**Warning: Graphic content, viewer discretion is advised** Feb. 15, 2022 By Michael Dorgan Disturbing dashcam footage has been posted online showing a pedestrian being struck by a car in Glendale Saturday — and then being run over by an SUV while lying motionless on the ground. The horrifying video, which was uploaded to Twitter Monday,… Read more »
Feb. 15, 2022 By Allie Griffin The city program that offers half-priced MetroCards to low-income New Yorkers is going to be made permanent, Mayor Eric Adams announced Monday. Fair Fares will be funded for years to come following an agreement reached by Adams and Council Speaker Adrienne Adams. The pair agreed that funds would be… Read more »
Feb. 14, 2022 By Christian Murray Suraj Patel, who unsuccessfully ran against Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney in 2018 and again in 2020, announced today that he is mounting yet another challenge. Patel, an attorney who lost to Maloney by 3,200 votes in 2020, is back for the third time in his quest to represent the 12th… Read more »
Feb. 14, 2022 By Christian Murray Antisemitic graffiti was scrawled over the window of a Forest Hills dental office Saturday. The hate-filled words “F… Jews” were scribbled in black marker pen on the front window of a dental clinic at 68-55 Harrow Street, according to a photo shared on twitter by Council Member Lynn Schulman…. Read more »
Feb. 14, 2022 By Michael Dorgan The Dept. of Transportation began major repair work on the Queensboro Bridge Monday and at least one vehicle lane is to remain closed for the entirety of the near two-year project. The repair work, which is expected to take until December 2023 to complete, consists of replacing the bridge’s… Read more »
Feb. 14, 2022 By Allie Griffin A Vietnamese and Thai noodle shop is opening a takeout and delivery spot in Sunnyside roughly four years after a massive fire burned its original Queens Boulevard location to the ground. Zen Yai will open at 40-05 Skillman Ave. inside Sunnyside Eats, a facility that provides commercial kitchen spaces for… Read more »
Feb. 12, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A Manhattan man who allegedly stabbed two victims to death — in separate incidents — in southeast Queens before Christmas has been charged with murder. Raymond Kenner, 22, was arraigned before Queens Supreme Court Thursday for fatally stabbing 29-year-old Benjamin Vasquez in Jamaica on Dec. 23, according to the… Read more »
Feb. 11, 2022 By Michael Dorgan An alleged hit-and-run driver has been arrested for fatally striking a 16-year-old cyclist in College Point last year. Christian Soriano, 27, was arrested Wednesday for manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide and leaving the scene of a crash after he allegedly hit Darwin Durazno with his car on June 4. Soriano,… Read more »
Feb. 11, 2022 By Christian Murray Assemblywoman Cathy Nolan is expected to step down from office at the end of this year—leaving the race to represent the 37th Assembly District wide open. Nolan, 63, who has represented the district since 1985, is not expected to seek reelection, according to several sources close to the Queens… Read more »
Feb. 10, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A virtual food hall that houses nearly two dozen eateries opened in Sunnyside late last year. The facility, called Sunnyside Eats, opened at 40-05 Skillman Ave. and over 20 different eateries operate out of the space, according to the company’s website. The various eateries offer a wide variety of food… Read more »