Apr. 3, 2025 By bparry April 3, 2025 By Bill Parry A fake doctor who was performing medical procedures without a license at an Astoria home was taken into custody on the night of Friday, March 28, after one of his patients went into cardiac arrest. At around 1 p.m. that afternoon, Felipe Hoyos-Foronda,…
Apr. 3, 2025 By bparry April 3, 2025 By Bill Parry New details have emerged in the bloody attack that left two teenagers wounded inside Astoria Park late last month, and the NYPD is asking for the public’s help in identifying the 19-year-old suspect who remains at large. Three teens were walking past the…
April 3, 2025 By Bill Parry A homeless man from Manhattan was convicted in Queens Supreme Court Wednesday for brutally assaulting a 58-year-old woman with a hammer at the Queens Plaza subway station in Long Island City in 2022. William Blount, 60, whose last known address was in a shelter at the Radisson Hotel on… Read more »
Mar. 18, 2025 By bparry March 18, 2025 By Bill Parry Police from two Western Queens precincts are looking for four members of a vicious carjacking crew who have stolen seven vehicles, all at gunpoint, since February. The perpetrators have no compunction against pistol-whipping any of their victims who hesitate to follow their demands.…
Feb. 27, 2025 By Bill Parry Police from the 108th Precinct in Long Island City and Transit District 20 are looking for a purse snatcher who allegedly targeted a young woman on a Manhattan-bound 7 train on the night of Friday, Feb. 21. The 17-year-old victim was sitting down as her train approached the Queensboro… Read more »
Feb. 24, 2025 By sobrien Feb. 24, 2025 By Shane O’Brien The NYPD has shuttered an Astoria massage parlor and alleged brothel due to alleged prostitution-related activity at the establishment. An NYPD spokesperson confirmed that Han Na Spa, located at 42-10 30th Ave., was closed on Feb. 21 pursuant to a New York State…
Feb. 3, 2025 By Bill Parry A former superintendent at the Ravenswood Houses in Long Island City and two other NCHA complexes in Queens was sentenced on Friday to four years in prison for taking hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes in exchange for awarding micro-purchase contracts and other contract work to vendors. Juan… Read more »
Jan. 23, 2025 By bparry
[caption id="attachment_87917" align="aligncenter" width="700"] Cops are looking for this suspect who allegedly fired his handgun near the Astoria House on Sunday morning. NYPD[/caption]
Jan. 23, 2025 By Bill Parry
Dec. 23, 2024 By Shane O’Brien As 2024 turns into 2025, QNS is looking back on its most popular stories from each month of the year. From new store openings to popular new pop-up festivals, a variety of stories have captured our readers’ attention throughout the year. Below, we offer a look at the…
Nov. 20, 2024 By sobrien Nov. 20, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Two men broke into a popular Astoria gay bar early Wednesday morning and made off with an ATM containing around $3,000, according to the bar’s owner. Nathan Finnegan, who owns Albatross Bar at 36-19 24th Ave., said two men broke into his establishment shortly… Read more »