March 31, 2022 By Christian Murray Police made a quick arrested of a gun-toting man who attempted to rob a cellphone store in Sunnyside Wednesday. William Navarro, 23, of Corona, allegedly went into Green Tara Wireless, located at 45-51 47 St., and attempted to leave the store with a stolen phone. A store worker tried… Read more »
March 31, 2022 By Christian Murray Police have released video footage of man being shot in the head execution style in a cowardly act in Far Rockaway Saturday night. The graphic video shows a man walk up along his victim at around 8:10 p.m. outside of 624 Grassmere Terrace and fire his gun at point… Read more »
March 30, 2022 Staff Report A 39-year-old man who had $27,000 in cash on hand was robbed by two men at gunpoint on a Springfield Gardens street earlier this month. The victim and a 31-year-old man were walking down the street in the vicinity of 149th Avenue and 182nd Street when two unknown men approached… Read more »
March 30, 2022 By Czarinna Andres A Queens-based cookie chain opened a location in Bayside last week. Chip City, which was founded in Astoria, cut the ribbon Friday on a store at the Bay Terrace Shopping mall located at 23-96 Bell Blvd. in Bayside. The cookie chain is best known for its “ooey gooey,” thick… Read more »
March 30, 2022 By Christian Murray A local environmental group is opening a composting site that aims to serve Forest Hills residents who live on the north side of Queens Boulevard. The Forest Hills Green Team is opening a composting site—starting Sunday– at 67-09 108th St. where residents will be able to drop off their… Read more »
March 30, 2022 By Christian Murray Nearly $150,000 has been raised via a GoFundMe page for the owners of Louie’s Pizzeria in Elmhurst who were stabbed coming to the aid of an Asian woman outside their Baxter Avenue business Saturday night. More than 2,900 people have donated funds that aim to help cover the medical… Read more »
March 29, 2022 By Christian Murray An on-duty Parks Department worker was arrested in Long Island City Tuesday morning for punching a fellow staff member in the face and stabbing the victim with an object, according to police. Darryl Brown, 46, got into an argument with a male colleague at around 7:30 a.m. in the… Read more »
March 29, 2022 By Christian Murray The Kiwanis Club of Sunnyside is holding a special dinner event Sunday to celebrate its 75th anniversary, honoring three well known residents for their community service during the pandemic. The club, known best for its role in organizing the annual Flag Day parade along Greenpoint Avenue, will be honoring… Read more »
March 29, 2022 By Christian Murray New York’s hometown airline is adding thousands of new jobs. JetBlue, which is headquartered in Long Island City, announced yesterday that it is recruiting 5,000 additional employees this year in anticipation of a big increase in summer-time demand. The positions will primarily be based at its John F. Kennedy… Read more »
March 28, 2022 By Christian Murray Several elected officials representing districts in eastern Queens held a press conference Monday to condemn a shooting that took place Friday just two blocks from Benjamin N. Cardozo High School in Oakland Gardens. The officials gathered near the corner of Springfield Boulevard and Horace Harding Expressway where a 16-year-old… Read more »