This article was originally published by The CITY on July 12, 2022 By Shantel Destra and Candace Pedraza The rollout of the monkeypox vaccine in New York City has been riddled with technical difficulties, communication issues and a major shortage of doses. To date New York City has received a total of 7,000 doses. When… Read more »
July 12, 2022 By Czarinna Andres Two men face up to 15 years in prison for allegedly stealing a deceased woman’s East Elmhurst home through the use of fraudulent documents and a bogus corporation. Jorge Vasquez Jr., 40, of Baldwin, NY, and Andy V Singh, 34, of the Bronx, were indicted by a Queens County… Read more »
July 11, 2022 By Christian Murray Three elected officials from Queens have signed on to a letter calling on Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg to drop the murder charge filed against a bodega worker who fatally stabbed a man in what they say was self-defense. Council Members Bob Holden, Vickie Paladino and Joann Ariola are… Read more »
July 8, 2022 By Christian Murray (updated) Council Member Bob Holden is calling for the firing of Queens DOT Commissioner Nicole Garcia arguing that she fails to listen to the concerns of residents and shows contempt for local civic organizations. Holden’s call for Garcia’s ousting comes at a time when the DOT is working on… Read more »
July 8, 2022 By Czarinna Andres The police are looking for a man who allegedly threw a 70-year-old woman to the ground behind a Jackson Heights apartment building last month. The incident allegedly took place at around 8:15 p.m. on June 27 following an argument that broke out at the rear of a residential complex… Read more »
July 8, 2022 By Christian Murray Dozens of elected officials—including many from Queens—are calling on the New York State Public Service Commission to block Con Edison’s proposal to hike electricity and gas bills next year. Forty-nine officials from New York City and Westchester County are asking the PSC to deny Con Ed’s proposed rate hike… Read more »
July 8, 2022 By Christian Murray A Jamaica Queens man was sentenced to 30 years to life in prison Thursday for the 2019 death of Detective Brian Simonsen, a 19-year-veteran of the NYPD. Jagger Freeman, 28, was found guilty by a jury last month of murder in the second degree and other crimes for his… Read more »
July 7, 2022 By Christian Murray James Caan, a Hollywood icon who was raised in Sunnyside, died Wednesday at the age of 82. Caan was born in the Bronx on March 26, 1940 and grew up in Sunnyside. He was the son of Jewish immigrants from Germany whose father was in the kosher meat business…. Read more »
July 7, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A man who allegedly killed his girlfriend in November 2020 and dumped her body in the trunk of a car in Queens has been indicted by a grand jury on charges of murder, kidnapping and other crimes. Kareem Flake, 30, who was on the run for more than a… Read more »
July 7, 2022 By Czarinna Andres Governor Kathy Hochul announced last week that the state has completed a $17 million upgrade to a bridge on Astoria Boulevard that spans the eastbound Brooklyn-Queens Expressway ramp—and takes traffic to the eastbound Grand Central Parkway. The revamp, which took 18 months to complete, has seen the bridge’s existing… Read more »