July 10, 2023 By Bill Parry An E train rider broke his arm after he was shoved from a train at the Grand Avenue-Newtown subway station in Elmhurst last month, according to the NYPD. Police from the 110th Precinct in Elmhurst and Transit District 20 are still looking for the assailant who approached the 60-year-old… Read more »
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Stranger gropes on-duty school crossing guard in North Corona: NYPD
July 7, 2023 By Bill Parry Police from the 115th Precinct in Jackson Heights are looking for a suspect who menaced an on-duty school crossing guard in North Corona late last month. The incident occurred around 2:40 p.m. on Thursday, June 29, as the woman was watching over the neighborhood’s children at the corner of… Read more »
DOT truck explodes on Vernon Boulevard in Long Island City: FDNY
July 5, 2023 By Bill Parry An explosion stunned lunchtime crowds along Vernon Boulevard in Long Island City Wednesday afternoon. A truck from the city’s Department of Transportation was parked on Vernon near 47th Avenue when it caught fire and exploded just after 1 p.m. on July 5. The four DOT employees who were working… Read more »
LaGuardia Community College lands $4.5 million grant to cultivate next-gen food, agro professionals
July 5, 2023 By Bill Parry The campus of LaGuardia Community College is located in Long Island City, where the only farmland in the vicinity is nearly 15 miles away on the other side of the borough at the Queens County Farm Museum in Little Neck, yet it is still receiving support from the U.S…. Read more »
Happening today: Community forum on future of Ravenswood Generating Station in LIC
June 28, 2023 By Bill Parry Western Queens residents can have their say on the future of “Big Allis” during a community forum at the Queensbridge Houses Wednesday afternoon. Rise Light & Power and Attentive Energy One are hosting the June 28 town hall to discuss what lies ahead for the massive Ravenswood Generating Station,… Read more »
Man sought for allegedly drawing Nazi symbols on the walls of Sunnyside library: NYPD
June 28, 2023 By Bill Parry The NYPD’s Hate Crimes Task Force is still looking for the man who allegedly drew swastikas on the outside wall of the Sunnyside library more than a month ago. The 108th Precinct in Long Island City received a report that during the afternoon of Friday, May 5, the suspect… Read more »
Lawmakers gather in Astoria to unveil bill addressing pedestrian fatalities caused by oversized vehicles
June 27, 2023 By Bill Parry Armed with a new study that details the carnage on New York City streets caused by divers of SUVs and other large vehicles, Astoria Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani and Brooklyn state Senator Andrew Gounardes announced new legislation that would increase the registration fees for oversized personal vehicles. The lawmakers were… Read more »
Astoria-based HANAC provides services to help seniors live independently
June 21, 2023 By Bill Parry With the arrival of summer and the inevitable heat waves posing a challenge for the city’s elderly, along with the exorbitantly high cost of living, a western Queens-based nonprofit is reminding elderly New Yorkers that they do more than build and operate senior affordable housing. Since it was founded… Read more »
Man stabbed in Astoria with such force blade became lodged in victim’s back: NYPD
June 21, 2023 By Bill Parry A man was stabbed in the back as he walked along Ditmars Boulevard in Astoria in broad daylight Tuesday morning, according to authorities. Police from the 114th Precinct in Astoria reported that the 21-year-old victim was walking in front of 47-04 Ditmars Blvd., near the heavily trafficked intersection with… Read more »
Small business owners rally against commercial rent hikes at Diversity Plaza in Jackson Heights
June 15, 2023 By Bill Parry Small business owners and advocates from across Queens rallied with elected officials on Diversity Plaza in Jackson Heights on June 14 to highlight the challenges that excessive rent hikes are creating in neighborhoods throughout the borough. The merchants accused “predatory landlords” of doubling and tripling commercial rents that have… Read more »