Jan. 15, 2024, By Bill Parry A Maspeth man was nabbed Friday for a fatal stabbing that took place in Long Island City nearly four years ago after coming into contact with cops for smoking at a Brooklyn subway station. Luis Hernandez, 36, of 56th Street in Maspeth was taken into custody by police from… Read more »
Jan. 15, 2024 By Bill Parry Police from the 112th Precinct in Forest Hills are looking for a disheveled vandal who allegedly had the audacity to tag the stationhouse on Austin Street with graffiti last week. The suspect allegedly approached the front wall of the 112th Precinct at around 2:40 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 11… Read more »
Jan. 12, 2024 By Bill Parry Sunnyside community leader Ty Sullivan and a core group of friends are organizing a fundraiser for their 450+ neighbors who were displaced by a raging five-alarm fire just days before Christmas. The group is collaborating with Sunnyside Community Services (SCS) to host the Fire Relief Fundraiser on Friday, Jan…. Read more »
Jan. 11, 2024 By Ethan Marshall A 75-year-old Elmhurst man died on Saturday, 10 days after he was struck by an e-bike rider while walking in the vicinity of Roosevelt Avenue and Broadway in Jackson Heights. Kabrinda Nath Sen succumbed to his injuries at Elmhurst Hospital, a block away from his home on Ithaca Street,… Read more »
Jan. 11, 2024 By Bill Parry The NYPD’s Hate Crimes Task Force is now investigating a commercial burglary that took place at a Woodside house of worship during the early hours on Wednesday, Jan. 3. Police from the 108th Precinct in Long Island City reported that the suspect entered the Shri Guru Ravi Dass Temple… Read more »
Jan. 10, 2024 By Bill Parry A Brooklyn man was arraigned in Queens Criminal Court on Monday and charged with attempted murder, assault and other crimes in connection to the Oct. 21 shooting in front of a Long Island City strip club. Jeffrey Almanzar, 29, of 50th Street in Sunset Park, was arrested on the… Read more »
Jan. 5, 2024 By Bill Parry Sunnyside residents who were displaced by a massive five-alarm inferno that destroyed their apartment complex just days before Christmas, had their misery compounded Thursday when they were given just a three-hour window to remove their belongings from the burned-out apartments so repairs could begin. The tenants had been notified… Read more »
Jan. 5, 2024 By Bill Parry A Woodside house of worship was burglarized by an intruder during the early morning hours on Wednesday, Jan. 3, according to the NYPD. Police from the 108th Precinct in Long Island City reported that the suspect entered the Shri Guru Ravi Dass Temple at around 1:30 a.m. through an… Read more »
Jan. 4, 2024 By Bill Parry An Elmhurst man died on Saturday, Dec. 30, eleven days after he crashed his scooter on Queens Boulevard in Woodside. Police from the 108th Precinct in Long Island City responded to a call of an injured man on the Queens Boulevard service road near 73rd Street just before 4:30… Read more »
Jan. 4, 2024 By Bill Parry A 7-train rider was assaulted by a group of strangers while he waited on the Flushing-bound platform at the Queensboro Plaza subway station in Long Island City last month. The 31-year-old man was standing alone at around 9:45 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 16 when he was approached by three… Read more »