Sept. 8, 2021 By Christian Murray A teenager was indicted by a Queens County grand jury today on murder and a weapons charge for the 2019 killing of a 14-year-old boy on the basketball courts at Baisley Park Houses in South Jamaica. Sean Brown, a reputed gang member who is now 18-years old, allegedly gunned… Read more »
Sept. 8, 2021 By Ryan Songalia The Long Island City Partnership will be hosting its annual awards gala later this month and a special tribute will be paid to two local organizations that have helped the community get through the worst of COVID-19. The Floating Hospital and Plaxall will be honored at the LIC Partnership’s… Read more »
Sept. 8, 2021 By Christian Murray The police have released video of a man who allegedly punched an Asian woman in the face in Jackson Heights last month and hurled a volley of racist statements. The victim, a 56-year-old woman, was walking in the vicinity of 37th Avenue and 75th Street at around 6:55 a.m…. Read more »
Sept. 7, 2021 By Christian Murray A 64-year-old Bronx man was indicted for murder last week for the brutal slaying of an attorney in the victim’s Jackson Heights law office in August. Nando Perez, of East 165th Street, was arraigned Thursday on an indictment of murder in the second degree and criminal possession of a… Read more »
Sept. 7, 2021 By Christian Murray The police are looking for a man who grabbed a woman’s buttocks on a Flushing bound 7 train as it was approaching the 46th Street station last week. The suspect allegedly touched a 33-year-old woman onboard the train at around 11:25 a.m. on Thursday. The victim exited the train… Read more »
This article was originally published by The CITY on Sept. 3, 2021, 6:10 PM EDT BY Katie Honan A stormwater risk map issued by the city in May showed serious possible flooding at homes where 10 people drowned in their basement apartments when record-breaking rainfall pummeled the city Wednesday night. The interactive map, released in… Read more »
Sept. 1, 2021 By Christian Murray A 9-year-old boy was killed by a fire that broke out inside his family’s Ozone Park home during the early hours Wednesday morning. Remi Miguel Gomez Hernandez was found unconscious inside a 3-story housing complex at 81-19 102nd Rd. by firefighters shorty after the fire broke out at around… Read more »
Aug. 31, 2021 By Christian Murray TF Cornerstone has extended the deadline for applicants looking to snag an affordable housing unit in one of its towers on the Long Island City waterfront. The developer announced Tuesday that applications are now being accepted through Sept. 13 to enter the lottery for one of its 534 affordable… Read more »
Aug. 31, 2021 By Christian Murray The Department of Transportation announced today that it will start construction on its 39th Avenue Bike Boulevard in Sunnyside in September. The installation of the bike boulevard will bring significant change to portions of 39th Avenue and Barnett Avenue in Sunnyside. The plan involves converting segments of 39th and… Read more »
Aug. 31, 2021 By Christian Murray Live jazz is coming back to the Flushing Town Hall. The venue will be holding its popular monthly jazz concerts—in person—starting September at the historic 137-35 Northern Blvd. building. The monthly concerts, officially called the Louis Armstrong Legacy Monthly Jazz Jam, will resume Wednesday, Sept. 8 at 7:00 p.m…. Read more »