April 15, 2022 By Christian Murray A 19-year-old Brooklyn man was arrested on hate crime charges Thursday for allegedly punching a 70-year-old Sikh man in the face on a South Richmond Hill street earlier this month. Vernon Douglas was taken into custody at his Watkins Street home in Brooklyn yesterday and arrested for assault, robbery… Read more »
April 14, 2022 By Allie Griffin Council Member Sandra Ung joined city officials Tuesday to discuss the growing number of street vendors blocking sidewalks on Main Street—an issue that has drawn resident complaints. Ung took Dept. of Consumer and Worker Protection Commissioner Vilda Vera Mayuga on a tour of downtown Flushing Tuesday to see the… Read more »
April 14, 2022 By Allie Griffin The Department of Education will expand the Gifted and Talented program to all school districts, Mayor Eric Adams and Schools Chancellor David Banks announced Thursday. “Expanding our Gifted and Talented program to all New York City districts is about giving every child, in every zip code, a fair chance… Read more »
April 14, 2022 By Christian Murray (updated) Assembly Member Brian Barnwell announced earlier this week that he would no longer be running for his Assembly District 30 seat—and a replacement has been made for him on the ballot. Steven Raga, who unsuccessfully ran for city council last year and is currently the executive director of… Read more »
April 14, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A non-profit organization and a group that oversees the 31st Avenue Open Street are coming together to host a weekly farm stand in Astoria—starting Saturday. The farm stand, which will be open every Saturday through late October, will be located on the 31st Avenue Open Street–between 33rd and 34th… Read more »
April 14, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A man was found dead on the subway tracks in Long Island City early Thursday. The victim’s body was discovered by a train operator who was pulling into the 21st Street Queensbridge station in a northbound F-train at around 12:40 a.m., according to the MTA. The subway driver saw… Read more »
April 14, 2022 By Czarinna Andres A 14-year-old boy was stabbed in the stomach on the subway platform in Elmhurst Wednesday, police said. The boy had exited a Manhattan-bound 7 train at the 90 Street-Elmhurst Avenue stop at around 8:40 a.m. when he was approached by an unknown man on the platform who displayed a… Read more »
April 13, 2022 By Christian Murray A Flushing woman who allegedly stabbed an immigration attorney to death in the victim’s law office last month has been indicted on murder and weapons charges, authorities said. XiaoNing Zhang, 25, was arraigned Wednesday on a six-count indictment for allegedly stabbing Jim Li, a 66-year-old immigration attorney, to death… Read more »
April 13, 2022 By Christian Murray Nine men, including seven from Queens, who were allegedly part of a sex trafficking and prostitution enterprise have been charged with racketeering and related crimes, federal authorities announced Tuesday. The enterprise allegedly operated out of Flushing and its members recruited undocumented Chinese women and then sent them to hotels… Read more »
April 13, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A public meeting that was planned to take place in Long Island City Thursday to address the alarming increase in crime is no longer going ahead. The meeting was being organized by Johanna Carmona, who is running for the Assembly District 37 seat, with the express purpose to tackle… Read more »