May 28, 2024 By Queens Post News Team Members of the Catholic War Veterans Post 870 paid tribute to fallen service members on Monday during their annual Memorial Day observance in a solemn procession through the heart of Woodside. The day’s events unfolded across four Woodside locations, starting at the Vietnam War Memorial at 57th… Read more »
May. 21, 2024 By bparry May 21, 2024 By Bill Parry A Woodside man was indicted by a Queens grand jury for allegedly driving the wrong way on Northern Boulevard and striking and killing an Astoria delivery man who was riding a scooter in a head-on collision last November. Mohammad Bhuiyan, 48, was arraigned in… Read more »
May 16, 2024 By Bill Parry Detectives from the 114th Precinct are investigating a bizarre attack in broad daylight near the Woodside Houses NYCHA complex on Wednesday afternoon. A 37-year-old man initiated a physical altercation with a couple and was beaten and stabbed repeatedly when the man and woman fought back. The instigator approached the… Read more »
May 6, 2024 By Czarinna Andres Queens Borough President Donovan Richards has endorsed Johanna Carmona for the New York State Assembly, significantly boosting her campaign in the competitive race for the 37th Assembly District encompassing Long Island City, Sunnyside, Woodside, Maspeth, Blissville, Hunters Point, Middle Village and Ridgewood. Richards’ endorsement is a key development in… Read more »
Apr. 30, 2024 By Czarinna Andres April 30, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan One Astoria resident has raised thousands of dollars for multiple sclerosis research as part of the National MS Society’s 15th Annual Climb to the Top at Citi Field next month. Andrew Amenn committed to the climb and set an ambitious fundraising goal in… Read more »
Apr. 24, 2024 By Bill Parry A man was struck and killed on Roosevelt Avenue in the Little Manila section of Woodside on Tuesday morning. Police from the 108th Precinct in Long Island City responded to a 911 call of a motor vehicle collision involving a pedestrian at the intersection of 70th Street and Roosevelt… Read more »
Apr. 23, 2024 By Bill Parry At least 15 Woodside families were displaced by a two-alarm fire that tore through their apartment building early Monday morning. The FDNY received a report of a fire at a five-story building located at 39-06 63rd St. at 3:16 a.m. Firefighters arriving at the scene observed flames shooting from… Read more »
Apr. 22, 2024 By Bill Parry Three residents of a Woodside apartment house were injured during a two-alarm blaze early Monday morning. The FDNY received a report of a fire at a five-story building located at 39-06 63rd St. at 3:16 a.m. Firefighters arriving at the location observed flames shooting from the roof of the… Read more »
Apr. 15, 2024 By Bill Parry Police from the 115th Precinct in Jackson Heights arrested a Woodside man in connection to a robbery at a Mexican restaurant on Roosevelt Avenue during the early morning hours of Sunday, Apr. 7. Police continue to search for his two accomplices, who remain at large. A 36-year-old man was… Read more »
Apr. 5, 2024 By Czarinna Andres The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA) together with the Queens Public Library will be hosting a memory screening event on Apr. 16 in Woodside, offering free cognitive health checks to the public. This initiative, set to take place at the Woodside branch of the Queens Public Library located at… Read more »