Jun. 1, 2023 By Matt Tracy A new study is shedding light on the health needs, barriers to care, and the state of services and programs for New York City’s LGBTQ Asian, Asian American, South Asian, Southeast Asian, and Pacific Islander (API) communities. Apicha Community Health Center led the months-long study based on surveys taken […]
June 1, 2023 By Julia Moro Andrew Bellucci, New York City’s beloved pizza legend and owner of Andrew Bellucci’s Pizzeria in Astoria, died from a heart attack late Wednesday, May 31, in his Astoria shop. While making a pie, Bellucci collapsed at around 7:30 p.m., according to his business partner Matthew Katakis, who said… Read more »
June 1, 2023 By Bill Parry The Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria will honor Michael J. Fox with its Lifetime Achievement Award during its annual spring Movie Image Awards benefit on Tuesday, June 6. This year’s event celebrates leaders in comedy and will salute the career of the actor and activist, as well… Read more »
Jun. 1, 2023 By Jake Offenhartz, AP
NEW YORK (AP) — A man who briefly worked as an aide to U.S. Rep. George Santos says he got his job after sending a series of payments to one of the Republican’s top deputies.
May 31, 2023 By Michael Dorgan A GoFundMe page has raised nearly $250,000 for a Jackson Heights woman who was pushed head-first against a moving train in Manhattan last month, leaving her with life-changing neck and spinal injuries. The fund was established for 35-year-old Emine Ozsoy, a graphic designer and barista who was on her… Read more »
May 31, 2023 By Micahel Dorgan Sunnyside will host its very own Pride march and celebration on Friday, June 2, with hundreds of people expected to attend. The event, called SunnyPride, will kick off at 6 p.m. with a rally at Lowery Plaza followed by a short march under the 7-line. There will also be… Read more »
May 30, 2023 By Michael Dorgan A man on an e-scooter who was wanted by police for attacking several residents in Astoria and Long Island City has been arrested and charged with hate crime assaults. Michael Torres, 45, was nabbed by police on Saturday, May 27, after he allegedly went on a crime spree of… Read more »
May 28, 2023 By Zach Gewelb The NYPD is searching for the crook who broke into an East Elmhurst church and stole nearly $1,000 in loot, including assorted statues and other religious items, earlier this month, according to authorities. Police say the unidentified male suspect forced open a perimeter door to enter Our Lady of… Read more »
May 27, 2023 By Zach Gewelb Police are searching for the crook who smashed a man in the head with a cellphone inside the Astoria Boulevard subway station earlier this month. Authorities say that on Saturday, May 20, at approximately 4:15 p.m., the 46-year-old male victim was standing on the southbound N train platform inside… Read more »
May 26, 2023 By Bill Parry More than two dozen students from a Long Island City school took a recent field trip to Westchester County to release juvenile trout that they have raised in their classrooms since last October. The city’s Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) joined Trout Unlimited, the Watershed Agricultural Council, as 28… Read more »