Police are investigating the deaths of three men found dead in two separate incidents over a two-day period last week in Western Queens. Police responding to a 911 call discovered the body of Roque Alvarez Montes on a sidewalk on 37th Avenue near 97th Street in North Corona at about 12:40 am on September 29, an NYPD spokesperson said. Montes, […]
Vallone Speaks At Astoria Civic Association
The Astoria Civic Association returned from the summer break a little late, not meeting until the first night in October. The meeting was as brisk as usual, lasting an hour from opening to adjournment; and that was quite all right for the evening’s guest, the new Commissioner of Parks for Queens Michael Dockett, who was able to run off his […]
October Events At The Astoria Bookshop
Have you been seeing monsters lately? That might be the sign that Halloween is almost here, and that means new October events. Join the Astoria Bookshop for a month of physics & Einstein, mystery sleuths working with ghosts, recipes for hangovers you’re sure to get this holiday season, essays on the greatest wrestler turned actor ever, and many, many more! […]
CB 2 Holds October Meeting
At its October meeting, Community Board 2 spent quite some time with two developmental problems, one of which is delaying a developer from completing a project, while the other may prevent its developer from even getting started. (A third development seemed likely to sail through trouble-free.) There was also another street-naming request, in memory of a man with an amusing […]
It’s In Queens! (Oct. 11 to Oct. 17)
It’s the season when the weather seems to change every 10 minutes. A bit of a hassle, but Queens greets the fluctuations with a ridiculously diverse group of fun activities. French comedy? Oui, oui. German film? Ja, ja. Arte Cubano? Si, si. Even the harvest fest has an ethnobotany angle. Oct. 11, (All Female) Tartuffe, Oct. 27. This version of […]
DOT To Issue Bus Lane Camera Warnings On Fresh Pond Road
The New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) will begin issuing bus lane camera violations along the Q58 bus route (southbound direction) on Fresh Pond Road in Ridgewood, following a 60-day warning period set to begin Monday, October 7. The bus lane added to Fresh Pond Road, which was completed on August 27, is part of the Mayor’s Better Buses […]
Woodhaven Man Sentenced For Sharing Videos Of Child Sexual Abuse
Acting Queens District Attorney John M. Ryan announced on October 4 that a 41-year-old Queens man has been sentenced to up to 63 years in prison for promoting a sexual performance of a child by sharing scores of videos of children engaged in sexually explicit acts via an online file-sharing network. The graphic content was retrieved from a laptop recovered […]
At NYCC, Cosplay Is Queens, Kings, And All Royalty Yet To Be Seen
New York Comic Con (NYCC) excited fans of all ages this past weekend at the Jacob K. Javits Center. Of course, there were big name celebrities with big panels as always. This reporter enjoyed a Spongebob panel, but there was truly a panel for every single type of fan of every different fandom. The true delight of NYCC though, comes […]
Savvy Senior:
Who Needs to See a Geriatrician?Dear Savvy Senior, What can you tell me about geriatrics doctors? My father, who’s 82, takes eight different prescription drugs for different health issues but hasn’t been feeling himself lately. I’m wondering if he would benefit by seeing a geriatrician in place of his regular primary care physician. Concerned Daughter Dear Concerned, If your dad is dealing with a variety […]
Halloween Sex Perv Watch
Queens cops and state Parole officials will be hot on the trail of the borough’s registered sexual predators again this Halloween, conducting surveillance to make sure they remained at home and stayed a safe distance from young trick-or-treaters, law enforcement sources said. Under an expanded joint NYPD/State Parole program dubbed, “Operation Halloween: Zero Tolerance,” special restrictions will be placed on […]