Oct. 24, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A 17-year-old was robbed by a group of four men in Jackson Heights last week and three of the suspects are still at large, police said. The teen was walking in front of a house on 91st Street at around 3:45 p.m. on Oct. 17 when the group approached… Read more »
Oct. 21, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A huge fire tore through an e-bike store in Sunnyside Thursday evening. The blaze broke out at The Fly Wing Bike Shop, located at 39-31 47 Ave., just after 6:30 p.m., according to the FDNY. The fire started on the ground floor — where the store is situated —… Read more »
Oct. 20, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A community forum hosted by Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in Astoria last night was disrupted by a group of angry protesters. The event, which was held at The Variety Boys & Girls Club of Queens on 30th Road, saw a group of around 10 demonstrators heckle the progressive Congresswoman inside… Read more »
Oct . 20, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A pedestrian is dead after he was struck by a BMW driver on the Grand Central Parkway in Astoria Heights Monday. The victim, 44, was hit by a BMW X5 – a mid-sized SUV – as he attempted to cross the thoroughfare at around 9:10 p.m., according to… Read more »
Oct. 20, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A 77-year-old man is dead after he was struck by an SUV in Corona seven weeks ago. Richard Wasley, of Manhattan, succumbed to his injuries Monday having been hit by a Chevy Traverse at the intersection of Roosevelt Avenue and 114th Street on Aug. 25. The driver, 46, was… Read more »
Oct. 20, 2022 By Michael Dorgan Police are looking for a man who mugged a straphanger on board a 7 train in Sunnyside Monday. The suspect approached a 55-year-old woman and ripped two gold chains off from around her neck as the train was pulling into the 46th Street Bliss station at around 12:15 p.m.,… Read more »
Oct. 19, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A Queens man has been arrested after he allegedly set fire to a Bangladeshi restaurant in Jackson Heights earlier this month after being upset that the establishment botched his order. Choephel Norbu, 49, of Flushing, was charged with arson, criminal mischief and reckless endangerment for allegedly torching the front… Read more »
Oct. 19, 2022 By Michael Dorgan The owners of a commercial dry cleaners in Astoria have been busted for swindling their workers out of $90,000 in unpaid wages. Fat-Lun Kong and Cheng Teh Tang, who co-own Enterprise Cleaner on 42nd Street in Ditmars, failed to pay their employees minimum wage, proper overtime and adequate paid… Read more »
Oct. 18, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A South Ozone Park man has been charged with manslaughter after a straphanger he was in a physical altercation with fell onto the tracks and was fatally struck by a train at the 74th Street/Roosevelt Avenue subway station Monday. Carlos Garcia, 50, was charged with manslaughter just after noon… Read more »
Oct. 18, 2022 By Michael Dorgan Police have released video of a man being viciously beaten and stabbed by a group of four suspects outside a 7-Eleven in College Point last week. The video, released Monday, shows the victim lying on the ground and being savagely attacked by the suspects in front of the 127-02… Read more »