Mar. 4, 2025 By jmilitello March 4, 2025 By Jessica Militello With St. Patrick’s Day festivities already underway and parades kicking off last weekend, the celebrations are in full swing. While pub crawls and pints of Guinness are staples of the holiday, you don’t need alcohol to join the fun. Many bars and restaurants…
Mar. 3, 2025 By bparry March 3, 2025 By Bill Parry With a renewed sense of purpose in her fight against the mass firings of federal employees, U.S. Rep. Grace Meng invited Luke Graziani, the Woodside Army vet who was terminated from his job at a Bronx Veterans hospital, to be her guest at…
Mar. 3, 2025 By bparry March 3, 2025 By Bill Parry Police from the 115th Precinct and Transit District 20 are looking for two muggers who slashed a 28-year-old 7 train rider who refused to hand over his money on Thursday morning. The victim was standing on the Manhattan-bound platform of the 90th Street-Elmhurst…
Feb. 28, 2025 By Czarinna Andres Feb. 28, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen A deceased dolphin washed up on the shore in Astoria on Friday morning, weeks after a pair of the marine mammals were first spotted in the East River. The animal was spotted on the beach at Hallett’s Cove, near the Astoria ferry…
Feb. 28, 2025 By Czarinna Andres Feb. 28, 2025 By Queens Post News Team A lucky lottery player struck it big in the Feb. 25 Take 5 Evening drawing, with a winning ticket sold in Elmhurst, the New York Lottery announced Wednesday. The top-prize ticket, worth $16,095, was sold at Gorkha Cafe and Deli…
Feb. 21, 2025 By sobrien Feb. 21, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Council Member Julie Won has introduced a bill in the New York City Council to prohibit the public disclosure of shelter addresses by city agencies. Won’s Intro. 1198 would prevent any mayoral agency or office that operates emergency or temporary shelter facilities exclusively serving… Read more »
Feb. 20, 2025 By bparry
[caption id="attachment_89524" align="aligncenter" width="700"] Cops are looking for this suspect who allegedly assaulted a 7 train rider in Corona before running down to Roosevelt Avenue. NYPD[/caption]
Feb. 20, 2025 By Bill Parry
Feb. 19, 2025 By sobrien Feb. 19, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani has received more than $2.8 million in matching funds in the latest funding cycle of the 2025 mayoral election, the most of any candidate in the race. Mamdani, who announced his candidacy for mayor last October, received 2,827,443 from the… Read more »
Feb. 18, 2025 By sobrien Feb. 18, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Assembly Member Jessica González-Rojas joined advocates and fellow legislators at a rally urging the passage of legislation to combat SNAP fraud by creating a victims’ compensation fund and transitioning New York State to chip-enabled EBT cards. González-Rojas, who represents New York’s 34th District—including Astoria, Corona, East… Read more »
Feb. 13, 2025 By bparry
[caption id="attachment_29432" align="aligncenter" width="700"] An FDNY EMT was indicted for the fatal shooting of a Rosedale man during a robbery in Astoria in April 2021.File Photo: Michael Dorgan, Queens Post[/caption]
Feb. 13, 2025 By Bill Parry