Aug. 9, 2021 By Christian Murray The prestigious Davis Cup tennis tournament will be coming back to Forest Hills for the first time since 1959. A best-of-five match series between South Africa and Venezuela will take place at the historic Forest Hills Stadium on Sept. 18-19, the weekend after the conclusion of the U.S. Open…. Read more »
Aug. 9, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A Bronx man who fired off shots during a dispute Thursday on a Jamaica street and struck two innocent passengers sitting on a nearby MTA bus has been slapped with assault and weapons charges. Melvin Adams, 43, fired his gun after getting into a heated exchange with a stranger… Read more »
Aug. 9, 2021 By Allie Griffin Hip Hop artist and former Queens resident Nas will return to the borough to perform a concert next month benefitting a local nonprofit. Nas will host and perform at the “Concert to Feed NYC” at Forest Hills Stadium on Sept. 23. Proceeds from the concert will go to City… Read more »
Aug. 9, 2021 By Michael Dorgan Police are searching for a mob of teenagers who chased two middle-aged men down a Ridgewood street last month before clobbering them with baseball bats. The victims, aged 50 and 60, were surrounded by about a dozen teenagers at the corner of Wyckoff Avenue and Madison Street at around… Read more »
Aug. 9, 2021 By Allie Griffin Police released a video of a person of interest Sunday in connection to a Woodside shooting that took place in June that left two men injured. The NYPD is looking to speak to the man in the video in relation to a gun that was fired multiple times into… Read more »
Aug. 9, 2021 By Allie Griffin Police are looking for a man who stole an 82-year-old senior’s van in Whitestone last month and crashed it a day later in Rego Park during a police chase. The suspect took off with the vehicle at around 3:55 p.m. on July 7 after the senior left the vehicle… Read more »
Aug. 9, 2021 By Christian Murray A 29-year-old hit-and-run driver who killed a pedestrian while speeding along Woodhaven Boulevard has been sentenced to up to 10 years in prison. David Garcia, of Ozone Park, was sentenced Thursday for killing Sivananaintha Perumal, 56, when he plowed into him at the intersection of Woodhaven Boulevard and 91st… Read more »
Aug. 9, 2021 By Christian Murray The police are looking for a man who allegedly followed a 13-year-old girl while inside a Jackson Heights drug store and then started masturbating in front of her and her mother. The suspect allegedly entered a Walgreens pharmacy at 91-08 Roosevelt Ave. at around 1 p.m. on July 31… Read more »
Aug. 6, 2021 By Allie Griffin New York City is getting its first curbside charging stations for electric vehicles — but many activists want more stations than what has been allotted for Queens. The New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) announced in June that it would install 120 curbside charging ports in 23 neighborhoods… Read more »
Aug. 6, 2021 By Allie Griffin Assembly Member Catherine Nolan announced Thursday that she supports impeaching Governor Andrew Cuomo — in response to a rally calling on her to do so earlier in the day. Local activists and Democratic district leaders rallied outside Nolan’s Long Island City office Thursday morning demanding that she vote to… Read more »