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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 ...
Spike in overturned vehicle accidents raises street safety concerns …
2024年12月26日 · 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 early morning collision with MTA bus in …
3 小时之前 · 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 morning.. The woman, who was in her 40s, was struck while crossing southbound on Ditmars Boulevard and 31st Street at approximately 8:06 a.m. and was rushed to New York-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, where she was ...
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.
Family-owned Astoria bus business in danger of closing after …
2023年5月11日 · 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 ...
Astoria residents turnout for DOT street safety workshop following ...
2023年9月18日 · Tamara Chuchi Kao was cycling on Jan. 5 when she was struck and killed by the driver of a cement truck on 24th Avenue. Weeks later, 7-year-old Dolman Naadhum was struck and killed by a woman who ran a stop sign on Newtown Road. In in April, 16-year-old cyclist Jaydan McLaurin from the Ravenswood Houses was struck and killed by an 18-year-old hit-and-run driver from Long Island while he was ...
Woman sought for beating F train rider with her boot at the ...
Nov. 26, 2024 By Bill Parry. Police from the 114th Precinct in Astoria and Transit District 20 are looking for a woman who got into an argument with another rider on a Queens-bound F train during the early morning hours of Sunday, Nov. 17.. The altercation escalated into violence when the woman attacked the 59-year-old man using her …
Upcoming Astoria development now taking signups for priority …
Jan. 24, 2024 By Ethan Marshall. Signups are now open for the priority renters’ list of a 354-unit multifamily development in Astoria expected to be completed in time for residents to move in during Fall 2024.. Signing up for this list allows prospective tenants to receive updates on when units will be leased and the cost of these units.
Excavation ongoing for 7-story residential building in Astoria
Aug. 21, 2024 By Ethan Marshall. Excavation work is being done at the development site of a future 7-story residential building at 30-78 29th St. in Astoria.The estimated completion of the building is set for the winter of 2025.
Mopeds and housing costs among quality-of-life issues discussed …
Oct. 21, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan. The Astoria Homeowners, Tenants and Business Civic Association monthly meeting was held last week, where elected officials and residents gathered to discuss several quality of life issues.. At the meeting, held Wednesday, Oct. 16 at Pistilli Grand Manor in Astoria, no single issue dominated the evening, but the discussion covered a …