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 Christian Murray An Astoria man has been charged with criminally negligent homicide for allegedly killing a 5-year-old boy with his pickup truck in East Elmhurst last month. Xavier Carchipulla, 40, of 33rd Street, was arraigned today in Queens criminal court on a seven-count indictment charging him with leaving the scene of… Read more »
Oct. 20, 2022 By Max Murray The police are looking for a man who robbed a 55-year-old woman of her purse on a Forest Hills street Wednesday. The suspect allegedly bumped into the woman in front of 108-24 Jewel Ave. at around 2:10 p.m., causing her to drop her cellphone. When the 55-year-old went to… 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 Christian Murray The Innovation QNS development took center stage in City Hall Wednesday, with elected officials, business leaders and residents weighing in on the massive proposal during a public hearing held by the Committee on Zoning and Franchises. Most of the arguments for and against the 2,800-unit mixed-use proposal—which would take… 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. 18, 2022 Staff Report Hundreds of participants are set to take part in the Sunnyside Post Halloween Mile on Saturday. Most already have their costumes planned. The event is for both runners and walkers, and the goal is to raise funds for Sunnyside Community Services, a community-based non-profit that provides programs for individuals of… Read more »
Oct. 19, 2022 By Max Murray The police have arrested and charged three men with murder for a gang-related shooting that took place outside a Ridgewood recording studio in June. Savion Johnson, 19, and Warren Burgess, 33, of Brooklyn, and Omar Gaines, 19, of the Bronx, were busted Tuesday in connection with the fatal shooting… Read more »