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Santathon is back: Bar crawl returns to Sunnyside and Woodside for holiday toy drive

Attendees at a previous Sunnyside Santathon (Photo via Instagram @blvdbars)

Nov. 26, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Santathon, a popular neighborhood Santa-themed bar crawl, will return to Sunnyside and Woodside next month after a three-year hiatus, raising money to buy toys for children this Christmas. Santathon will return to the neighborhood on Saturday, Dec. 14, with 14 participating bars offering a variety of drink specials, including… Read more »

Shop Small Astoria retail crawl to return this Friday

Nov. 25, 2024 By Shane O’Brien The tenth annual Shop Small Astoria retail crawl is set to kick off this Friday, featuring a record 32 local businesses. Shop Small Astoria, first launched for the 2015 holiday season, will run from Friday, Nov. 29, until Wednesday, Dec. 4. It aims to celebrate and promote independently owned… Read more »

Alleged Jackson Heights sex trafficker busted for forcing transgender woman to prostitute herself on Roosevelt Avenue: DA

Nov. 22, 2024 By Bill Parry A Jackson Heights woman was indicted by a Queens grand jury for sex trafficking a transgender victim on Roosevelt Avenue starting in October 2023. Valezka Echeverrias, 30, of 80th Street, was arrested by the NYPD on Thursday, Nov. 21, pursuant to the indictment. She was arraigned in Queens Supreme… Read more »

FDNY EMT charged with attempted murder in unprovoked Astoria shooting: DA

Nov. 22, 2024 By Bill Parry A Southeast Queens FDNY emergency medical technician is criminally charged with attempted murder and other crimes for the unprovoked shooting of a 36-year-old man on Steinway Street in Astoria in late August, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced on Thursday. Isaiah Keller, 26, of 147th Street in Jamaica, was… Read more »