May 13, 2021 By Ryan Songalia Police are looking for a man who allegedly smashed the front window of a Flushing jewelry store in March and then took off with $32,000 worth of merchandise from the display window. The NYPD released surveillance footage yesterday of the suspect breaking the glass window of Luk Fook Jewellery… Read more »
May 13, 2021 By Ryan Songalia City council member Jimmy Van Bramer and mayoral candidate Dianne Morales cross-endorsed one another today as they both seek office. Van Bramer, who is running to be Queens Borough President, joined Morales for the announcement this morning at Diversity Plaza in Jackson Heights. Morales of Brooklyn says she is… Read more »
May 13, 2021 By Allie Griffin The final stretch of the Queens Boulevard redesign will be completed before the end of the year, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced today. The Department of Transportation (DOT) will finish the fourth and final phase of the redesign in November — about three years behind schedule. Construction, de Blasio… Read more »
May 13, 2021 By Ryan Songalia A bill that would require the Department of Education to develop and implement a food waste prevention plan was unanimously passed by the city council on Wednesday. The legislation, sponsored by Councilmember Jimmy Van Bramer, aims to reduce the amount of food that is wasted at public schools—which serve… Read more »
May 13, 2021 By Ryan Songalia A Queens man has been charged for a stabbing spree that left one man dead and two others injured. Mark Albano, 34, is alleged to have stabbed a homeless man to death at the Grand-Avenue-Newton Subway Station on April 23, and then stabbed two other people in Elmhurst within… Read more »
May 13, 2021 By Allie Griffin Police have arrested the man caught on video beating and robbing two men after they hit his car in Jackson Heights over the weekend. Officers nabbed 27-year-old Jovani Padin of Woodside Wednesday and charged him with robbery, attempted grand larceny, assault and leaving the scene of an accident. The… Read more »
May 13, 2021 By Christian Murray A Flushing man is facing nine years in prison after pleading guilty to gun possession and drug charges. Chris Lee, 30, pleaded guilty Tuesday to two counts of criminal possession of a weapon and the criminal sale of a controlled substance. He was nabbed after being the target of… Read more »
May 13, 2021 By Ryan Songalia The owners of an Astoria pizzeria whose business was destroyed in a fire Monday are calling on the public for funds so they can rebuild. Daisy Avraamides, who opened Retro Pizza on Broadway with her family seven years ago, launched a GoFundMe Tuesday following a fire that caused extensive… Read more »
May 12, 2021 By Allie Griffin The city is expanding last year’s outdoor street dining initiative into a new program called “Open Boulevards” which will create multi-block restaurant street seating, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced today. The program will create extra space for diners on roadways along 10 restaurant-heavy corridors across the city, including two… Read more »
May 12, 2021 By Ryan Songalia Food and yard waste drop-off service will return to Forest Hills on Sundays, thanks to the volunteer work of a number of local organizations. A new drop-off site will be located at MacDonald Park, adjacent to the Greenmarket on 70th Avenue and Queens Boulevard. Operating hours will be between… Read more »