BY SOPHIA ROSENBAUM Dimitris Velitsianos couldn’t find work in his Greek homeland, so he left to seek a better life in Queens. “I don’t think things are going to get better in Greece soon,” said Velitsianos, 20, a full-time student at John Jay College and a part-time waiter at Agnanti. “I don’t see any future in [...]
This burglar clearly doesn’t fear the dentist’s office. A crook broke into a Queens dental office and stole a laptop and syringes, cops said. The thief, caught in this surveillance video, climbed into an unlocked window of Steinway Family Dental in Astoria on Steinway Street, near 34th Avenue, about 3:50 a.m. Friday, according to NYPD [...]
Police in Queens are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying three suspects wanted for a grand larceny at a pharmacy. The incident occurred on April 20 at a Rite Aid on Steinway Street in Astoria. Police said the suspects took a number of high-priced items, including Rogaine, Zyrtec, Crest White Strips, Allegra and Mucinex, [...]
Police are seeking a suspect wanted in connection with an Astoria grand larceny. The suspect used a stolen credit card at the Steinway Street Wendy’s during the afternoon of Wednesday, February 8, police said. Police described the suspect as a heavy set white or Hispanic male in his early 30s. Anyone with information is asked [...]
Shoppers swarmed Steinway Street on November 25, searching to save some green on the “blackest” day of the year. Black Friday took Astoria by storm, as hundreds of residents shopped at stores along one of the neighborhood’s premier streets. Among the shops that offered significant savings were P.C. Richard & Son, GameStop, Gap, Express, Foot [...]
Astoria’s green initiative is also beautifying the neighborhood. Councilmember Peter F. Vallone Jr., Senator Michael Gianaris, Department of Transportation Queens Borough Commissioner Maura McCarthy and members of the Steinway Astoria Partnership united on September 15 for the unveiling of several environmentally-friendly additions to Steinway Street. Among the improvements are new plants and flower baskets lining [...]
