Posts Tagged ‘Astoria’
NYPD Sergeant Got Women To Send Him Pictures Of Them Sexually Abusing Their Children
Alberto Randazzo, 39, of Astoria was a former police Sergeant for the NYPD. He pleaded guilty on Tuesday to two counts of conspiracy to sexually exploit a child and a single count of receipt of child pornography, according to QNS. The former sergeant used an online dating profile to pick up women, and convince them…
Read MoreSimply Fit & Simply Cycling Are Merging!
Simply Fit Astoria just announced that they will be merging their two studios into one larger, expanded studio space. Located next to the current Simply Fit Astoria studio at 37th Street and Astoria Boulevard South, the new 4,000sq ft studio will house fitness and cycling classes, as well as private training rooms, showers, a locker…
Read MoreWoman Jumps To Her Death Off Astoria Train Station
At around 10:48PM Sunday night, a woman was found dead on the Grand Central Parkway, near exit 5 of the Astoria Boulevard train station, by police. The woman appeared to have severe trauma to her head and body. It appeared that the woman had jumped from the elevated tracks at 31st Street, after which she…
Read MoreEternity and History: The Cinema of Theo Angelopoulos At Moving Image
From the Museum of the Moving Image, comes a retrospective look into the cinematic works of one of the masters of cinema, Theo Angelopoulos. One of the most prominent figures to come out of Greece in the 70’s, Angelopoulos emerged onto the directing platform with a unique style which focused on specific choreographed compositions and…
Read MoreAstoria Artist Zurbarab1 Gallery Show At Fatty’s Cafe, Sunday 10th
This Sunday, July 10th, starting at 10PM, Fatty’s, an Astoria staple for all things cocktail, artsy, foody and just awesome will play host to an amazing solo show by Astoria artist and photographer Raphael Gonzalez aka Zurbarab1. Gonzalez will be giving away some really nice resin prints, a metal print and even a few other small…
Read MorePolice Looking For Man Who Groped A Woman Under Her Skirt
On June 25th, at around 4:10PM, according to police, an Hispanic male approached a 21 year old woman behind her house, on 34th Street and 31st Avenue. While the woman was trying to enter her home, the male suspect forcibly pushed her up against the wall and put his hand up her skirt, touching her…
Read MoreDoral Donut Shop Fried Its Last Batch Of Donuts
Yet another principle of Old Astoria has closed its doors, Doral Donut Shop once located at 31-16 Broadway is no longer serving the community like it once did for 44 years. The long time neighborhood favorite was best known for its old-fashioned counter and cheap and delicious eats. Many Astorians started their day with a…
Read MoreTwo Men Rob A Massage Parlor, Force Women In Back Room.
Two men pushed their way into an Astoria massage parlour around 3:30AM Friday and robbed it, after forcing the women who worked there into the back room. The two suspects, seen in the images taken by the surveillance camera made their way into Amazing Relaxing Asia Bodywork parlor in Astoria. They then took out a…
Read MoreChilds Building Facade May Be Saved, No Promises.
The building at 36-01 Broadway has recently come under some scrutiny in the midst of its new renovations, as residents voiced their concerns with the issue of losing the detailed terra-cotta figures of fish, shells, sea horses and King Neptune on the building’s facade. Believed to have been built in the late 1920’s, it was thought…
Read MoreWhat’s On Offer At Flattops?
The brains behind Astoria’s very popular and delicious Queens Comfort are now also the brains behind Astoria’s new restaurant, Flattops. Hip hop themed menu and with a retro punk atmosphere, and we haven’t even gotten to the pinball machines. You can find it on 33-06 Ditmars Blvd, and it’s opening is this month, July 16th,…
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