Aug. 8, 2022 By Michael Dorgan Queens native LL Cool J was honored at the inaugural “Rock The Bells Festival” at Forest Hills Stadium on Saturday. The Grammy award winner, who grew up in St. Albans, was presented with a proclamation by Council Speaker Adrienne Adams and the “Key to Queens” by Queens Borough President… Read more »
Aug. 8, 2022 By Michael Dorgan The police released video footage Sunday of a man wanted for punching a straphanger inside the 74th Street/Roosevelt Avenue subway station last month. The suspect was walking inside the station on July 15 at around 5:35 p.m. when the victim, a 37-year-old man, bumped into him on the stairs,… Read more »
Aug. 8, 2022 By Christian Murray The police are looking for a man who allegedly punched a Hasidic Jewish man in the face while uttering anti-Semitic remarks on an E train at Queens Plaza late last month—in what cops are investigating as a hate crime. The victim, a 37-year-old man, was punched without provocation while… Read more »
Aug, 5, 2022 By Christian Murray A number of elected officials are calling on the Department of Transportation to conduct a study of 69th Avenue in Forest Hills and install a number of traffic controls. The call comes from four legislators—Congressmember Grace Meng, State Sen. Joseph Addabbo, Assemblymember Andrew Hevesi and Councilmember Lynn Schulman—in the… Read more »
Aug. 5, 2022 By Michael Dorgan Bolivian Independence Day and Ecuadorian Independence Day will be celebrated during separate events in Sunnyside over the coming days. The events, which will feature various cultural performances, will recognize residents and business owners whose heritage emanates from Bolivia and Ecuador. Both nations declared independence from Spain in the early… Read more »
Aug. 5, 2022 By Christian Murray The massive Innovation QNS project was rejected by Queens Borough President Thursday who said that the sheer scale of the 2,800-unit proposed development outweighed the benefits that may come from it. Queens Borough President Donvan Richards’ rejection of the proposal represents another blow for the developers of Innovation QNS,… Read more »
Aug. 5, 2022 By Michael Dorgan The man accused of the shooting death of a delivery worker in Forest Hills in late April was found dead in his home Friday after apparently taking his own life. Glenn Hirsch, 51, was found dead by police inside his Jamaica apartment on 141st Street after failing to show… Read more »
This article was originally published by Chalkbeat New York on Aug. 5, 2022, By Reema Amin and Amy Zimmer A Manhattan judge ruled Friday to throw out the New York City education department’s budget and allow the City Council and Mayor Eric Adams to reconsider how to fund schools this year. Judge Lyle Frank ruled… Read more »
Aug. 5, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A tow truck driver remains at large after he shot at a competing tow truck driver on a Sunnyside street Thursday. The suspect got into a dispute with his 44-year-old rival outside 47-56 45th St. at around 1:35 p.m. where an accident had taken place, according to police. The… Read more »
Aug. 4, 2022 By Michael Dorgan An affordable housing lottery has opened for 23 units in a new building in Woodside – with rent starting at just under $1,200 per month. The apartments are located in a newly constructed nine-story building on the corner of Queens Boulevard and 51st Street. The mixed-use building, located at… Read more »