Popular vinyl record and coffee shop in Astoria shutters after nine year run

A Ridgewood man was identified as the murder victim whose body was discovered along the Clearview Expressway on Tuesday morning, the NYPD announced early Friday morning. The investigation was reclassified as a homicide.

Emmanuel Moncoeur, 57, of Margaret Place, was spotted in the grass near the tree line by a motorist who pulled over on the northbound shoulder near the Union Turnpike exit alongside Cunningham Park just before 9 a.m. on Feb. 4, and he called 911.

Feb. 7, 2025 By Colum Motherway

While touring the United States, Irish TV personality and musical maestro Paddy Cullivan will make his highly anticipated return to New York City with a one-night-only performance of his critically acclaimed show, ‘I Can’t Believe It’s Not Ireland!’ at the New York Irish Center on March 12. 

An unidentified man was struck and killed by a 7 train on Friday morning at the Junction Boulevard station above Roosevelt Avenue in Corona.

Service was disrupted in both directions from Flushing-Main Street to Queensboro Plaza for more than an hour during the morning rush hour as first responders removed the victim from beneath the 7 train.

Feb. 7, 2025 By Colum Motherway

The Wolfhound, an Irish pub in the heart of Astoria, is gearing up for its ninth annual traditional Irish music festival, a week-long celebration of “trad music” that has become a beloved tradition in the neighborhood. 

The NYPD’s Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating an antisemitic assault on a subway train in Jamaica Hills during the morning rush on Monday, Jan. 13.

The 27-year-old victim in the attack was onboard a northbound F train that was approaching the Parsons Boulevard subway station at 7 a.m. when a stranger began shouting antisemitic rhetoric at him before he slapped him and then punched him in the face.

Feb. 7, 2025 By Athena Dawson

Queens residents can look forward to a stellar lineup of Grammy-winning talent this spring as the Kupferberg Center for the Arts at Queens College hosts a series of performances by world-renowned musicians.

Feb. 7, 2025 By Colum Motherway

Two outstanding basketball coaches from Astoria have been named semi-finalists for the prestigious Jr. Knicks Coach of the Year award presented by the Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS).

Police from the 109th Precinct in Flushing are looking for a gunman who opened fire at a livery cab near the Shops at Skyview on Saturday morning.

The suspect was getting dropped off in front of 40-28 College Point Blvd. in Flushing when he got into a dispute with the 63-year-old driver. The two argued about the fare, and the suspect exited the vehicle and started to run away. He was seen on video surveillance pulling out a firearm and firing a shot while on the run that missed the cab and struck the pavement. The driver was not injured, and there was no property damage, an NYPD spokeswoman said Thursday.

Feb. 7, 2025 By Paulina Albarracin

Valentine’s Day is the perfect occasion to show your love, and what better way to do that than with a delicious dinner right here in Queens?

Feb. 6, 2025 By Athena Dawson

The Cardinals are flying high. For the first time in nearly 10 years, York College athletes swept City University of New York Athletic Conference (CUNYAC) Men’s Volleyball weekly honors of matches played Jan. 27-Feb. 2.