May. 11, 2023 By Bill Parry A Flushing man is facing up to a decade and a half in prison after he was criminally charged with possessing an arsenal of illegal weapons, including ghost guns, assault rifles, and a stockpile of ammunition, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced on May 11. Zhili Song, 30, of…
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Variety Coffee Roasters set to open in Ridgewood this summer
May. 11, 2023 Elijah Hamilton Variety Coffee Roasters will open a new location in Ridgewood this summer, giving residents a new place to get a fresh cup of coffee. Mark Brei, director of Retail at Variety Coffee Roasters, said that opening a new store in Ridgewood was important to the company, as most of their…
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Mayor Adams faces backlash after signing executive order halting parts of right-to-shelter law before expected migrant surge
May. 11, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller Mayor Eric Adams is facing sharp criticism Thursday from fellow city pols and advocates after he signed on Wednesday night an executive order suspending parts of the city’s longstanding right-to-shelter law ahead of a new migrant surge following the expiration of federal Title 42. The executive order —…
Teenage girl in critical condition after being shot in the head in St. Albans: NYPD
May. 11, 2023 By Zachary Gewelb Police are continuing their investigation after a 16-year-old girl was shot in the head in St. Albans on Wednesday night. Police received a 911 call at approximately 8:30 p.m. on May 10 regarding the shooting at 121-14 Lucas St. and, upon their arrival, officers from the 113th Precinct found…
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Crooks steal iPhone from teenager inside of Edgemere subway station: NYPD
May. 11, 2023 By Zachary Gewelb Police are searching for the crooks who stole an iPhone from a teenager inside of an Edgemere subway station earlier this month. Authorities say that the two crooks — both males — planned met the male 19-year-old victim just before 5:30 p.m. on May 1 inside of the Beach…
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In address, Adams says Neely ‘did not deserve to die,’ doesn’t mention man who put him in a fatal chokehold
May. 10, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller
In a live streamed address Wednesday, Mayor Eric Adams said Jordan Neely, a Black homeless man who was killed in a fatal chokehold by ex-Marine Daniel Penny last Monday, “did not deserve to die” — something many New Yorkers have called on the mayor to say for the past nine days.
Court ruling clears path for ex-con Hiram Monserrate to challenge Moya in next month’s Democratic primary
May. 10, 2023 By Bill Parry Ex-con Hiram Monserrate will likely be on the ballot for next month’s Democratic primary and challenge Councilman Francisco Moya for his old seat after a law designed to keep him from running for public office in New York City was struck down in Manhattan Supreme Court Tuesday. The city’s…
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The many lies, cheats, and frauds of George Santos — a laundry list of deception
May. 10, 2023 By Ben Brachfeld Even by the embarrassing standards of politics, Queens and Long Island Congress Member George Santos — who was indicted on federal fraud charges on Wednesday — has spun a breathtaking web of deception leaving his constituents and the nation grasping for answers and wondering what, if anything, might actually…
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El Correo NY rebrands to Noticia New York City, launches new website
May. 10, 2023 Schneps Media El Correo NY, the beloved Spanish-language newspaper published by Schneps Media and serving the New York City area, has undergone a rebranding — and is now known as Noticia New York City. Noticia New York City will continue to provide the same high-quality local news and entertainment content that…
Editorial | By George, the feds got Santos right where he belongs: In court
May. 10, 2023 amNewYork Metro Congress Member George Santos, who has made lying his own personal art form, finally got snared in the web of deceit which he spun the past three years. Santos was arraigned in a Central Islip federal courtroom on Wednesday after being indicted on an array of serious criminal charges…