Sept. 27, 2022 By Czarinna Andres A 38-year-old Queens Village man is dead after crashing his vehicle into a parked car in Corona Monday while experiencing a medical episode, police said. Jorge Peguero, of 210th Street, was driving a 2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer at around 7:20 p.m. when he lost control of his vehicle due to… Read more »
Sept. 26, 2022 By Christian Murray The police arrested a 16-year-old boy Friday wanted for attempting to stab a fellow teenager in front of school building in Forest Hills early last week. The 16-year-old was charged with attempted assault for allegedly plunging a knife into the chest of a teenage boy last Tuesday at around… Read more »
Sept. 23, 2022 By Czarinna Andres A tenant of a luxury apartment complex in Long Island City has filed a lawsuit alleging that a major development company hiked his rent by 58 percent—in violation of rent stabilization laws, the Commercial Observer reported. The lawsuit, which was filed by a tenant of Jackson Park along with… Read more »
Sept. 23, 2022 By Max Murray A man attempted to stab a 16-year-old boy in front of a high school in Forest Hills Tuesday, according to police. The suspect allegedly approached the victim—who was at a bus stop following school dismissal– at around 3:50 p.m. in front of Queens Metropolitan High School, located at 91-30… Read more »
This article was originally published by The CITY on Sept. 22, 2022 By Jose Martinez and Haidee Chu Last month, more than a dozen elected officials pressed the city and state to revive a long-dormant stretch of rail line in Queens as a subway extension. Last week, some of those same officials stood alongside Mayor… Read more »
Sept. 22, 2022 By Christian Murray Two East Elmhurst men who had contracts to maintain housing shelters throughout the 5 boroughs have been busted for allegedly bilking the city out of millions of dollars by filing bogus invoices for work not done. Liaquat Cheema, 62, and Ali Cheema, 31, ran a construction company out of… Read more »
Sept. 21, 2022 By Czarinna Andres The City Planning Commission voted in favor of the massive Innovation QNS project Wednesday, although the person that matters most on the future of the plan—Councilmember Julie Won—was far from impressed. The commission voted 10-3 in favor of the plan that calls for the development of 2,843 apartments in… Read more »
Sept. 20, 2022 Staff Report The Sunnyside Post Mile is back, and this year it is coming with a Halloween theme—and the organizers are encouraging participants to run or walk in costume. The event is scheduled for Oct. 22 and will take place on the streets of Sunnyside. There will be prizes for the fastest… Read more »
Sept. 21, 2022 By Christian Murray Officials with the Variety Boys & Girls Club of Queens (VBGCQ) were joined by Queens Borough President Donovan Richards Tuesday to announce that the development of their 5-story clubhouse—and 14-story apartment complex—will be carbon neutral. Construction of the development, which involves a 123,000 square foot clubhouse and a residential… Read more »
Sept. 20, 2022 By Christian Murray The police have released the name of a man who was stabbed to death in Woodside during the early hours Monday morning. Freddy Jimenez, 55, of 71st Street in Woodside, was fatally stabbed in the stomach at around 2:45 a.m. on the corner of 69th Street and Roosevelt Avenue, according… Read more »