July 29, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A 10-day film festival will return to Forest Hills next week with a lineup of more than 120 films. The event, called Festival of Cinema NYC, kicks off Aug. 5 at the Regal UA Midway and will feature independent movies from around the world at the theater through Aug…. Read more »
July 29, 2022 By Michael Dorgan New York’s hometown airline is about to get a whole lot bigger. JetBlue, which is headquartered in Long Island City, agreed Thursday to buy the low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines for $3.8 billion. The takeover deal, if approved by regulators, would create the nation’s fifth-largest airline behind American Airlines, Delta,… Read more »
July 29, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A housing lottery has opened for 463 units in a new high-rise development on the Long Island City waterfront. The city is accepting applications for units in the mixed-use, two-tower development known as Gotham Point. The waterfront towers have commanding views of Manhattan. The development is currently under construction and is… Read more »
July 28, 2022 By Michael Dorgan An East Elmhurst man has been sentenced to 23 years in prison for sexually assaulting a young girl over a three-year period while he was her babysitter. Jose Nivelo, 43, was sentenced Tuesday having been found guilty by a jury of child sex crimes in June for the abuse… Read more »
July 28, 2022 By Michael Dorgan The police are looking for several suspects wanted for stealing nearly $40,000 in cash from three victims across Queens over the last two and a half months. The alleged thefts took place during three separate incidents — between May 19 and July 6 — when the suspects followed each… Read more »
July 28, 2022 By Michael Dorgan The city has responded to pressure from Councilmember Sandra Ung and local community leaders and cleared several unlicensed vendors from the sidewalks of Main Street in Downtown Flushing. The enforcement action, conducted Wednesday by Dept. of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP), the agency that oversees vendor compliance, came a… Read more »
July 26, 2022 By Michael Dorgan Police precincts throughout Queens and across the city will celebrate the annual National Night Out Against Crime next Tuesday evening. Each precinct in Queens has an event planned where police officers will join residents to celebrate the neighborhood that they serve. Residents will get a chance to meet personnel… Read more »
July 27, 2022 By Michael Dorgan The operators of a smoke shop in Middle Village have been busted for illegally selling cannabis and untaxed cigarettes. Deputies from the New York City’s Sheriff’s Office raided “@dukaanboyz,” located at 63-118 Woodhaven Blvd., last week and seized a haul of 76 packages of cannabis and 33 cartons of… Read more »
July 27, 2022 By Michael Dorgan Two black teenage girls were arrested Tuesday for attacking a woman who was riding an MTA bus in Woodhaven earlier this month, in what police are investigating as an anti-white assault. The two teens, aged 15 and 16, were charged with assault and aggravated harassment as a hate crime… Read more »
July 26, 2022 By Michael Dorgan Police are searching for two suspects who allegedly burglarized a home in Woodside earlier this month and made off with more than $10,000 worth of valuables. The suspects – a man and a woman – broke into a residence in the vicinity of 53rd Place and Broadway on July… Read more »