Oct. 20, 2022 By Max Murray The police are looking for a man who robbed a 55-year-old woman of her purse on a Forest Hills street Wednesday. The suspect allegedly bumped into the woman in front of 108-24 Jewel Ave. at around 2:10 p.m., causing her to drop her cellphone. When the 55-year-old went to… Read more »
Oct. 20, 2022 By Christian Murray The Innovation QNS development took center stage in City Hall Wednesday, with elected officials, business leaders and residents weighing in on the massive proposal during a public hearing held by the Committee on Zoning and Franchises. Most of the arguments for and against the 2,800-unit mixed-use proposal—which would take… Read more »
Oct. 18, 2022 Staff Report Hundreds of participants are set to take part in the Sunnyside Post Halloween Mile on Saturday. Most already have their costumes planned. The event is for both runners and walkers, and the goal is to raise funds for Sunnyside Community Services, a community-based non-profit that provides programs for individuals of… Read more »
Oct. 19, 2022 By Max Murray The police have arrested and charged three men with murder for a gang-related shooting that took place outside a Ridgewood recording studio in June. Savion Johnson, 19, and Warren Burgess, 33, of Brooklyn, and Omar Gaines, 19, of the Bronx, were busted Tuesday in connection with the fatal shooting… Read more »
Oct. 19, 2022 By Czarinna Andres and Christian Murray Sunnyside Community Services, a community-based non-profit serving New Yorkers of all age groups, cut the ribbon on its new Long Island City facility Monday. The non-profit, which serves 16,000 people from pre-K to seniors each year, has taken a 7,700 square foot space on the second… Read more »
Oct. 18, 2022 By Max Murray A Kew Gardens resident has launched a GoFundMe campaign to raise money for holiday lights along Lefferts Boulevard. EJ Sydell, a Community Board 9 member, has joined forces with two other residents in an attempt to raise $21,675 to light up the retail strip in Kew Gardens. The funds… Read more »
Oct. 17, 2022 By Christian Murray Mayor Eric Adams said today that he is in support of the Innovation QNS development and that the project should move forward. Adams announced his support when he was asked about the project by a reporter at the end of a press conference he was holding about trash pickups…. Read more »
Oct. 17, 2022 By Christian Murray A documentary that follows the 15 Democratic candidates who ran for city council last year to represent the 26th District will be screened at the Queens World Film Festival on Nov. 5. The 1 hour 38-minute documentary, written and produced by Long Island City resident Shannon Ayala, follows the… Read more »
Oct. 17, 2022 By Max Murray A 20-year-old man is dead after he lost control of his vehicle on the Clearview Expressway during the early hours Sunday morning and crashed into a tree. The driver was traveling northbound on the expressway near Exit 4 at around 2:18 a.m. when his 2007 Honda Accord struck a… Read more »
Oct. 17, 2022 By Christian Murray Police are looking for a man who allegedly stole a 67-year-old woman’s backpack while the victim was on the ground—after passing out from a medical episode—inside the Grand Avenue-Newtown subway station earlier this month. The suspect allegedly took the bag at around 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 7 after… Read more »