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Over 2,000 sign petition opposing 31st Street bike lane plan in Astoria

Apr. 10, 2025 By sobrien April 9, 2025 By Shane O’Brien More than 2,000 people have signed an online petition calling on the Department of Transportation (DOT) to scrap a proposed bike lane underneath the elevated N/W subway tracks on 31st Street in Astoria, arguing that a bike lane would pose significant safety risks…

Suspect smashes religious statue, spits into Holy Water at Astoria church: NYPD

Apr. 9, 2025 By bparry April 9, 2025 By Bill Parry The NYPD’s Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating an act of vandalism inside the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Astoria on Sunday. Police from the 114th Precinct in Astoria responded to the church at 21-47 29th St. along Ditmars Boulevard just after 1…

Senior man sucker-punched outside 99-cent store in Woodside: NYPD

April 8, 2025 By Bill Parry Police from the 108th Precinct are looking for a suspect who assaulted a man in broad daylight in an unprovoked attack on Roosevelt Avenue along the border between Sunnyside and Woodside. The 68-year-old victim was walking past a 99-cent store at 49-05 Roosevelt Ave., across from the Mobil on… Read more »

Wienermobile makes pit stop in Woodside with viral hot dog bowl

April 7, 2025 By Czarinna Andres A 27-foot hot dog rolled into Queens — and no, it wasn’t a dream. The iconic Oscar Mayer Wienermobile rolled into Woodside on Friday, April 4, and parked outside The Dugout Sports Bar on 61st Street, just south of Roosevelt Avenue — perfectly timed with the New York Mets’… Read more »

Supporters toast Curtis Sliwa’s 71st birthday at surprise party in Astoria

Apr. 4, 2025 By Czarinna Andres April 4, 2025 By Robert Pearl Curtis Sliwa, founder of the Guardian Angels and Republican mayoral candidate, was met with cheers and applause at Katch in Astoria on March 26 as friends, family, and supporters—as well as members of his Guardian Angels—gathered for a surprise 71st birthday celebration.…

Fake doctor arrested at JFK after botched butt implant in Astoria home: NYPD

Apr. 3, 2025 By bparry April 3, 2025 By Bill Parry A fake doctor who was performing medical procedures without a license at an Astoria home was taken into custody on the night of Friday, March 28, after one of his patients went into cardiac arrest. At around 1 p.m. that afternoon, Felipe Hoyos-Foronda,…

Suspect wanted for attacking two teens in Astoria Park last month remains at large: NYPD

Apr. 3, 2025 By bparry April 3, 2025 By Bill Parry New details have emerged in the bloody attack that left two teenagers wounded inside Astoria Park late last month, and the NYPD is asking for the public’s help in identifying the 19-year-old suspect who remains at large. Three teens were walking past the…