Nov. 11, 2024 By Bill Parry Far Rockaway resident Waturi Johnson was sentenced Friday to 24 years to life in prison for the fatal shooting of Uriah Richardson, a father of three who was gunned down in broad daylight in front of the Mott Avenue A train station 2021. The two men did not…
Nov. 11, 2024 By Athena Dawson Flushing Town Hall will welcome another jazz icon to the world’s borough this November. The Eric Alexander Quartet will perform at the cultural institution, located at 137-35 Northern Blvd., on Friday, Nov. 22, at 8 p.m. Eric Alexander is featured on over 100 recorded albums and is recognized as one…
Nov. 11, 2024 By Bill Parry The NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating after a man was caught on camera shouting anti-immigrant rhetoric at a group of men, including a 14-year-old girl in Bayside, on the night of Wednesday, Nov. 6. Police from the 111th Precinct in Bayside reported that the suspect approached…
Nov. 11, 2024 QNS News Team The New York Lottery announced today that a top-prize winning ticket for the Nov. 10 Take 5 Evening drawing was sold in Jackson Heights, with the prize amounting to $29,246.50. The winning ticket was purchased at Shahbaz Deli Inc., dba Shah’s Deli located at 74-03 37th Ave. The…
Nov. 11, 2024 By Mayor Eric Adams New York City is not often associated with the kind of drought we see in other areas of the country, but this fall has been a stunning exception. This past October saw the second-longest rainless streak in city records, dating back 155 years, to 1869. With November…
Nov. 10, 2024 By Ben Brachfeld Gov. Kathy Hochul is reportedly considering reviving congestion pricing, which she paused this summer, as the start of Donald Trump’s second presidential term looms. Politico reported that Hochul is weighing her options with the federal Department of Transportation to revive the toll of driving into Manhattan south of…
Nov. 10, 2024 By Dean Moses Several passengers on board a Queens bus were injured when the driver suffered a medical episode and lost control of the vehicle, which crashed into a number of parked vehicles, authorities said. Police said the Q32 local bus was traveling eastbound along Queens Boulevard near 46th Street in…
Nov. 10, 2024 By Dean Moses An FDNY firefighter was arrested in Queens over the weekend for allegedly choking his wife in front of his child, sources familiar with the incident reported. According to police sources, 47-year-old firefighter Joseph Johnson was arrested in the confines of the 105th Precinct at around 3:20 p.m. on…
Nov. 9, 2024 By Robert Pozarycki Queens detectives are looking for two armed robbers who shot and wounded a man inside a store on Friday night. Police said the incident happened at about 6:45 p.m. on Nov. 8 inside of 32-78 Steinway St. in Astoria. Based on a preliminary investigation, police learned that two…
Nov. 9, 2024 By Robert Pozarycki Police in Queens are looking for the gunman who shot a man inside a lounge early on Saturday morning. Law enforcement sources said the shooting happened at about 4:21 a.m. on Nov. 9 at the Lotus Lounge located at 66-48 Myrtle Ave. in Glendale. The location abuts the…