March 10, 2023 By Bill Parry A car service driver was robbed at knifepoint near the Queensbridge Houses in Long Island City last week, and police from the 108th Precinct are looking for four men who remain at large. In the early morning of Friday, March 3, the 41-year-old Lyt driver picked up two men… Read more »
March 10, 2023 By Bill Parry With Vietnam veterans dying off at a rate of nearly 400 a day nationwide, and many of them dying alone, state Senator Michael Gianaris announced Friday, March 10, that his bill to provide proper burials for veterans’ unclaimed remains passed unanimously, 60-0. The measure, known as S.454, requires… Read more »
March 8, 2023, By Bill Parry An Ozone Park man and a woman from Richmond Hill were officially charged on Tuesday, March 7, for their roles in an alleged anti-Asian attack in Corona last week, according to Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz. Elijah Fernandez, 21, of 107th Avenue, and Natalie Plaza, 18, of 110th Street,… Read more »
March 7, 2023 By Bill Parry The new net-zero energy clubhouse for the Variety Boys and Girls Club of Queens in Astoria will include a Teen Academy funded by a $1.5 million contribution from Attentive Energy One, a joint venture between Rise Light & Power and TotalEnergies as part of its proposal to the New York… Read more »