zach Gewelb Police are searching for three suspects sought in connection with a fatal shooting on Steinway Street in Astoria that left two Bronx men dead on Friday night. Authorities say that 22-year-old Xavier Roberts, of 191st Street, and 21-year-old Jaheim Hamilton, of 211th Street, were approached by the three suspects… Read more »
Feb. 24, 2023 By Michael Dorgan A Brooklyn man has been arrested for attempted murder and other crimes after he allegedly shot a victim in Corona on Christmas Day. Kevin Aspiroz, 25, was picked up by police on Thursday, Feb. 23, two months after he allegedly shot a 45-year-old man during an attempted armed robbery… Read more »
Feb. 14, 2023 By Michael Dorgan A man was shot while in a car in Astoria early Saturday, Feb. 11, the second shooting in the neighborhood in under 12 hours. The victim, 23, was riding in a Mercedes Benz on 33rd Street, between 30th Avenue and 28th Road, when a suspect fired multiple shots into… Read more »
Feb. 13, 2023 By Michael Dorgan A man was shot near the Astoria Houses NYCHA complex Friday, Feb. 10, and the suspect remains at large. The victim, a 33-year-old man, was shot in the left leg while in the vicinity of Astoria Boulevard and 8th Street at around 4:25 p.m., police said. The alleged shooter… Read more »
Feb. 9, 2023 By Michael Dorgan Police have arrested an Astoria man wanted for shooting two people near the Woodside Houses more than two and a half years ago. Jaheen Stephenson, 21, a resident of the Astoria Houses NYCHA complex, was arrested Wednesday morning and charged with two counts of attempted murder, weapons charges and… Read more »