April 12, 2022 By Michael Dorgan The police released video Monday of three teens who allegedly broke into an elementary school in Rego Park last month and spray-painted racial epithets on desks and other surfaces inside a number of classrooms. The alleged vandals broke into P.S. 175, located at 64-35 102nd St., on March 26… Read more »
April 11, 2022 By Michael Dorgan The Flushing branch of the Queens Public Library (QPL) is scheduled to fully reopen later this month after being closed for more than two years. The branch, located at 41-17 Main St., will open on April 25 with all in-person library services being made available to the public, the… Read more »
April 11, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A man armed with a machete was shot by police who were responding to a domestic disturbance in an Astoria apartment Monday morning. The man, 27, was shot in the groin by a police officer inside an apartment at 31-63 33rd St. just before 10 a.m. after a woman… Read more »
April 8, 2022 By Michael Dorgan and Allie Griffin A disbarred Bayside lawyer was sentenced to prison Wednesday for bilking dozens of clients out of more than $1.8 million over a 5-year period. Yohan Choi, who ran a law practice on Northern Boulevard in Flushing, was sentenced to 1 1/2 to 4 1/2 years in… Read more »
April 11, 2022 By Michael Dorgan The recent surge in assaults, burglaries and other violent crimes is spurring the Long Island City community into action. Residents will take part in a public meeting with members of the 108th Precinct this week to discuss soaring crime rates in the area while a local group is planning… Read more »
April 7, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A construction worker plummeted to his death at a Ridgewood building site Wednesday. Holger Molino, 45, from Newark, fell down an elevator shaft while on the job at 3-50 St. Nicholas Ave. at around 3 p.m., the NYPD and FDNY said. He was working on a 17-story development that… Read more »
April 7, 2022 By Michael Dorgan The NYPD has allocated a dedicated tow truck to remove vehicles parked illegally in Council Member Robert Holden’s district. Members of the NYPD Transportation Bureau have begun using the tow truck to haul away vehicles parked illegally on crosswalks, sidewalks, in front of fire hydrants and other places where… Read more »
April 7, 2022 By Michael Dorgan The rumors proved to be true. For weeks, residents in Long Island City have wondered whether the beloved Italian restaurant Bella Via on Vernon Boulevard had shuttered its doors for good. In early March, the local staple’s famous coal oven pizza was firing no more as the Italian eatery… Read more »
April 6, 2022 By Michael Dorgan Police released video footage Monday of a man throwing a pregnant woman to the pavement and robbing her of her handbag in South Richmond Hill last month. The video shows the suspect attacking the woman by pulling on her over-the-shoulder handbag as he walked by her on Liberty Avenue… Read more »
April 6, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A 15-year-old boy is in critical condition after he struck an MTA bus while riding a scooter in Ridgewood Tuesday. The teen was on a scooter traveling northbound along Seneca Avenue when he collided with the bus at the intersection of Seneca Avenue and Gates Avenue at around 1:10… Read more »