Crime & Safety
Astoria Teenager, 17, Has Been Missing For Two Weeks
The 17-year-old left her apartment in the Astoria Houses on Sept. 24. As of Friday morning she is still missing, police said.
ASTORIA, QUEENS — Police are asking for help finding an Astoria teenager who has not been seen for the past two weeks.
Iyanna White, 17, lives in the Astoria Houses at 27-10 8th Street. On the early evening of Friday, Sept. 24, around 6:15 p.m., she left her home in a grey sweatsuit and white sneakers, police said.
White hasn't been seen since, said police, who were still looking for her as of Oct. 8 — a full two weeks since she went missing.
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Police described her as a Black young woman with long braided hair and brown eyes. She is about 5 feet, 3 inches tall and 175 pounds.
The NYPD shared a photo of White and asked anyone with information about her whereabouts to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).
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