Dec. 8, 2021 By Christian Murray Elected officials and school administrators held a ceremonial ground breaking Wednesday to celebrate the start of construction of a 3,066-seat high school on Northern Boulevard in Woodside. The massive school, which will be six stories and contain 94 regular classrooms, will be the largest ever constructed by the School… Read more »
Dec. 8, 2021 By Christian Murray The urgent care provider CityMD opened a center in Woodhaven Tuesday marking its 18th location in Queens. The company has taken space at 91-07 Jamaica Avenue and is providing services ranging from physical exams, pediatric care, lab tests, and treatment for injuries and illnesses. “We are honored that the… Read more »
Dec. 8, 2021 By Christian Murray A Forest Hills woman was stabbed to death during a dispute with her boyfriend in Briarwood Tuesday, according to police. Mindy Singer, 35, who lived on the Grand Central Parkway service road, was stabbed multiple times by her boyfriend in his 141-13 85th Road apartment in Briarwood yesterday, according… Read more »
Dec. 8, 2021 By Christian Murray A church in Forest Hills was vandalized this past weekend with two large rocks thrown through the glass front doors. Parishioners of Grace Lutheran Church, located at 103-15 Union Tpke., discovered Saturday the glass front doors smashed by rocks. The damaged glass included stained glass inserts. A source provided… Read more »
Dec. 7, 2021 By Christian Murray The fate of the two remaining parcels that are part of the massive Hunters Point South affordable housing development are about to be up for debate. The NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), which oversees the development of affordable housing, will be issuing a request for proposal… Read more »
Dec. 7, 2021 By Christian Murray The police are looking for a man who tried to rob a teenager at gunpoint while on board a 7 train in Queens last Wednesday. The suspect approached a 19-year-old straphanger at around 10:35 p.m. while onboard a Manhattan-bound 7 train and then demanded his phone. The thief then… Read more »
Dec. 7, 2021 By Christian Murray A Fresh Meadows man has been indicted for the shooting death of his mother’s boyfriend that took place last month in an apartment at the NYCHA Pomonok Houses in Flushing. Desean McCain, 22, was indicted on murder charges last Wednesday for the fatal shooting of his mother’s 47-year-old boyfriend… Read more »
Dec. 6, 2021 By Christian Murray The police are looking for a man who gained access to a junior high school in Briarwood last Wednesday and allegedly robbed an 11-year-old student inside the bathroom at knifepoint. The suspect allegedly walked inside Robert A. Van Wyck Junior High School, located at 85-05 144 St., at around… Read more »
Dec. 6, 2021 By Christian Murray Two Queens elected leaders are urging the NYC Schools Chancellor not to end geographic priority in the high school admissions process. Assemblyman Edward Braunstein (D-Bayside) and State Sen. John Liu (D-Bayside) sent a letter Friday to Schools Chancellor Meisha Porter in response to the Department of Education’s proposal to… Read more »
Dec. 6, 2021 By Christian Murray Police are looking for two people who pushed a 75-year-old man to the ground—in broad daylight—inside Queensbridge Park last month and robbed him of his wallet. The suspects—a male and a female—targeted the senior at around 3:50 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 28 inside the Vernon Boulevard and 40th Avenue… Read more »