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Jan. 23, 2025 By Shane O’Brien. Over a dozen officers from the 114th Precinct in Astoria have been reassigned to patrol subway cars overnight as part of Governor Kathy Hochul’s newly launched subway safety initiative.. The plan, announced in Hochul’s State of the State address, aims to deploy two police officers on every overnight subway train in New York City.
Astoria precinct loses 16 officers to subway patrols under Hochul’s ...
2 days ago · Jan. 23, 2025 By Shane O’Brien. Over a dozen officers from the 114th Precinct in Astoria have been reassigned to patrol subway cars overnight as part of Governor Kathy Hochul’s newly launched subway safety initiative.. The plan, announced in Hochul’s State of the State address, aims to deploy two police officers on every overnight subway train in New York City.
Suspect sought for shooting a firearm near Astoria Houses on …
2 days ago · Jan. 23, 2025 By Bill Parry. Police from the 114th Precinct in Astoria are looking for a gunman who should be easy to spot if he’s still wearing the distinctive-looking jacket he wore on the morning of Sunday, Jan. 19, when he fired his handgun multiple times near the Astoria Houses NYCHA complex.. The suspect was walking in front of 8-10 27th Ave., two blocks south of Astoria Park, just ...
Spike in overturned vehicle accidents raises street safety concerns …
Dec 26, 2024 · 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 ...
Fire rips through Astoria apartment building early Monday, …
5 days ago · The FDNY is investigating an early Monday morning fire that swept through an apartment building in Astoria, injuring eight residents and forcing others to flee into the freezing cold. According to FDNY sources, the blaze broke out in the basement of 32-79 32nd St., between Broadway and 34th Avenue ...
Family-owned Astoria bus business in danger of closing after …
May 11, 2023 · 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 ...
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.
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 …
Mopeds and housing costs among quality-of-life issues discussed …
Oct. 21, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan. The Astoria Homeowners, Tenants and Business Civic Association monthly meeting was held last week, where elected officials and residents gathered to discuss several quality of life issues.. At the meeting, held Wednesday, Oct. 16 at Pistilli Grand Manor in Astoria, no single issue dominated the evening, but the discussion covered a …
Astoria man pleads guilty to manslaughter in 2020 fatal stray …
Jan 16, 2025 · EMS transported the victim to an area hospital, where he succumbed to his gunshot wound six days later and was pronounced dead. Bethea fled the crime scene and was apprehended several months later by members of the NYPD’s Felony Warrant Squad in October 2020. “This defendant fired an illegal gun in broad daylight to settle a dispute and instead killed Darrian Randal, a hard-working, young ...