Dec. 16, 2021 By Michael Dorgan An off-duty NYPD lieutenant was critically wounded — while a suspect was fatally shot — during an attempted robbery turned shootout on a Woodside street early Thursday. The cop was targeted by a group of at least three armed suspects wearing ski masks as he left La Boom nightclub,… Read more »
Dec. 15. 2021 By Michael Dorgan It’s been a long time coming but a popular California-style Mexican restaurant has finally opened in Astoria. Calexico opened last week at 32-07 30th Ave. and customers are at long last savoring the company’s much-lauded burritos, quesadillas and tacos. The restaurant was initially scheduled to open in early 2020… Read more »
Dec. 15, 2021 By Michael Dorgan Two senior citizens are dead after a fire ripped through their apartment in Flushing early Wednesday morning. The victims, a couple consisting of an 81-year-old man and a 79-year-old woman, were killed during the blaze, when the fire engulfed their 71-02 162nd St. apartment building at around 4:30 a.m.,… Read more »
Dec. 15, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A street in Middle Village has been co-named in honor of a former city council member. The corner of Furmanville Avenue and 83rd Street was co-named “Thomas V. Ognibene Way” during a ceremony Sunday—in honor of a former Republican lawmaker who lived on the block. Ognibene represented Council District… Read more »
Dec. 14, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A man who survived being shot eight times during a shooting last year was fatally gunned down in South Ozone Park Monday night. Tyrek Townsend, 37, was shot once in the torso just after 8 p.m. Monday at the corner of 113th Avenue and Linden Boulevard, according to police…. Read more »
Dec. 14, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A 79-year-old woman was killed after being struck by a hit-and-run driver while crossing a street in Middle Village Monday, according to police. Helena Conti was hit by a driver in a blue sedan at around 5:55 p.m. while crossing Cooper Avenue near St. John Cemetery, police said. Conti,… Read more »
Dec. 13, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A Flushing man has been indicted for the horrific sexual assault and murder of a woman at his Main Street apartment building last month. Qiuming Wan, 52, was indicted on murder and sex abuse charges by a grand jury Thursday for sodomizing his 29-year-old victim to death with a… Read more »
Dec. 13, 2021 By Michael Dorgan The City Council passed legislation Thursday that makes it illegal to sell products designed to hide vehicle license plates. The bill, which was introduced by Council Member Robert Holden, bans merchants from selling products that obscure tags or make them unreadable to speed and toll cameras. Holden’s bill targets people… Read more »
Dec. 13, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A man was fatally shot inside his girlfriend’s East Elmhurst home Saturday morning. The victim, 27, was shot once in the chest by a male suspect just before 8 a.m. —inside a house at 23-23 98th St. — and was later pronounced dead at an area hospital, police said…. Read more »
Dec. 13, 2021 By Michael Dorgan The FDNY has released a report detailing the cause of a massive fire that ripped through a number of storefronts on Queens Boulevard in August. The four-alarm fire took place at around 7:15 a.m. on Aug. 12 and engulfed five businesses located on the corner of Queens Boulevard and… Read more »