July 7, 2025 By Dean Moses Police in Astoria are looking for six people after a man was stabbed outside of a bar early on Sunday morning. According to police sources, the bloody assault unfolded at around 5:13 a.m. on July 6 outside of Las Manos Quietas Mexican Restaurant and Bar located at 43-13 Broadway…. Read more »
July 3, 2025 By Queens Post News Team The New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) has completed the first phase of a major redesign of 31st Avenue in Astoria, transforming the corridor into a bike boulevard aimed at improving safety and accessibility for pedestrians and cyclists. Unveiled Wednesday by NYC DOT Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez,… Read more »
July 3, 2025 By Bill Parry Disturbing details have emerged in the investigation and prosecution of a North Corona man who is accused of offering a 13-year-old girl cash in exchange for a sex act late last month. Ali Hamed, 25, of 97th Street in Corona, was taken into custody on Friday, June 27, after… Read more »
July 3, 2025 By Bill Parry A Corona man was sentenced on Wednesday to one to three years in prison for being part of a mob that ambushed two police officers outside a migrant shelter in Long Island City just over a year ago. Miguel Chiluisa, 24, of Roosevelt Avenue, and Natali Iza, 28, address… Read more »
July 2, 2025 By Bill Parry Police from the 108th Precinct in Long Island City are looking for an alleged chain snatcher who targeted a woman in Woodside late last month and remains at large. The 61-year-old victim was in front of 48-41 48th St. near the $275 million East End Studios construction site along… Read more »
July 2, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Retail giant Target will celebrate its long-awaited Astoria grand opening on July 20 when it opens its doors on 31st Street for the first time. The retailer will open a 41,000 square foot location at 22-11 31st St. on Sunday, July 20, marking Target’s eighth store in Queens and… Read more »
July 2, 2025 By Bill Parry A Manhattan man was convicted of two counts of attempted murder and other related crimes for shooting at two police officers, who had attempted to question him after spotting him on a Jackson Heights street corner wearing a disguise. Antonio Olmeda, 66, of Fifth Avenue, was convicted by a… Read more »
July 1, 2025 By Bill Parry A Ravenswood Houses man was arrested by the NYPD Warrant Squad on June 26 and booked at the 107th Precinct in Fresh Meadows, where he was charged with assault for a pepper spray attack on a mother and baby on an M train in Long Island City. Edward Vargas,… Read more »
July 1, 2025 By Bill Parry An Astoria doctor admitted he raped multiple unconscious women at his apartment and sexually abused others at New York-Presbyterian Queens Hospital where the gastroenterologist was employed. Dr. Zhi Alan Cheng, 35, or Broadway, pleaded guilty Monday in Queens Supreme Court to four counts of rape in the first degree… Read more »
July 1, 2025 By Paulina Albarracin Western Queens wore rainbow colors on its sleeves this weekend. A crowd of Astorians filled the green space of Socrates Sculpture Park in Astoria on Saturday, June 29 for the third annual Pride in the Park Picnic. Hosted by Astoria Has Pride (AHP), the community gathered for a festive… Read more »