May 3, 2023, By Bill Parry In response to the sharp rise of antisemitic violence and harassment, as well as hate violence targeted at LGBTQIA+ and other New Yorkers in recent years, Councilwoman Tiffany Cabán rolled out her “Resisting Antisemitism and Hate Violence” initiative Tuesday at the Astoria Center of Israel (ACI). Just a day… Read more »
May 1, 2023, By Bill Parry An MTA bus rider was groped in broad daylight while onboard a Q60 traveling along Queens Boulevard in Sunnyside last week. The 18-year-old woman was sitting on the bus as it neared 44th Street just 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 25, when a man sat beside her. The suspect… Read more »
April 27, 2023 By Bill Parry A good Samaritan in Woodside came to the aid of what he thought was a stranded motorist and ended up getting robbed in broad daylight instead, according to authorities. The 25-year-old man was driving westbound on Northern Boulevard around 12:45 on Tuesday, April 18, when he noticed a man… Read more »
April 27, 2023 By Bill Parry A Jackson Heights man admitted he stabbed his wife to death during a 2020 argument in their 34th Road apartment while her daughter was in the next room, according to the Queens District Attorney’s Office. Carmelo Mendoza, 44, pleaded guilty on April 26 to murder in the second degree… Read more »
April 25, 2023 By Bill Parry Attentive Energy and LaGuardia Community College announced a $16 million proposal for a Queens Offshore Wind Training Hub at the Long Island City campus and funding for community-based organizations, with a strong presence in the four NYCHA developments in western Queens – Queensbridge, Ravenswood, Astoria and Woodside – to… Read more »
April 18, 2023 By Bill Parry After three tumultuous pandemic years, Katha and Don Preston Cato have decided to put their Queens World Film Festival (QWFF) on hiatus for a year so they can recalibrate before returning in 2024. When COVID-19 forced the city to shut down in March 2020, the Catos were forced to… Read more »
April 13, 2023, By Bill Parry With the New York State budget nearly two weeks late and negotiations between Gov. Kathy Hochul and the state Legislature struggling to move forward, U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez led a rally in Astoria to hopefully influence the final budget. The elected officials on Wednesday, April 13, urged state… Read more »
April 12, 2023 By Bill Parry The unlicensed teenage driver from Long Island who allegedly struck and killed a 16-year-old boy in Astoria on Monday night before speeding away was arraigned in Queens Criminal Court Wednesday, April 12, on a charge of leaving the scene of a fatal incident without reporting it. Yaser Ibrahim, 18,… Read more »
April 11, 2023 By Bill Parry A 16-year-old boy riding a Citi Bike was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver in Astoria Monday night. Police from the 114th Precinct in Astoria responded to a 911 call of a bicyclist struck at 21st Street and 21st Avenue just after 9:30 p.m. on April 10. Upon… Read more »
April 10, 2023 By Bill Parry A 7-year-old boy and his 19-year-old sister were killed after a two-alarm house fire broke out in Astoria on Monday afternoon, according to the FDNY. The cause of the fire was an exploding lithium-ion battery for an e-bike that had been recharging, according to the FDNY. The fire broke… Read more »