March 26, 2021 By Allie Griffin A MS-13 gang associate from Elmhurst has been indicted for a gruesome murder that took place inside a Flushing park three years ago, federal authorities announced Friday. Oscar Flores-Mejia, 21, was indicted on the charge of murder in-aid-of racketeering at Brooklyn federal court Thursday for the 2018 killing of… Read more »
March 25, 2021 By Allie Griffin Congress Member Grace Meng endorsed community activist Lynn Schulman for the 29th Council District seat Wednesday. Meng said Shulman, who is running for the seat that represents Forest Hills and adjacent neighborhoods, has proved her support for the community through her years of work and activism. “Lynn Schulman has… Read more »
March 25, 2021 By Allie Griffin New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli is backing Debra Markell for City Council– the latest high profile political figure to support her candidacy. Markell, who is the district manager for Queens Community Board 2, has garnered the support of several well-known legislators–as she campaigns to represent District 23, a… Read more »
March 26, 2021 By Christian Murray A Long Island City developer who owns a waterfront property near Anable Basin has plans to convert part of his 6-acre site into a “green energy hub” that would provide power to Queensbridge Houses as well as nearby businesses. Bruce Teitelbaum, the general partner of RiverLInC, plans to develop… Read more »
March 25, 2021 By Michael Dorgan Around 40 people gathered outside the Woodside Houses NYCHA complex Thursday to call for an end to local gun violence and to demand justice for the victims of recent shootings. Elected officials, community leaders, residents and family members of the victims came together outside 50-51 Broadway to condemn a… Read more »
March 25, 2021 By Christian Murray The rezoning application filed by Phipps Houses was passed by the City Council today–making way for a seven-story, 167-affordable housing complex to go up at 50-25 Barnett Ave. The vote, which passed 49-0, marked the final step in the rezoning process–which officially means the development can proceed. The controversial… Read more »
March 25, 2021 By Christian Murray The police are looking for a man who allegedly walked into a cellphone store in Ridgewood last Thursday and stole two phones. The suspect entered a T-Mobile store, located at 66-97 Fresh Pont Rd, at around 11:45 a.m. and went over to the display area, cut the security wires… Read more »
March 25, 2021 By Allie Griffin Two decomposing bodies were found inside an apartment at the Astoria Houses NYCHA complex early Thursday after a resident reported smelling a foul odor The NYPD received a call at around 12:25 a.m. and found the two bodies — partially decomposed — inside an apartment at 1-05 Astoria Blvd,… Read more »
March 25, 2021 By Christian Murray A man was shot outside the Woodside Houses NYCHA complex last night—marking the third shooting to take place at the public housing development within two weeks. The victim, a 32-year-old man, was shot in the back at around 11:45 p.m. while sitting outside the complex on 49th Street near… Read more »
March, 24, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A GoFundMe page has been set up to aid residents at the Phipps Garden Apartments whose apartments were damaged by a fire Tuesday afternoon. The blaze broke out inside an apartment in the S section of the complex, located at 51-01 39th Ave., at around 2 p.m. and the… Read more »