Feb. 23, 2024 By Bill Parry A drunk driver who allegedly crashed his vehicle in Astoria on Thursday that ultimately led to the death of his passenger has been charged with vehicular manslaughter, driving while intoxicated, and other crimes, authorities said. The suspect allegedly crashed the vehicle in Astoria, before driving the damaged car to… Read more »
Feb. 23, 2024 By Bill Parry A Corona man was killed in a collision while cycling after dark in a desolate section of Maspeth on Thursday night. Jorge Galicia, 47, of 43rd Avenue, was riding between Frank Principe Park and Mt. Zion Cemetery just after 8:00 p.m. when he crashed into a box truck at… Read more »
Feb. 22, 2024 By Bill Parry The NYPD released a new surveillance image on Wednesday that shows a suspect who is wanted in an unprovoked attack on a tourist at the Queens Plaza subway station in Long Island City last week. The assault occurred on the morning of Thursday, Feb. 15 as a 29-year-old man,… Read more »
Feb. 20, 2024 By Bill Parry As the city grapples with its worst housing crisis in more than half a century, the Adams administration announced plans to build another 850 to 900 apartments on public land—with at least 60% of the units to be affordable—in the fast-growing Hunters Point South community on the Long Island… Read more »
Feb. 16, 2024 By Bill Parry Police from the 110th Precinct in Elmhurst are looking for two men who attempted to rob an armed security guard transporting money from an armored truck into the Queens Center Mall in broad daylight last week. The attempted heist unfolded at around 2:10 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 8 as… Read more »
Feb. 16, 2024 By Bill Parry Police from the 114th Precinct are looking for a vandal who smashed a window of a Long Island City church last week. On the night of Friday, Feb. 9, Father Jose Carlos da Silva, the parish pastor of St. Rita’s Church, was in the rectory when he heard something… Read more »
Feb. 16, 2024 By Bill Parry A tourist from Spain was slashed in his neck in an unprovoked attack inside the Queens Plaza subway station in Long Island City Thursday morning. Police from the 108th Precinct in Long Island City and Transit District 20 are looking for a knife-wielding suspect who allegedly assaulted the 29-year-old tourist… Read more »
Feb. 15, 2024 By Bill Parry A Flushing man is criminally charged with attempted arson and other crimes for trying to torch an auto repair shop in Long Island City late last month. Ping Huang, 37, of Blossom Avenue, was arraigned in Queens Criminal Court on Feb. 6 after he was seen trying to start… Read more »
Feb 14, 2024 By Bill Parry The NYPD has identified a suspect in the fatal hit-and-run collision that killed a Jackson Heights woman on the morning of Thursday, Feb. 1. Pursuant to an ongoing investigation, detectives have determined that Jackson Lima-Arteaga, 33, of Bond Street in Elizabeth, New Jersey was behind the wheel of a… Read more »
Feb. 13, 2024 By Bill Parry The city has launched a search for an operator for the long-term outdoor vendor concession area in Corona Plaza. The Department of Transportation released a Request for Proposals (RFP) on Monday seeking an entity to manage the 15,000 square-foot plaza to ensure a vibrant, clean and safe concession area… Read more »