Sept. 6, 2022 By Czarinna Andres The police are looking for a man who fired several shots during the early hours Monday morning at a group of people in Glendale. The suspect allegedly discharged a firearm multiple times in the vicinity of Myrtle Avenue and 84th Street at around 1:25 a.m. Sept. 5. Police have… Read more »
Sept. 6, 2022 By Christian Murray A new store serving the arts community has opened on Skillman Avenue in Sunnyside. The store, called Sunnyside Arts, is located at 45-18 Skillman Ave. and offers items such as fine arts supplies and gifts—as well as an array of classes and events. The business is owned and operated… Read more »
Sep. 6, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A badly worn-out Woodside athletic field is about to undergo a near $1.3 million makeover. The artificial playing field at Big Bush Park, located between 61st and 64th Street by Laurel Hill Boulevard, will be ripped up and a new high-quality synthetic turf surface will go down in its place… Read more »
Sept. 6, 2022 By Max Murray The police are looking for a man who allegedly grabbed a woman multiple times “in private areas” on an E train as it pulled into the Court Square subway station last week. The suspect allegedly approached a 25-year-old woman on the Manhattan-bound train at around 8 a.m. on Thursday,… Read more »
Sept. 6, 2022 By Christian Murray The police released video footage Friday of three men wanted for holding up a Woodside cellphone store at gunpoint last month. The suspects allegedly entered the AT&T store located at 58-20 Roosevelt Ave. at around 6:55 p.m. on Aug. 26, before one of the men displayed a firearm and… Read more »
Sept. 6, 2022 By Michael Dorgan The widow of the alleged “duck sauce killer” – the man accused of fatally shooting a delivery worker in Forest Hills in April – was indicted Friday for having a cache of illegal weapons at her home. Dorothy Hirsch, 62, who was married to the late Glenn Hirsch, 51,… Read more »
Sept. 2, 2022 By Michael Dorgan The city has filed a lawsuit against Starbucks alleging that the coffee chain illegally fired a worker in retaliation for helping to unionize a store in Astoria. The lawsuit, filed by the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP), claims Starbucks illegally sacked barista Austin Locke days after the… Read more »
Sept. 2, 2022 By Max Murray A 21-year-old woman was shot in the face while sitting in a vehicle on the Whitestone Expressway early Monday morning, according to police. The woman was a passenger in a northbound car on the expressway—near 20th Avenue– when it was fired upon by suspects in two other vehicles at… Read more »
Sept. 2, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A 5-year-old boy was fatally struck by a hit-and-run driver in East Elmhurst Thursday as he attempted to cross a street while holding his father’s hand. The victim, Jonathan Martinez, was hit by the driver of a pickup truck at around 5:30 p.m. as he attempted to cross 100th… Read more »
Sept. 1, 2022 By Michael Dorgan Ample Hills Creamery, the popular ice cream purveyor, is opening a Long Island City location later this month. The creamery, known for churning out innovative and story-themed ice creams, is opening its store in the heart of Hunters Point at 5-36 50th Ave. — in a building situated across… Read more »