Feb. 15, 2021 By Allie Griffin Police are searching for a suspect who beat a 12-year-old and stole his bike at a Forest Hills subway station Thursday. The suspect approached the boy inside the mezzanine level of the 67th Avenue subway station at about 5:20 p.m. and began punching him, police said. He punched the… Read more »
Feb. 15, 2021 By Christina Santucci A growing number of City Council candidates vying to get on the ballot in Queens have pledged not to contest the signatures gathered by their opponents– as they collectively look to reduce the potential spread of COVID-19. All of the candidates vying for the 22nd Council seat currently held… Read more »
Feb. 15, 2021 By Allie Griffin Two people, including a six-year-old boy, were killed in a fire at an East Flushing home early Monday morning. The pair, reported to be a father and son, perished in the fire that broke out at about 1:13 a.m. inside the two-story home located on 157th Street near 46th… Read more »
Feb. 15, 2021 By Christina Santucci A Mandarin duck was found in Corona on Valentine’s Day and brought to the Wild Bird Fund in Manhattan–where rescuers named it Cupid. “Just when we thought it was another humdrum day in February, Cupid arrived,” the rehabilitation center tweeted Sunday — along with a photo of the waterfowl…. Read more »
Feb. 14, 2021 By Christina Santucci A five-alarm fire tore through a convenience store in Richmond Hill Sunday morning leaving three people injured– including two firefighters, officials said. The blaze erupted at the Dollar Jackpot, located at 107-08 Jamaica Ave., at around 7:30 a.m. and firefighters arrived to face flames “blowing out the storefront windows,”… Read more »
Feb. 12, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A video has emerged on Twitter of a man allegedly making vile anti-Asian remarks towards a woman in Astoria Tuesday. The video appears to show a man following an Asian woman along the northeast corner of Broadway and 31st Street and repeatedly asking her: “Yo why do Asians eat… Read more »
Feb. 12, 2021 By Allie Griffin Two men broke into an old-style German deli in Middle Village last month and took off with $9,000. The thieves busted open the back door of Andy’s Delicatessen, located at 82-17 Eliot Ave., on Jan. 17 at 11:20 p.m. and removed a safe containing the cash. The popular deli… Read more »
Feb. 12, 2021 By Allie Griffin The New York City Council voted unanimously Thursday to pass Council Member Robert Holden’s bill that prevents the city from slapping fines on small business owners for signage violations. The bill extends an existing two-year moratorium on penalties and fines related to businesses’ outdoor signage, which had recently expired…. Read more »
Feb. 12, 2021 By Allie Griffin New York City pharmacies are now offering the COVID-19 vaccine to New Yorkers 65 and older through a federal program that significantly boosts the city’s vaccine effort. More than 250 pharmacies across the five boroughs are now administering the potentially life-saving vaccine, including 188 Walgreens/Duane Reade stores, 75 Rite… Read more »
Feb. 12, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A man has been charged for violently robbing an 83-year-old woman on a Forest Hills street last month that left her with a broken elbow. Alhusene Danso, 20, was arraigned Thursday for allegedly attacking the senior while she was walking along the sidewalk on Queens Boulevard, near 112th Street,… Read more »