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The victim in a Queens cold case homicide has finally been identified more than three decades after her body was discovered in a grassy area along the Cross Island Expressway near Cambria Heights in August 1991, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced Monday.. Advanced DNA testing revealed the body of the murder victim, found with her ankles bound with a cord and covered with a large ...
Astoria residents fear jagged rocks falling from overhead Amtrak …
July 12, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan. Local residents are growing increasingly concerned about falling rocks from the deteriorating Amtrak railroad bridge on 23rd Avenue in Astoria.. After witnessing a larger-than-usual rock fall from the bridge at the intersection of 36th Street last month, two local residents cordoned off the area with yellow tape and a wood pallet out of concern for passersby.
Spike in overturned vehicle accidents raises street safety concerns …
Dec 26, 2024 · The two incidents follow several reports of overturned cars in Astoria over the past 12 months. On March 9, Astoria residents posted photographs of an overturned vehicle on 33rd Street near 31st Avenue, stating that several residents in the vicinity have been “begging” for speed bumps to combat speeding.. An Astoria resident also reported being woken by a “huge boom” when a car ...
Woman fatally struck in Thursday morning collision with MTA bus …
6 days ago · Jan. 2, 2025 By Shane O’Brien. A woman has died after being struck by an MTA bus at the intersection of 31st Street and Ditmars Boulevard in Astoria on Thursday, Jan. 2.. The woman, who was approximately 50-60 years of age, was struck while crossing southbound on Ditmars Boulevard and 31st Street at approximately 8:06 a.m. and was rushed to NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst, where she was ...
Astoria welcomes Gaming City: Where virtual reality meets arcade ...
4 days ago · Jan. 3, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Are you ready to play? A new interactive gaming center and arcade is set to open in Astoria next week, featuring a number of state-of-the-art 4 and 5D arcade games.. Gaming City is scheduled to open its doors at 36-10 31st St. by Friday, Jan. 10, occupying a newly built 6,500-square-foot retail space. The establishment is located just steps from the 36th Avenue ...
Permits filed to demolish four residential buildings on 30th Street ...
Nov. 13, 2024 By Ethan Marshall. Permits have been filed to demolish four single-family residential buildings at 26-29 30th St. and 26-31 30th St. in Astoria.. The two main houses on this property each stand 23 feet tall and span approximately 1,000 feet.
Cops seek gunman who shot delivery worker during Astoria road …
Sept. 13, 2023 By Bill Parry. A delivery worker was shot during a road rage incident on a residential stretch of Steinway Street in Astoria on Tuesday evening and the gunman and his two associates behind the shooting remain at large, according to the NYPD.
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Family-owned Astoria bus business in danger of closing after …
May 11, 2023 · Gualotuna spoke with the Queens/Astoria Post on Tuesday, May 9, after law enforcement and small business owners in Astoria launched a new initiative aimed at deterring suspects from repeatedly targeting local businesses.. The new initiative, called the Astoria Merchants Business Improvement Program, sees police issue suspects with a trespass notice if they return to a premises after previously ...
100-Year Old House in Astoria to Be Torn Down to Make Way for …
Feb 1, 2023 · Three homeless men were arraigned in Queens Criminal Court on Tuesday and variously charged with felony robbery, attempted gang assault, and assault for allegedly stealing the belongings of a 69-year-old homeless man who was asleep on a Manhattan-bound 7 train in Woodside early Sunday morning.. The victim woke up and tried to regain his property.
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