Posts Tagged ‘Astoria’
Thief Shoots Man In Shoulder, Snatches Gold Chain
On August 15th, at around 4AM on 37th Avenue and 33rd Street, a man approached a 29 year old and pulled out a gun on him, demanding he hand over his property. The gunman snatched a gold chain from the victim’s neck, after which he shot the victim in the left shoulder and quickly fled…
Read MoreAnother Violent Attack In Astoria
With a string of violent attacks in recent months, yet another has surfaced, this time a 14 year old boy was attacked and robbed in July on Astoria Boulevard and 44th Street. The Police are on the look out for a man who snuck up behind a teenage boy last month. He punched the boy…
Read MoreSay Goodbye To Summer At Katch!
It’s been fun, and at times it’s been extremely HOT, but as the day’s go by the weather is slowly cooling down as Summer bids us goodbye. Some will go to the beach, some will take a trip, others will relax at home or picnic in the parks, and then there’s those who wish to…
Read MoreAstoria Man Robbed After Car Accident
An Astoria man was involved in a car flipping accident after which while assuming someone was coming to his aid, he was shocked to learn that instead of help, he was also robbed. Atef Chisty, a 21 year old City College student was returning home early Saturday morning after he volunteered with a group that…
Read MoreEuro Market Open Again
It seems that Euro Market is back. The much loved Astoria shop recently closed after the State Department of Taxation and Finance seized it for failure to pay more than $200,000 in back taxes. The market was reopened on Friday last week according to owner Panayiotis Menikou. There seemed to also be a GoFund…
Read MoreMan Snatches Gold Chain Off 4 Year Old Girls Neck
At around 6:15 PM, on August the 12th, a man named Pablo Escobar approached a 4 year old girl in the Won Won Laundromat on 30-08 36th Avenue, and grabbed her gold chain, snatching it from her neck before fleeing the scene. The police are still on the look out for Escobar, who is…
Read MoreAstorian Euromart Seized By State Of New York
The Astoria staple on 30-42 31st has been giving the community a place to shop Euro for many years, and now it appears not everything was ok with Euromart. The bright big red sign seen on the shopfront is anything but subtle, as the words ‘seized’ and ‘non payment of taxes’ is pretty evident as…
Read MoreAndrew & Frank’s Deli Will Make You Feel Right At Home.
Grabbing a bite for lunch at a deli is a New York staple, and for the delis that serve hot lunches, fugetaboutit, you may not make it back into the office. Andrew & Frank’s Deli on 28-02 23rd Ave. is as classic as New York can get, opened in 1967, that is almost a…
Read MoreModern Barber Shop, An Astorian Institution
Thanks to Astoria Stories, the Youtube Chanel giving Astorians a taste of the best place on Earth, and also thanks to Dan Connell, James Ogle, and Kevin Provost, Producers of Astoria Stories. Remember to check out their Youtube Chanel and show your support for some proud and very talented Astorians.
Read MoreRead All About It! Queens Book Festival Comes To…QUEENS!
It may be one of the simple joys that are still alive and doing quite well in the digital age — books. This Sunday, August 7th, 2016 from 11am – 6pm will be the first ever Queens Book Festival at Kaufman Astoria Studios’ backlot. The festival is rightfully titled ‘A Borough Without Boarders’ as almost…
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