May 10, 2024 By Bill Parry Police from the 115th Precinct in Jackson Heights are looking for a suspect who allegedly stabbed a 22-year-old man in Corona on Sunday night. The victim was standing in front of a house at 104-38 38th Avenue just before 9:00 p.m. on May 5 when a stranger approached him… Read more »
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Four muggers beat and rob senior in Jackson Heights: NYPD
May 9, 2024 By Bill Parry A 73-year-old man was beaten and robbed by four young muggers near the Jackson Heights Post Office early Tuesday morning. The victim was walking at 37th Avenue and 79th Street just after 3 a.m., when he was approached by a stranger who demanded money, police from the 115th Precinct… Read more »
Two young men sought in the May Day slashing of a supermarket worker in Jackson Heights: NYPD
May 6, 2024 By Bill Parry Police from the 115th Precinct in Jackson Heights are looking for two young men who slashed a supermarket employee last week. The perpetrators entered the Food Town located at 76-10 37th Ave. in Jackson Heights at around 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 1 and walked through the aisles, allegedly… Read more »
Jackson Heights community rallies against illegal smoke shops near schools
May 3, 2024 By Bill Parry Several elected officials representing Jackson Heights rallied with dozens of parents, school children and teachers on May 1, calling for urgent enforcement against Haze Land, located at 37-07 82nd St., an illegal smoke shop that recently re-opened after being shut down by the Sheriff’s department. Haze Land sits in… Read more »
Panhandler assaulted by ticked-off E train rider at Queens Plaza subway station: NYPD
Apr. 30, 2024 By Bill Parry A persistent panhandler was punched out by an angry commuter on board a northbound E train at the Queens Plaza subway station on Sunday, Apr. 21. Police from the 108th Precinct in Long Island City and Transit District 20 reported that the assault occurred just after 8 p.m., when… Read more »
Variety Boys and Girls Club of Queens awarded $3 million capital grant for new Astoria headquarters
Apr. 29, 2024 By Bill Parry Variety Boys and Girls Club of Queens was awarded a $3 million capital from Empire State Development earlier this month to support the club’s redevelopment project in Astoria. The new clubhouse will be approximately 125,000 square feet and include a state-of-the-art gymnasium, 175-seat theater, regulation swimming pool, classroom… Read more »
Two scooter-riding armed robbers sought for targeting four victims in Jackson Heights, LIC: NYPD
Apr. 25, 2024 By Bill Parry Police from two western Queens police precincts are looking for a pair of armed robbers who targeted several people miles apart in just over an hour last week. Police from the 115th Precinct in Jackson Heights reported that the first robbery occurred at around 2:40 a.m. as a 34-year-old… Read more »
Two teenagers stabbed during argument with group of men in Astoria: NYPD
Apr. 24, 2024 By Bill Parry Two teenagers were stabbed during a bloody confrontation with a group of men on Monday evening in the Steinway section of Astoria. The young men were walking at the intersection of 21st Avenue and 75th Street, two blocks north of St. Michael’s Cemetery, at around 6:45 p.m. when they… Read more »
Pedestrian struck and killed by van driver on Roosevelt Avenue in Woodside: NYPD
Apr. 24, 2024 By Bill Parry A man was struck and killed on Roosevelt Avenue in the Little Manila section of Woodside on Tuesday morning. Police from the 108th Precinct in Long Island City responded to a 911 call of a motor vehicle collision involving a pedestrian at the intersection of 70th Street and Roosevelt… Read more »
Over a dozen Woodside families displaced by 2-alarm fire at apartment building early Monday morning
Apr. 23, 2024 By Bill Parry At least 15 Woodside families were displaced by a two-alarm fire that tore through their apartment building early Monday morning. The FDNY received a report of a fire at a five-story building located at 39-06 63rd St. at 3:16 a.m. Firefighters arriving at the scene observed flames shooting from… Read more »