Aug. 14, 2020 By Christian Murray A Flushing man has been charged with grand larceny and other crimes for buying several luxury automobiles using stolen identification—including stolen documents that belonged to his terminally ill uncle. Guang Jin, of 38th Avenue, was charged Friday for allegedly using fake identification to buy and lease several luxury vehicles… Read more »
Aug. 13, 2020 By Christian Murray The Queens District Attorney’s office– with the support of the NYPD–is hosting two gun buyback events this month as a means to get deadly weapons off the street. The district attorney is offering a $200 bankcard for each working hand gun surrendered and is promising that there will be… Read more »
Aug. 12, 2020 By Christian Murray The police are looking for a man who broke into a series of fast food restaurants in Queens two months ago and stole cash. The first incident took place on June 9 when the suspect broke into a Dunkin Donuts, located at 61-03 Flushing Ave., through a drive-through window… Read more »
Aug. 12, 2020 By Christian Murray All passengers in the back seat of a motor vehicle are soon going to be required by state law to buckle up. Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law legislation that will require all passengers riding in the back seat to wear a seat belt come Nov. 1. Currently, passengers… Read more »
Aug. 11, 2020 By Christian Murray Eleven council members in Queens will be forced to step down at the end of next year due to term limits. Many candidates have already come forward looking to replace them, and will be competing in next June’s Democratic primaries for those spots. In Queens, only four council members… Read more »
Aug. 11, 2020 By Christian Murray Council Member Donovan Richards announced his support last week for the YourLIC development plan proposed for the Long Island City waterfront. Richards, who is likely to be the next Queens Borough President come Jan. 1, said that he supports the overarching plan that involves the development of a 28-acre… Read more »
Aug. 10, 2020 By Christian Murray A basketball coach who killed a man in Long Island City two years ago with a single punch to the head has been slapped with a lawsuit by the victim’s mother. Jamill Jones, a former assistant basketball coach, and Wake Forest University where he worked have both been named… Read more »
Aug. 10, 2020 By Christian Murray Plans have been filed for a four-story, 26-unit development on Steinway Street. The plans, filed Aug. 5, call for the new building to go at 20-18 Steinway St., a lot that has historically been occupied by an auto repair shop. Demolition plans for the site were filed in June… Read more »
Aug. 10, 2020 By Christian Murray A second man has been arrested for the June killing of a Corona man. Kevin Guerra, 21, of East Elmhurst, was arrested Friday and charged with murder, criminal use of a firearm and criminal possession of weapon in connection to the June 30 shooting of Dante Sartillian, 21, police… Read more »
Aug. 9, 2020 By Christian Murray A 23-year-old man was killed in a drive-by shooting across the street from the Queensbridge public housing development during the early hours Sunday morning. Madgey Saleh, a resident of Queensbridge Houses, was gunned down when an unknown suspect fired several shots from a moving car and struck him in… Read more »