July 14, 2022 By Christian Murray Tensions are running high between the campaigns of two progressive candidates who are both running to represent the District 59 seat in the state senate. Nomiki Konst and Kristen Gonzalez—both left leaning candidates in the race to represent western Queens, north Brooklyn and parts of Manhattan—have been waging a… Read more »
July 14, 2022 By Michael Dorgan Police are looking for three suspects who allegedly stole $112,000 worth of jewelry from a store inside the Queens Center Mall last week The suspects – two men and a woman — allegedly carried out the heist at Zales Jewelry at around 6:45 p.m. on July 6 while the… Read more »
July 13, 2022 By Michael Dorgan On the same day that the Labor Department announced that inflation had surged to a record 40-year high, the owners of a popular juice shop in Sunnyside announced that they will soon close due to rising business costs. Cooldown Juice, located at 48-19 Skillman Ave., will shutter for good… Read more »
July 13, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A series of outdoor movie nights will kick off at the Hunters Point waterfront Thursday – with the Academy award-winning film Black Panther starting off the 2022 season. The free movies, known as CinemaLIC, will be displayed on a state-of-the-art, 30-foot inflatable screen at Hunters Point South Park. The… Read more »
July 13, 2022 By Czarinna Andres The police are looking for two men who attempted to rob a Jackson Heights food truck at gunpoint last week. The suspects entered the Rusticos Latin Food Truck, located at 82-17 Northern Blvd., at around 12:24 a.m. on Friday July 8, before pointing a firearm at the three workers… Read more »
July 12, 2022 By Czarinna Andres The Queens Village branch of the Queens Public Library is going to be getting a much-needed makeover. The branch, which was built in 1952, will undergo a $9.6 million overhaul, Queens elected officials announced Tuesday. The library, located at 94-11 217th St., has not undergone a major renovation since… Read more »
July 12, 2022 By Michael Dorgan The police are looking for a man who allegedly groped a woman’s buttocks at the 74th Street/ Roosevelt Avenue subway train station last week. The man, identified as Zouhair Bouiqentaren, 30, allegedly approached the 28-year-old woman from behind on July 5 at around 10:55 p.m. as she was leaving… Read more »
July 12, 2022 By Michael Dorgan The average price paid to nab a studio in Queens in June was over $2,000 per month, with the average for a one bedroom hitting $2,500 for the first time on record, according to a new report by the real estate firm M.N.S. The average price paid for a… Read more »
This article was originally published by The CITY on July 12, 2022 By Shantel Destra and Candace Pedraza The rollout of the monkeypox vaccine in New York City has been riddled with technical difficulties, communication issues and a major shortage of doses. To date New York City has received a total of 7,000 doses. When… Read more »
July 12, 2022 By Michael Dorgan Congresswoman Grace Meng has called on the United States Postal Service (USPS) to tackle the rising theft of mail from postal relay boxes in Queens. The relay boxes, which are dark green postal boxes placed on sidewalks, are increasingly becoming targets of thieves throughout the borough, according to Meng…. Read more »