Nov. 12, 2024 By Bill Parry The pastor of a Sunnyside church and his wife are elated with the safe return of their daughter on Friday, just over a week after a citywide search was launched to find her. Dan Sadlier of the Mosaic Covenant Church called the harrowing eight-day period after his 21-year-old daughter… Read more »
Nov. 11, 2024 By Bill Parry A Westchester man was stabbed to death outside an Astoria nightclub early Monday morning, according to the NYPD, after an argument escalated into violence. Police from the 114th Precinct in Astoria responded to a 911 call of an assault in progress outside Agenda, a restaurant and lounge at 28-18… Read more »
Nov. 8, 2024 By Bill Parry A stranger attacked a 70-year-old man working at a convenience around the corner from the 108th Precinct in Long Island City during the early morning hours of Tuesday, Nov. 5. The perpetrator entered the E&I Deli & Grocery at 49-12 Vernon Blvd. at around 3:35 a.m. and stole several… Read more »
Nov. 7, 2024 By Bill Parry Two Long Island City men and a Long Islander were charged with criminal possession of cannabis after a search warrant uncovered more than 850 pounds of cannabis flower with a street value of more than $100,000 in a Long Island City apartment. Garcia Rodriguez, 25, and Prieto Romero, 23,… Read more »
Nov. 4, 2024 By Bill Parry An unlicensed cannabis shop in Sunnyside that riled up local residents due to its location on Greenpoint Boulevard across from L/CPL Thomas P. Noonan Jr. Playground has been closed down, Queens District Attorney Melida Katz announced on Monday. A Woodhaven woman who worked at the store was arrested and… Read more »
Nov. 4, 2024 By Bill Parry Police from the 114th Precinct in Astoria are searching for a young woman who was reported missing from her family home on Roosevelt Island on Friday, Nov. 1. Markeysha Sadlier, 21, of 575 Main Street was last seen at around 6:30 a.m. at the home and is described as… Read more »
Nov. 1, 2024 By Bill Parry Police from the 115th Precinct are looking for a suspect who attacked a young boy in broad daylight before robbing him near the Helen Marshall Playground in East Elmhurst and remains at large more than a week later. The incident occurred at around 3 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 24,… Read more »
Nov. 1, 2024 By Bill Parry Police from the 115th Precinct in Jackson Heights are still looking for three suspects who terrorized a man in Corona before robbing his personal property in September. The incident occurred on the night of Sunday, Sept. 22, when the three strangers struck up a conversation with the 26-year-old victim… Read more »
Oct. 30, 2024 By Bill Parry A former PTA president at an Astoria elementary school is accused of stealing more than $41,000 from the organization to pay for personal trips and make purchases at wine stores, smoke shops, and nail salons. Athena Gonzalez, 33, of Greenvale, LI, was arraigned Tuesday night in Queens Criminal Court… Read more »
Oct. 29, 2024 By Bill Parry A 21-year-old man was bludgeoned by a bat-wielding panhandler inside the Queensboro Plaza subway station in Long Island City on Sunday night. The victim was on the platform waiting for a Manhattan-bound N train at around 11:35 p.m. when the suspect approached him and asked for money. When the… Read more »