Oct. 11, 2022 By Max Murray Stop & Shop has remodeled its Maspeth and Glendale stores and is now offering more multicultural products as part of the supermarket chain’s $140 million capital investment across its 25 New York City operations. A ribbon cutting was held at its 74-17 Grand Ave. store in Maspeth Friday, while… Read more »
Oct. 11, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A Maspeth man has been charged with murder for a fatal stabbing that took place in Woodside last month. Olmedo Osorio, 46, was indicted by a Queens grand jury Tuesday and charged with murder in the second degree for the stabbing death of 55-year-old Freddy Jimenez on Sept. 19,… Read more »
Oct. 11, 2022 By Michael Dorgan An affordable housing complex for low-income seniors and the formerly homeless has opened in Astoria — and officials held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the occasion Friday. The new development, called Bishop Rene A. Valero Senior Residence, is located at 23-11 31st Rd. and comes with 102 units. The… Read more »
Oct. 11, 2022 By Michael Dorgan Hundreds of students and staff were evacuated from a school building in Long Island City Tuesday morning following a bomb threat that proved to be a false alarm. The bomb threat, police said, was made at around 10:30 a.m. against the Q404 Hunters Point campus building, located at 1-50… Read more »
Oct. 11, 2022 By Christian Murray A Whitestone man who allegedly fired shots at his then-girlfriend outside a Woodside pizzeria in September has been charged with attempted murder, police said. Salvatore Mussumeci, 46, was arrested Friday and has also been charged with assault, criminal possession of a loaded firearm and strangulation. Mussumeci’s charges also pertain… Read more »
Oct. 11, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A man is in critical condition after the scooter he was riding collided with a car near Queensbridge Houses in Long Island City Monday. The victim, 37, was driving a Honda PCX motorized scooter through the 12th Street and 40th Avenue intersection at around 1:10 p.m. when he struck… Read more »
Oct. 10, 2022 By Christian Murray Four women who live in Queensbridge Houses are wanted for a bizarre subway robbery where they allegedly attacked two young women on an Astoria-bound N train earlier this month while dressed in neon green bodysuits. The NYPD is looking to locate Emily Soto, 34, Mairam Cisse Issouf, 26, Ciante… Read more »
Oct. 10, 2022 By Max Murray A tow truck driver was struck dead on the Long Island Expressway during the early hours Saturday morning while he was attempting to hitch a vehicle onto the back of his truck. Carlos Santiago, 47, of Howard Beach, was fatally hit at around 3:20 a.m. while a 27-year-old man… Read more »
Oct. 10, 2022 By Christian Murray The police are looking for a man who allegedly groped a 13-year-old girl at the Astoria Boulevard subway station on Friday. The suspect allegedly followed the girl who had just exited a N train at around 4 p.m. and approached her from behind as she had just gone through… Read more »
Oct. 7, 2022 By Michael Dorgan The New York City Council has come out in support of Councilmember Tiffany Cabán after the progressive legislator received a barrage of threats for her unwavering stance on policing and public safety. The City Council issued a statement Thursday condemning the alleged threats that were called in to Cabán’s… Read more »