Oct. 19, 2020 By Michael Dorgan Are you ready to get your virtual groove on? A neighborhood dance-off competition that pits duos against each other– consisting of one member of the Long Island City community and one professional dancer– will take place next month. A panel of judges will determine the couple that has the… Read more »
Oct 19, 2020 By Michael Dorgan A 21-year-old man is in critical condition after he accidentally shot himself in the head in Astoria early Monday morning, police said. The NYPD responded to a 911 call at around 4:30 a.m. of a man injured inside 18-08 25th Rd. Upon arrival, officers came across a man with… Read more »
Oct. 19, 2020 By Michael Dorgan A 47-year-old pedestrian was struck dead while attempting to cross the Long Island Expressway in Bayside early Sunday morning. The victim, a Queens man, was trying to cross the highway at around 3 a.m. when he was hit by a sedan traveling eastbound along the expressway near Exit 29,… Read more »
Oct. 16, 2020 By Michael Dorgan Police are searching for a man who punched a 69-year-old woman in an apparent road-rage attack in Astoria earlier this month. The man was sitting in his car outside 33-51 9th Street on Oct. 1 at around 4:50 p.m. when he got into a argument with the woman after… Read more »
Oct. 16, 2020 By Michael Dorgan The death of a 79-year-old groundskeeper who died after being attacked by a group of teens inside a Woodhaven golf course last month was ruled a homicide today– just days after the alleged perpetrator was arrested on lesser charges. William Hinchey, a Whitestone resident, got into an argument with… Read more »
Oct. 16, 2020 By Michael Dorgan A Japanese themed pop-up market will be held Sunday at Bliss Plaza kicking off this year’s Sunnyside Restaurant Week. Sunnyside Shines will host the pop-up from noon to 6 p.m. at Bliss Plaza–located at 46th Street and Queens Boulevard–and residents will get a chance to savor food and culture… Read more »
Oct. 15, 2020 By Michael Dorgan Police are searching for a man who allegedly burglarized two apartment buildings in Kew Gardens earlier this week and made off with power tools. Cops said the suspect first struck shortly after midnight Sunday when he broke into a residential building in the vicinity of Lefferts Boulevard and Metropolitan… Read more »
Oct. 15, 2020 By Michael Dorgan Police are searching for a suspect who snatched a cell phone from a man inside a Long Island City subway station Tuesday. The perpetrator grabbed a 55-year-old man’s phone from his hands just before 2 p.m. while he was on the southbound R platform at the Queens Plaza subway… Read more »
Oct. 15, 2020 By Michael Dorgan A fundraiser has been launched by friends of a well-known Sunnyside man who has been diagnosed with cancer. Nikki Joyce and Tali Custer created a GoFundMe Monday for Shane Kenny who was told that he had testicular cancer in September and has been undergoing treatment. They officially launched the… Read more »
Oct. 14, 2020 By Michael Dorgan Queens Council Member Costa Constantinides is calling on NYCHA to immediately restore cooking gas at an Astoria public housing complex where 48 tenants are currently without it. Constantinides said that the affected tenants at 1-04 Astoria Blvd. – a building inside the Astoria Houses NYCHA development – have been… Read more »