July 7, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A man who allegedly killed his girlfriend in November 2020 and dumped her body in the trunk of a car in Queens has been indicted by a grand jury on charges of murder, kidnapping and other crimes. Kareem Flake, 30, who was on the run for more than a… Read more »
July 7, 2022 By Czarinna Andres Governor Kathy Hochul announced last week that the state has completed a $17 million upgrade to a bridge on Astoria Boulevard that spans the eastbound Brooklyn-Queens Expressway ramp—and takes traffic to the eastbound Grand Central Parkway. The revamp, which took 18 months to complete, has seen the bridge’s existing… Read more »
July 7, 2022 By Christian Murray The NYC Ferry may only cost passengers $2.75 per ride—but in fiscal year 2021 each ride cost taxpayers nearly $13, according to an audit released by the New York City Comptroller’s office Wednesday. The findings in the 50-page audit revealed that the NYC Ferry system is much more expensive… Read more »
July 5, 2022 By Czarinna Andres Police arrested an off-duty FDNY firefighter Sunday night who was allegedly driving drunk by the Hunters Point waterfront. Victor Munoz, 32, was stopped by police near the intersection of Center Boulevard and 50th Avenue at around 11 p.m. He tried to the flee the scene—initially by foot and then via… Read more »
July 5, 2022 By Czarinna Andres The NYPD is looking two men who allegedly fired shots at an apartment complex in Flushing during the early hours Monday morning. Police have released photos of the men who allegedly discharged their firearms in front of an apartment building at 41-17 Haight St. at around 2:55 a.m. The… Read more »
July 5, 2022 By Czarinna Andres A 27-year-old man is in critical condition after the Chrysler he was driving crashed into a double-parked car in Richmond Hill Sunday night, which sent his vehicle careening through an intersection smacking into an oncoming car. The victim was driving a 2020 Chrysler 300 southbound on 121st Street at… Read more »
July 3, 2022 By Christian Murray A Brooklyn teenager, who was facing hate crime charges for allegedly attacking three Sikh men in separate incidents in Queens, was stabbed to death on Thursday. Vernon Douglas, 19, was stabbed in the chest at around 9 p.m. in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn. He had been in a… Read more »
July 3, 2022 By Czarinna Andres A 32-year-old man was fatally stabbed on Roosevelt Avenue during the early hours Saturday morning, according to police. The victim was stabbed multiple times in the head—and his 32-year-old girlfriend was stabbed in the arm—at the corner of 98th Street and Roosevelt Avenue at around 3:15 a.m., cops said…. Read more »
July 3, 2022 By Michael Dorgan Long Island City will get a new Walgreens later this year despite the company shuttering a number of stores throughout the borough in recent months. The pharmacy chain has confirmed that it is moving into a newly constructed low-rise building on the corner of Queens Plaza South and 28th… Read more »
July 1, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A Sunnyside woman has been charged with vehicular assault and a slew of other crimes after she allegedly drove drunk and plowed into an 8-year-old girl and the girl’s grandmother as they crossed a street in Woodside Tuesday. She then smashed her car into two vehicles before coming to… Read more »