Jan. 21, 2022 By Christian Murray Two men are wanted for a brutal robbery that took place in Jackson Heights last week where the victim was sucker punched from behind and knocked out cold. The heinous incident—caught on tape– took place at around 12:20 a.m. on Jan. 18, when two men approached the victim from… Read more »
Jan. 20, 2022 By Allie Griffin City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams announced new council committee appointments Thursday with more than a dozen committees to be chaired by Queens representatives. All but three Queens council members were named to lead committees, which focus on a vast array of issues such as land use, parks, the environment… Read more »
Jan. 20, 2022 By Michael Dorgan The body of a Long Island City woman who had been missing since New Year’s Day was found in the waters near Lower Manhattan Tuesday. Yecely Sanchez, 43, was discovered on the shoreline of Governors Island, according to police, where she was pronounced deceased by EMS. Sanchez, a mother… Read more »
Jan. 20, 2022 By Christian Murray A Far Rockaway man was sentenced today to nearly two decades in prison for attempting to kill his then-girlfriend in January 2019 while she lay in bed. Vernon Jeffers, 44, was sentenced to 18 years in prison after pleading guilty on Nov. 9 to attempted murder. He was also… Read more »
Jan. 20, 2022 By Michael Dorgan Andrew Bellucci, a renowned and controversial pizza maker, is opening a new restaurant in Astoria. Bellucci will open a new pizzeria next month at 37-08 30th Ave., which will be called Bellucci’s Pizzeria. He hopes that the new restaurant will cement his reputation in the pizza business. The Jersey… Read more »
Jan. 20, 2022 By Christian Murray A regional grocery chain is opening a store on 31st Street in a new development in the Ditmars section of Astoria. Lincoln Market, which offers fresh produce and grocery goods, has signed a 20-year lease to take space on the ground floor of a six-story condo building called The… Read more »
Jan. 19, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A woman was allegedly put in a chokehold and robbed of $1,000 cash by a mugger outside a subway entrance in Elmhurst last week. The victim, 38, was in front of the entrance to the Grand Avenue–Newtown subway station on Jan. 10 at around 9:40 a.m. when a suspect… Read more »
Jan. 19, 2022 By Sarah Kerson Nearly four months after the remnants of Hurricane Ida killed 13 New Yorkers, residents in the hardest-hit areas like Woodside are still struggling with government agencies for financial assistance to repair flood damage. Many of the victims allege that the damage to their homes is the result of the… Read more »
Jan. 19, 2022 By Michael Dorgan (updated) A group of community and business leaders from Flushing announced Tuesday that more than 54,000 residents have signed a petition opposing the construction of a 90-unit homeless housing development on College Point Boulevard. The petition, launched last month, seeks to stop the proposed seven-story building from being constructed… Read more »
Jan. 19, 2022 By Christian Murray The NYC Housing Preservation & Development has launched a lottery for 288 income-restricted units in a 71-story luxury building in the Queens Plaza section of Long Island City. The development, called Sven, is located adjacent to the historic Clock Tower at 29-59 Northern Blvd., and features income-restricted units that… Read more »