Posts Tagged ‘Astoria’
Man Assaults Two Women, One After The Other. Police On The Lookout.
Police are looking for a man who is suspected of approaching two women, separately, and sexually assaulting both. The incidents occurred right around midnight on July 21st. The first happened in front of 30-61 46th Street. The suspect came up to a 25 year old woman from behind. He pushed her against a car and…
Read MoreAstoria’s Catching Em All!
Gotta catch em all! Pokémon GO has become something of a movement, to say the least. Within hours of it’s release, it soured to the top of the charts and has now become officially the biggest mobile game in the nation’s history! That’s pretty big, in case you haven’t heard. However more importantly than that…
Read MoreUPDATE: Steinway Shooting Victim Dies
UPDATE: Qusaun Brown, 23, of Brownsville who was shot near 28th Ave. and Steinway St. around 4 a.m. lat Sunday morning during an argument with two suspects has now died in hospital due to his wounds. On Sunday morning at 4AM a man, 23 years old, was shot in the neck during an argument on Steinway Street,…
Read MoreGet Into the Swing Of Things At Dandana With Live Jazz & Brunch
Did you know that Dandana has been a staple in the Astoria community for over 10 years? It’s okay if you didn’t know because this hidden gem is cleverly tucked away on 42nd street and Broadway and has been offering delicious Middle Eastern fare and hookah for over a decade. It’s what we would call…
Read MoreFREE Dental Day in Astoria, NY
Semi-annually Dr. Dayanayev, Dr. Morrone, and Dr. Malakov of Steinway Family Dental Center host Free Dental Day. This event provides a free day of preventative dental care to adults 18 or older within our community. This year Free Dental Day will be held on August 5th, 2016 from 10-3. SFDC Free Dental Day was created to provide…
Read MoreNYPD 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…
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