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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.
Spike in overturned vehicle accidents raises street safety concerns …
4 天之前 · 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 ...
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.
Four teens charged with assault after 16-year-old boy was stabbed …
Nov. 22, 2024 By Bill Parry. Four teenage boys were taken into custody inside Long Island City High School in Astoria on Thursday afternoon after a brawl broke out and a 16-year-old boy was stabbed in the head, according to an NYPD spokesperson.. Police from the 114th Precinct in Astoria responded to a 911 call of an assault in progress inside the school on Broadway and 21st Street just before ...
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 ...
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.
Families of Astoria crash victims mark World Day of Remembrance …
Nov. 20, 2023 By Bill Parry. Loved ones of recent Astoria victims of traffic violence joined Families for Safe Streets members, elected officials and safe street advocates from Transportation Alternatives to mark World Day of Remembrance 2023 at a …
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 ...
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.
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Category: crime A $1 million effort: Gov. Hochul and Queens officials work to curb crime and boost safety on Roosevelt Avenue. Posted November 27, 2024 by schnepsrestagent. Nov. 27, 2024 By sobrien Nov. 27, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Gov. Kathy Hochul, Queens Borough President Donovan Richards and several Queens elected officials gathered at Queens Borough Hall Tuesday to announce $1 million in ...