Jan. 10, 2024 By Bill Parry A Brooklyn man was arraigned in Queens Criminal Court on Monday and charged with attempted murder, assault and other crimes in connection to the Oct. 21 shooting in front of a Long Island City strip club. Jeffrey Almanzar, 29, of 50th Street in Sunset Park, was arrested on the… Read more »
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Displaced Sunnysiders get three hours to remove their belongings from apartments ravaged by 5-alarm fire just before Christmas
Jan. 5, 2024 By Bill Parry Sunnyside residents who were displaced by a massive five-alarm inferno that destroyed their apartment complex just days before Christmas, had their misery compounded Thursday when they were given just a three-hour window to remove their belongings from the burned-out apartments so repairs could begin. The tenants had been notified… Read more »
Woodside temple burglarized by suspect who discovered unlocked door: NYPD
Jan. 5, 2024 By Bill Parry A Woodside house of worship was burglarized by an intruder during the early morning hours on Wednesday, Jan. 3, according to the NYPD. Police from the 108th Precinct in Long Island City reported that the suspect entered the Shri Guru Ravi Dass Temple at around 1:30 a.m. through an… Read more »
Elmhurst man dies after crashing his scooter on Queens Boulevard in Woodside last month: NYPD
Jan. 4, 2024 By Bill Parry An Elmhurst man died on Saturday, Dec. 30, eleven days after he crashed his scooter on Queens Boulevard in Woodside. Police from the 108th Precinct in Long Island City responded to a call of an injured man on the Queens Boulevard service road near 73rd Street just before 4:30… Read more »
Subway rider assaulted at Queensboro Plaza subway station in Long Island City last month: NYPD
Jan. 4, 2024 By Bill Parry A 7-train rider was assaulted by a group of strangers while he waited on the Flushing-bound platform at the Queensboro Plaza subway station in Long Island City last month. The 31-year-old man was standing alone at around 9:45 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 16 when he was approached by three… Read more »
Brooklyn teen charged with gun possession for snatching a dog on Christmas Day in Queensbridge Houses: DA
Dec. 29, 2023 By Bill Parry A Brooklyn teenager was charged with criminal possession of a weapon, petit larceny and other crimes in the gunpoint theft of a French Bulldog from another teen at the NYCHA Queensbridge Houses in Long Island City on Christmas Day. The teenage defendant, of Sheffield Avenue in Brooklyn, allegedly pointed… Read more »
New CB2 chair proud of his fellow Sunnysiders in response to 5-alarm inferno
Dec. 26, 2023 By Bill Parry The new chair of Community Board 2 was less than two weeks into his tenure when disaster struck in the heart of Sunnyside. A massive 5-alarm fire just five days before Christmas displaced nearly 450 people from their apartment complex at 43-07 47th Ave. on Wednesday, Dec. 20, and… Read more »
Man held up at gunpoint near Mount Sinai Queens Hospital in Astoria: NYPD
Dec. 26, 2023 By Bill Parry A man was robbed at gunpoint near Mount Sinai Queens Hospital in Astoria during the early morning hours on Saturday, Dec. 16, according to the NYPD. The 32-year-old victim was at the corner of Crescent Street and 30th Avenue at 2:15 a.m. when two strangers approached him. One… Read more »
Nassau County man indicted on vehicular homicide and DUI charges after fatal Long Island City crash
Dec. 22, 2023 By Bill Parry A Long Island man was indicted by a Queens grand jury on charges of aggravated vehicular homicide, driving under the influence and other crimes in connection to a high-speed, three car-collision on the Long Island Expressway last month that left one of his passengers dead and two others unable… Read more »
Astoria man indicted for deadly stairwell shove: DA
Dec. 22, 2023 By Bill Parry An Astoria man has been indicted by a Queens grand jury on charges of manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide for allegedly pushing his 60-year-old neighbor down a stairwell in their apartment building causing fatal injuries early last month, Queens District Attorney. Melinda Katz announced Friday. Kevin Ogara, 44, of… Read more »