Oct. 13, 2023 By Michael Dorgan The Queens/Astoria Post last week sat down for a video interview with Kelly Klingman who is looking to score a major political upset in November by ousting progressive Council Member Tiffany Cabán from her District 22 seat. Klingman is an Astoria resident who works in real estate and is… Read more »
Oct. 12, 2023 By Michael Dorgan An independent Democratic-leaning political club that was inactive for years has been revived and members are holding a meeting this Sunday in Sunnyside where Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez is scheduled to speak. The West Queens Independent Democratic Club (WQIDC), which was established during the Vietnam War, will host the meeting… Read more »
Oct. 11, 2023, 2023 By Michael Dorgan A popular Queens-based home goods, clothing and gifts company is planning to expand its footprint in the borough with the opening of a new store in Sunnyside. Lockwood, known also for its locally themed items, will open at 4606 Skillman Ave. in the first week of November, according… Read more »
Oct. 10, 2023 By Michael Dorgan A man was slashed by a knife-wielding suspect during a daylight robbery in Woodside on Tuesday morning, Oct. 10, according to police sources. Police said the robbery took place at around 10:50 a.m., when the victim was attacked at 53-22 39th Ave., a two-story detached house, although cops said… Read more »
Oct. 6, 2023 By Michael Dorgan and Paul Frangipane Small business owners and local residents joined Council Member Julie Won in Sunnyside on Thursday, Oct. 5, to celebrate a launch party for a popular annual restaurant crawl. The crawl, known as The Taste of Sunnyside, sees hundreds of attendees go door-to-door to sample food and… Read more »
Oct. 2, 2023, Staff Report Five men were injured with a broken glass bottle — including one victim who was stabbed in the stomach and another who was slashed in the neck — during a bloody fight outside a bar in Sunnyside early in the morning of Saturday, Sept. 30, according to police from the… Read more »
Sept. 28, 2023 By Michael Dorgan Check your ticket! A bodega in Jackson Heights has sold a $1 million winning lottery ticket, lottery officials said. The store, 37th Ave. Grocery Inc., is located at 82-06 37th Ave., and workers there sold the ticket for the Powerball draw on Wednesday, Sept. 27. The bodega is situated… Read more »
Sept. 28, 2023 By Michael Dorgan Two nonprofit groups in western Queens have been awarded nearly $1.9 million in federal funds to help serve residents across the borough, U.S. Rep. Grace Meng announced on Tuesday, Sept. 26. Meng said that $1.6 million has been allocated to Make the Road New York, an immigrant services provider… Read more »
Sept. 28 2023 By Michael Dorgan Police in the 108th Precinct are looking for a female suspect who allegedly slashed a man and a woman outside their home in Woodside last month. The suspect was sitting at the entrance of the victims’ residence, located in the vicinity of 37th Road and 69th Street, at around… Read more »
Sept, 26, 2023 By Michael Dorgan Police have released photos of a group of five suspects who allegedly mugged a man aboard a 7 train in Woodside late last month. The suspects — four males and one female — were riding the Flushing-bound train at around 3:55 a.m. on Aug. 27 as it approached the… Read more »