June 7, 2021 By Allie Griffin A 10-year-old boy was killed in a shooting in the Rockaways Saturday just days before his birthday. Justin Wallace, of Arverne, was shot in the chest when a gunman sprayed bullets at the Edgemere home of his relatives at around 9:30 p.m., police said. Wallace was walking out the… Read more »
June 7, 2021 By Allie Griffin A group of candidates running for office are demanding the state add more hospitals in Queens. Three current council members and nearly 50 candidates — including mayoral, comptroller and council hopefuls — signed onto a letter last week demanding that New York State Health Commissioner Howard Zucker expand hospital… Read more »
June 4, 2021 By Allie Griffin One of the 15 Democratic candidates in the Council District 26 race snagged endorsements from three Queens legislators this week. Ebony Young, a Woodside resident vying to represent western Queens in the council, was endorsed by three state lawmakers — adding to a growing list of elected officials who… Read more »
June 3, 2021 By Allie Griffin A campaign poster battle has erupted in the crowded District 26 City Council race just weeks before Election Day. The saga began after a volunteer for Amit Bagga allegedly put up a campaign poster on top of rival candidate Julie Won’s poster. This allegedly has happened on two separate… Read more »
June 3, 2021 By Allie Griffin A 27-year-old man was stabbed on a subway train Wednesday as it was pulling into a Long Island City subway station. The victim was attacked after getting into an argument with the alleged perpetrator onboard a Manhattan-bound F train as it approached the 21st Street-Queensbridge station around 2:34 p.m.,… Read more »
June 2, 2021 By Allie Griffin Police arrested a 27-year-old man Tuesday wanted for a fatal shooting that took place near the Queensbridge Houses development in Long Island City last month. Officers cuffed Darrius Saunders, of the Bronx, yesterday on murder and criminal possession of a weapon charges at 1 p.m. Saunders and an accomplice… Read more »
June 1, 2021 By Allie Griffin A Manhattan livery car driver was charged in a decades-old cold case for allegedly raping a Queens woman who was a passenger in his car, prosecutors announced Thursday. Danny Stewart, now 58, was indicted by a grand jury and arraigned in Queens Supreme Court after DNA evidence tied him… Read more »
June 1, 2021 By Allie Griffin Senior centers in New York City can reopen later this month after more than a year of being shut down, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Tuesday. Indoor congregate activities can reopen on Monday, June 14, de Blasio said, and the centers can offer outdoor activities immediately. “I’ve heard from… Read more »
June 1, 2021 By Allie Griffin Police are looking for a man who allegedly stole a laptop from a Flushing spa on Thursday. The man allegedly forced open the front door of Lucky Flower Skincare, located at 36-09 Main St., at 6 a.m. and grabbed a laptop once he got inside. He then fled the… Read more »
June 1, 2021 By Allie Griffin A new affordable housing lottery has opened for eight units in a recently-constructed building in Woodside—where rental prices start at $1,750 a month. The units are located in a nine-story, 74-unit building at 46-02 70th St. — in a building that fronts Queens Boulevard. The affordable units are for… Read more »