Feb. 9, 2022 By Christian Murray The city is one step closer to creating a pedestrian/bicyclist greenway that would link several parks in central and eastern Queens together. The Parks Department and the Department of Transportation announced Monday that it has completed a conceptual study—and has found ways to create a pedestrian and bicyclist link… Read more »
Feb. 9, 2022 By Christian Murray A body was found on the G train platform at the 21st Street-Van Alst Station in Long Island City this morning, police said. The body, believed to be that of a middle-aged woman, was discovered on a bench at around 8 a.m., police said. A subway rider found her… Read more »
Feb. 9, 2022 By Christian Murray A manager at a CVS pharmacy in Forest Hills was stabbed in the hand by a shoplifter who took off with cough medicine and shampoo at around 12:25 p.m. Tuesday. The CVS employee was attacked after trying to stop the thief inside the Queens Boulevard and 71st Avenue store,… Read more »
Feb. 8, 2022 By Allie Griffin State Sen. Alessandra Biaggi is running for Congress in a newly redrawn district that continues to include a small section of eastern Queens. Biaggi, who has a high profile in progressive circles, announced her candidacy for New York’s third congressional district Monday. The district is currently represented by moderate… Read more »
Feb. 8, 2022 By Michael Dorgan Police have arrested a knife-wielding man who caused chaos inside a popular East Elmhurst restaurant Saturday after getting into a heated argument. Kohrelle Brisco, 47, was arrested for harassment and menacing after he grabbed a knife from the kitchen of the Jackson Hole Diner, located at 69-35 Astoria Blvd… Read more »
Feb. 8, 2022 By Allie Griffin Council Members Nantasha Williams and Linda Lee will be leading the Queens Council Delegation. Williams and Lee were elected co-chairs of the delegation by their Queens council colleagues Friday. As co-chairs, Williams and Lee will advocate for funding for Queens during the council’s discretionary budget negotiations. They will serve… Read more »
Feb. 8, 2022 By Michael Dorgan The NYPD 114th precinct in Astoria is about to see a return of the plainclothes police team—but a local council member is opposed to these units saying they are ineffective and unfairly target minorities. The precinct is one of 30 across New York City where plain-clothes units will soon… Read more »
Feb. 7, 2022 By Christian Murray The operators of the Ravenswood Generating Station—home to the infamous red-and-white “Big Allis” smokestack in Long Island City—came under fire yet again last week. Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney held a press conference outside the Ravenswood power plant on Vernon Boulevard Jan. 31, as part of her quest to have the… Read more »
This article was originally published by The CITY on Feb. 4, 2022 at 7:31 p.m. By Yoav Gonen State Attorney General Letitia James has concluded NYPD officers were justified in using force on a Queens man with a history of mental illness after he moved toward them at the doorway of his home — including… Read more »
Feb. 7, 2022 By Michael Dorgan Police are looking for two men who allegedly walked out of a Glendale gas station with stolen cases of beer last week – before brandishing a gun and a knife at workers who tried to stop them from fleeing. The suspects entered the Shell gas station, located at 90-05… Read more »