Jun. 19, 2025 By bparry June 19, 2025 By Bill Parry Police from the 114th Precinct in Astoria and Transit District 20 are looking for a thief who targeted an R train rider at the Steinway Street subway station late last month and remains at large. The 30-year-old victim was standing on the southbound…
Apr. 21, 2025 By bparry April 21, 2025 By Bill Parry A group of concerned Astoria residents held a vigil on Athens Square on Wednesday evening in memory of their neighbor, who was gunned down by police on Tuesday morning after they repeatedly ordered him to drop a knife he was holding. The police…
Apr. 9, 2025 By bparry April 9, 2025 By Bill Parry The NYPD’s Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating an act of vandalism inside the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Astoria on Sunday. Police from the 114th Precinct in Astoria responded to the church at 21-47 29th St. along Ditmars Boulevard just after 1…
Feb. 18, 2025 By bparry
[caption id="attachment_89345" align="aligncenter" width="700"] Cops are looking for this suspect, who has broken into nail salons in Astoria and Dutch Kills in addition to other commercial establishments in Brooklyn and Manhattan in recent months. NYPD[/caption]
Feb. 18, 2025 By Bill Parry
Nov. 14, 2024 By bparry
[caption id="attachment_84525" align="aligncenter" width="700"] File photo by Lloyd Mitchell[/caption]
Nov. 14, 2024 By Bill Parry
Nov. 11, 2024 By bparry
[caption id="attachment_62552" align="aligncenter" width="680"] Homicide detectives are investigating a fatal stabbing inside an Astoria nightclub early Monday morning that left a 55-year-old man dead and a suspect on the run. File photo by Michael Dorgan[/caption]
Nov. 11, 2024 By Bill Parry
Oct. 11, 2024 By bparry
[caption id="attachment_82287" align="aligncenter" width="505"] A construction worker died from a blow to the head by a falling piece of equipment while underground near 31st Street and 34th Avenue in Astoria. Photo via Google Maps[/caption]
Oct. 11, 2024 By Bill Parry