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 »
July 1, 2022 By Czarinna Andres The police released video footage today of a man wanted for robbing Capital One Bank in Sunnyside last Friday. The suspect allegedly entered the 40-20 Queens Blvd. bank at around 5 p.m. on June 24 and passed the teller a note demanding money. The teller complied and handed over… Read more »
July 1, 2022 By Jerry Lo, Yi (Andy) Chen and Hailing Chen The Flushing community is at a pivotal moment when it comes to the future of affordable housing in our neighborhood. As we continue to combat the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent economic crisis, New York’s housing stock continues to be insufficient and unaffordable for… Read more »
July 1, 2022 By Michael Dorgan Police have released images of a person wanted for attempting to rob a bank in Jackson Heights Wednesday. The suspect, police say, walked into the Santander Bank branch at 83-20 Roosevelt Ave. at around 4:20 p.m. and handed a note to a teller demanding cash. The assailant told the… Read more »
July 1, 2022 By Michael Dorgan The FDNY has opened a new Emergency Medical Services (EMS) station in Astoria and local leaders held a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the facility Tuesday. The facility, called EMS Station 49, will serve as a base for emergency medical technicians (EMTs) and paramedics to serve Astoria and the rest of… Read more »