Posts Tagged ‘Astoria’
Police 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,…
Read MoreFourth of July Blockbuster Movie Weekend at The Museum of the Moving Image
Since cinema began, the 4th of July weekend was seen as the time when movies showed exactly what they were made of. The biggest and the best all opened on 4th of July weekends, and the Museum of the Moving Image is showcasing just a handful of those money makers this weekend for their Born…
Read More2016 Independence Celebration At Astoria Park
There is just a certain feeling in the air today, whether it is because of the looming three-day weekend and you will also have a shorter day tomorrow or simply because it is gorgeous out and you just feel damn good! Whatever the reason is, it is going to get a whole lot better because…
Read MorePolice Lookout For Laundromat Pervert
On June 18, at about 10:30 AM, a 53 year old customer at a ET Laundromat on 31st Street around Broadway witnessed a suspect, that police are now looking for, crudely pleasuring himself in front of customers. The suspect quickly fled when he realized that the woman who saw him had walked over to the…
Read MoreMom’s Kitchen And Bar Is Now Open For Previews
Okay so you wanted to move out of the nest and try your luck in the big city, for some, it is still a work in progress, for others, it is a sad retreat back home but for the lucky few that “made it” through the commutes, shoebox apartments and Times Square, congratulations. Whether you…
Read MoreTwo Accidents Involving FDNY Fire Trucks and One Bus in Astoria.
Yesterday, June 26th, there was a serious accident involving FDNY fire trucks, which injured multiple people. The accident occurred just after noon, at the intersection of Ditmars Boulevard and 21st Street. The Fire Engine 312 was racing to the scene of a fire when the Q100 bus heading north on 21st collided with the fire truck, according…
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