Aug. 15, 2024 By Bill Parry A recidivist animal abuser and hoarder from Jackson Heights was indicted by a Queens grand jury after dozens of dogs and cats were rescued from deplorable conditions from her home on 82nd Street in May. Elizabeth Grant, 56, was arraigned Wednesday in Queens Supreme Court on an 88-count indictment… Read more »
Aug. 15, 2024 By Bill Parry A former director at two Queens nursing homes is criminally charged with stealing more than 1,500 oxycodone pills, which were meant to be destroyed. Charles Gonder, 52, of 30th Drive in Astoria, was arraigned in Queens Criminal Court on Wednesday on a criminal complaint charging him with criminal possession… Read more »
Aug. 14, 2024 By Bill Parry A 50-year-old woman who was riding the escalator at the Jackson Heights–Roosevelt Avenue/74th Street transit hub fell victim to a grand larcenist who reached into her backpack and removed her cash and personal property while the victim was distracted. Police from the 110th Precinct in Elmhurst and Transit District… Read more »
Aug. 13, 2024 By Bill Parry Long Island City residents are in shock after a 26-year-old man jumped to his death Sunday night from a 33-story building in Hunters Point. The man died after leaping from the south tower of the Gotham Point development, with his body found in front of 56-27 2nd St. Officers… Read more »
Aug. 9, 2024 By Bill Parry The NYPD released surveillance images of three suspects who went on a bloody rampage, stabbing five men during a street brawl in Corona on the night of Saturday, Aug. 3. Police from the 115th Precinct in Jackson Heights reported that the trouble began at around 11:40 p.m. near the… Read more »
Aug. 8, 2024 By Bill Parry A teenager evaded danger on Monday night as he was approached by two masked robbers who pulled out knives while demanding his cash and property in the vicinity of Queens Boulevard and 42nd Street in Sunnyside. The perpetrators began tailing the 18-year-old as he walked past a row of… Read more »
Aug. 7, 2024 By Bill Parry Police from the 115th Precinct in Jackson Heights are looking for a woman who allegedly robbed a man at knifepoint on Roosevelt Avenue last month. The 39-year-old victim was walking in the vicinity of 87th Street and Roosevelt Avenue just after 3:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 27, when a… Read more »
Aug. 7, 2024 By Bill Parry An 18-year-old man was struck and killed by a truck driver while riding a bicycle in a protected bike lane in Sunnyside on Monday morning, according to the NYPD. The cyclist was traveling eastbound in the protected bike lane of 43rd Avenue at 7:36 a.m. when the 57-year-old driver… Read more »
Aug. 5, 2024 By Bill Parry A seven-year-old Woodside girl is in serious condition and fighting for her life at Elmhurst Hospital along with two adults, who were rescued after a fire tore through their apartment building on Sunday morning. The fire broke out in the basement of 68-06 37th Ave. in Woodside at around… Read more »
Aug. 1, 2024 By Bill Parry The Long Island City waterfront would have a riverwalk from Queensbridge Park to Gantry Plaza State Park under a proposal announced by Council Member Julie Won, her colleagues in government and the Department of City Planning on Thursday, Aug. 1. Since Won kicked-off the Long Island City Neighborhood Plan… Read more »