Multiple People Shot At Astoria Apartment

Police surround an apartment in Astoria where 4 people, including a child, were shot dead.

NYPD officers swarmed an apartment building Monday night, after police said that four people, including a 5 year old boy, were shot and killed.  According to CBSlocal, the gunfire began around 8:30PM at an apartment building on 30th Drive and 23rd Street.  The police entered the ground floor apartment after responding to a 911 call…

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22 Year Old Cyclist Struck On 35th Street Has Died.

22 year old Xelea Samonte, who was struck on Monday night by a van on 35th Street, has died, according to police.  The young woman lived by Shore Boulevard in the Ditmars side of Astoria.  She was cycling at the intersection of 35th Street and 23rd Avenue when she rode through a red light and was…

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Dead Baby Found In Astoria Garbage Can

On Saturday, in the Dutch Kills Playground, a baby was found dead in a garbage can. A woman who was passing by the park smelled a foul stench coming from the trash can. At around 10:45AM she neared the garbage can near the basketball court and saw the horrifying site of a baby wrapped up…

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Woman’s Body Found In Water At Astoria Park

Police responded to a call at around 11AM Sunday morning in regards to a body in the water at Astoria Park, near Shore Boulevard and the Triborough Bridge. When they arrived, they found an unconscious and unresponsive woman, who was pronounced dead at the scene. The woman was fully clothed and according to reports, there were…

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81 year Old Woman Dies After Freak Van Accident

Astoria Food Truck Accident

An 81 year old woman has died of her injuries after being struck by a van which backed into her and two others, including a souvlaki food truck outside Capitol One Bank on the 31st of August at around 2PM. The driver of the van had parked it on the south east of Broadway and…

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