April 3, 2022 By Christian Murray A Chase Bank branch in Forest Hills was robbed Friday afternoon. A man entered the 118-30 Queens Blvd. bank at around 4:40 p.m. April 1 and passed the teller a note demanding cash. The teller, a 31-year-old woman, complied in fear for her safety and provided the suspect with… Read more »
This article was originally published by The CITY on April 1, 2022 at 6:47 p.m. By Rachel Holliday Smith, THE CITY When the “independent” commission failed to come up with legislative maps everybody could agree on earlier this year, Democrats who control the Capitol took matters into their own hands. Republicans cried foul and an… Read more »
April 1, 2022 By Christian Murray Several Queens legislators have signed on to a letter calling on Gov. Kathy Hochul to scrap her plans to advance the Buffalo Bills $600 million to pay for a new stadium. The letter comes just four days after the governor announced that she would include $600 million in her… Read more »
April 1, 2022 By Christian Murray A Long Island City arts organization is kicking off its spring series Saturday that will feature everything from gallery exhibits through to indoor and outdoor concerts. The Culture Lab LIC, located inside the Plaxall Gallery at 5-25 46th Ave., will start the month with two free exhibits that will… Read more »
April 1, 2022 By Christian Murray The police are looking for an unhinged man who grabbed a knife from an unattended food cart in Jackson Heights and slashed a homeless man across the face. The NYPD said that the suspect got into a heated exchange with a 26-year-old homeless man near the 74th St.-Broadway subway… Read more »
This article was originally published by The CITY on March. 31, 2022 at 7:43 p.m. By George Joseph and Josefa Velasquez, THE CITY Albany lawmakers departed the state Capitol Thursday for a long weekend without a deal on the state’s $216 billion spending plan — ensuring that the budget won’t be enacted by a midnight… Read more »
March 31, 2022 By Allie Griffin The city cleared more than 200 homeless encampments across the five boroughs in the past two weeks, sparking criticism from some Queens officials and homeless advocates. From March 18 through March 30, multi-agency teams removed 239 encampments throughout the city in an effort to connect people living on the… Read more »
March 31, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A female jogger was assaulted by a man while running across the Pulaski Bridge in Long Island City earlier this month, police said. The woman, 35, was running on the pedestrian pathway near Jackson Avenue at around 9:30 a.m. on March 18 when she was approached by a man…. Read more »
March 31, 2022 By Czarinna Andres The police arrested a Queens man who allegedly beat and robbed a 53-year-old Filipino immigrant at a McDonald’s in midtown Manhattan Monday. Rasheed Osundairo, 30, of Rosedale, allegedly punched his victim in the face while the man was trying to place an order at around 7:40 a.m. at a… Read more »
March 31, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A Chinese restaurant that specializes in hot pots will open in Long Island City this summer. Da Long Yi, a global franchise that is known for its signature Chinese hot pots, will open in August at 42-22 Crescent St. – a new 9-story mixed-use building near Queens Plaza South…. Read more »