Oct. 10, 2024 By bparry
[caption id="attachment_71975" align="aligncenter" width="680"] Via iStock[/caption]
Oct. 10, 2024 By Bill Parry
Astoria man killed after crashing his motorcycle on the Whitestone Expressway on Monday: NYPD
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End of an era: Astoria’s Dave and Tony Salumeria to close at the end of the month
Oct. 9, 2024 By sobrien Oct. 9, 2024 By Shane O’Brien For as long as anyone can remember, Dave & Tony Salumeria has been a staple in Astoria, offering locals fresh mozzarella, homemade sausages, cured meats, and the finest Italian imports. The store is so old that owner Joe Ciccarelli, who took over 39 years… Read more »
Man sought for stabbing pedestrian multiple times in Elmhurst on Monday morning: NYPD
Oct. 9, 2024 By bparry Oct. 9, 2024 By Bill Parry Detectives out of the 110th Precinct in Elmhurst are investigating an attempted murder that occurred just before 5:30 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 7. A 25-year-old man was walking at the corner of Broadway and 76th Street when a stranger approached him and engaged him… Read more »
Brute sought for beating 15-year-old boy in a random attack on a 7 train in Corona: NYPD
Oct. 7, 2024 By bparry
[caption id="attachment_81956" align="aligncenter" width="700"] Cops are looking for this suspect who allegedly punched out a 15-year-old boy during an unprovoked attack on a 7 train in Corona late last month. NYPD[/caption]
Oct. 7, 2024 By Bill Parry
Corona man, busted in undercover sting, pleads guilty to sex trafficking a migrant teenager: DA
Oct. 7, 2024 By bparry
[caption id="attachment_81947" align="aligncenter" width="700"] A Corona man admitted he brokered sexual encounters between clients and a young migrant girl he would deliver to different locations across Queens pocketing cash from her acts of prostitution. Via Getty Images[/caption]
Oct. 7, 2024 By Bill Parry
Council Member Won co-chairs hearing investigating New York school bus inefficiency
Oct. 4, 2024 By sobrien Oct. 4, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Queens Council Member Julie Won co-chaired a joint oversight hearing on Monday exploring how to improve school transportation services, which suffered from a cumulative 80,312 delays during the 2023/24 academic year. Won, the chair of the New York City Council’s Committee on Contracts, and… Read more »
Astoria-born Chip City Cookies to launch limited-edition Pop-Tarts cookie
Oct. 3, 2024 By Czarinna Andres Oct. 3, 2024 By Czarinna Andres Chip City Cookies, the rapidly expanding cookie chain originally founded in Astoria, has announced a new collaboration with Kellanova’s iconic Pop-Tarts brand. The two companies are introducing a limited-edition “Strawberry Poppable Pop-Tarts® Cookie,” available for a select period in October and November across Chip… Read more »
Westchester man busted for robbing $250K at gunpoint from gambler at East Elmhurst hotel in June: NYPD
Oct. 2, 2024 By bparry Oct. 2, 2024 By Bill Parry Members of the NYPD’s warrant squad arrested a Yonkers man and delivered him to the 115th Precinct in Jackson Heights on Sept. 23, where he was booked in connection to an armed robbery of an out-of-town gambler who was in the borough for a… Read more »
DOI probes NYC Sheriff’s office; Miranda denies reports of raid at LIC headquarters
Sep. 27, 2024 By bparry
[caption id="attachment_81586" align="aligncenter" width="700"] NYC Sheriff Anthony Miranda angrily denies his Long Island City offices were searched as part of a probe by the city’s Department of Investigations. Photo by Todd Maisel[/caption]
Sept. 27, 2024 By Bill Parry
Op-Ed: A sleeping tree with healing power holds promise for preservation in Jackson Heights
Sep. 25, 2024 By Czarinna Andres Sept. 25, 2024 By Melissa Zavala Last year, St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, located on 82nd Street and 34th Avenue in Jackson Heights, turned one hundred. Nestled in the Historic District in the most diverse community in the World’s Borough, the church’s grounds represent a true green oasis in a… Read more »