May 6, 2020, By Michael Dorgan Three people were arrested at a crowded vigil for a dead rapper in Queensbridge yesterday after violating social distancing rules, police said. Police said that they tried to break up a crowd of about 75 people just before 2 p.m. in the vicinity of 40th Avenue and 10th Street…. Read more »
May 6, 2020, By Michael Dorgan Police are looking for a 44-year-old Whitestone man who was last seen nearly two weeks ago. German Avelar, who lives on 14th Avenue, was last seen inside his home on April 23 at around 8 p.m., according to the NYPD. Police describe Avelar as a Hispanic man of medium… Read more »
May 6, 2020 By Michael Dorgan Police have released video footage of a man who punched a straphanger in the face at a Jackson Heights subway station last month. On April 20, at around 10:05 a.m., the suspect got into a heated argument with a 53-year-old man on the Manhattan-bound 7 Train platform at the… Read more »
May 6, 2020 By Christian Murray The U.S. Postal Service has renewed its lease for the Kew Gardens Post Office on Austin Street. Congresswoman Grace Meng announced Tuesday that the lease for the 83-30 Austin St. location has been renewed for five years from Aug. 1, 2021 to July 31, 2026. The existing lease is… Read more »
May 5, 2020 By Michael Dorgan Police are searching for a man who burglarized an adult daycare center in Flushing last Friday and stole cash. On May 1, at around 2 a.m. the suspect broke his way through the front door of the American Adult Day Care Center, located at 132-08 Pople Avenue, according to… Read more »
May 5, 2020 By Christian Murray Gov. Andrew Cuomo took aim at Washington today, particularly Republican leaders who are reluctant to fund state governments hard hit by the coronavirus. Cuomo, speaking at his daily press briefing, called on federal lawmakers to put partisan politics aside and include aid for state and local governments in its… Read more »
May 5, 2020 By Michael Dorgan Brooklyn’s annual Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel has been canceled due to the coronavirus– although an alternative date might be set for later this year. The Italian-American celebration was scheduled to take place in July but – like so many other parades this year – it has… Read more »
May 5, 2020 By Michael Dorgan Several Queens Congress Members have demanded the national cancellation of all rent and mortgage payments for the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic – and for six months afterward. Lawmakers Grace Meng, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Carolyn Maloney, Nydia Velázquez and Hakeem Jeffries wrote to House and Senate leaders Tuesday urging them… Read more »
May 5, 2020 By Michael Dorgan Several Queens Congress Members want the next COVID-19 relief bill to include assistance for bodegas, ethnic grocery stores and small independent supermarkets. Congresswoman Grace Meng announced Sunday that she wrote a letter— signed by 12 other New York Congress Members– to House leaders Nancy Pelosi and Kevin McCarthy urging… Read more »
May 4, 2020 By Michael Dorgan Eight men who allegedly sold illegal drugs and firearms in Southeast Queens have been busted by police. Seven of the men were arrested last week and another individual was arrested in March, the Queens District Attorney’s office announced Saturday. The suspects were nabbed as part of an 18-month joint… Read more »