June 13, 2022 Op-Ed By Jim Magee, Candidate for Assembly District 37 I have lived in this district my entire life and I have never seen the working people of these neighborhoods feel so ignored. It is past time to tax the super-rich in New York State. Billionaires. The Democratic Party is going to have… Read more »
June 13, 2022 By Christian Murray The list of candidates vying to represent the newly formed 59th Senate District continues to get longer with a former staff member for Costa Constantinides throwing his hat in the ring. Mike Corbett, a Murray Hill resident who worked for the former Astoria council member from 2015 to 2021,… Read more »
June 13, 2022 By Czarinna Andres More than 200 Filipinos and their friends turned out in Woodside Sunday to officially co-name the intersection of Roosevelt Avenue and 70th Street “Little Manila Avenue.” The co-naming pays tribute to the Filipino community who established businesses and began moving to the area in the 1970s and built a… Read more »
June 13, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A man was shot outside a luxury high-rise apartment building in Long Island City shortly after midnight today. The victim, 25, was shot in the neck by an unidentified suspect outside 1 QPS Tower, a 44-story building located at 42-20 24th St., according to police. The man is expected… Read more »
June 13, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A Bayside man with a long rap sheet has been arrested on attempted murder charges for two unprovoked stabbings on the 7-line last week. Donny Ubiera, 32, was arrested late Saturday and charged with two counts of attempted murder for randomly stabbing two men, one on Saturday morning and… Read more »
June 10, 2022 By Alexandra Adelina Nita Queens students from seven different schools have hand-painted several park benches at Flushing Meadows Corona Park as a means to address social issues such as racism, gun violence, gender inequality, homelessness, anti-LGBTQIA discrimination and environmental justice. The artwork, which the students unveiled earlier this month, with be on… Read more »
June 13, 2022 By Czarinna Andres The police are looking for a suspect who allegedly stabbed a 23-year-old man in the neck during an unproved attack in Sunnyside early Sunday morning. The suspect, a white man, allegedly approached the victim in the vicinity of Queens Boulevard and 48th Street at around 3:15 a.m. and stabbed… Read more »
This article was originally published by The CITY on June 10, 2022 By Katie Honan and Greg David Mayor Eric Adams and the City Council on Friday agreed on a $101 billion budget that promises to increase funding for parks and childcare, and boost trash pickup — while also adding to the city’s rainy-day reserves…. Read more »
June 10, 2022 By Michael Dorgan Police are searching for a man who attempted to rob a Woodside bank at gunpoint Friday. The suspect allegedly entered the Citizen Bank branch, located at 51-20 Northern Blvd., at around 2 p.m. and displayed a firearm before demanding cash, according to police. The bank, which was previously occupied… Read more »
June 10, 2022 By Michael Dorgan An East Elmhurst man has been convicted of sexually assaulting a young girl over a three-year period while he babysat her at his home. Jose Nivelo, 43, was convicted of child sex crimes yesterday for the abuse that started more than a decade ago. Nivelo was found guilty after… Read more »