Nov. 3, 2020 By Christian Murray Three Queens residents have been indicted for trafficking illegal firearms across state lines. The alleged gun-runners purchased firearms in the Virginia, where the laws are less strict, and then hauled them to New York City to sell. The crew, led by Jessica “Cess Milla” Heyliger of Jamaica, purchased pistols,… Read more »
Dec. 3, 2020 By Michael Dorgan The annual Sunnyside Santathon is being held virtually this year and organizers are looking to raise $10,000 to buy new clothes and toys for children in need. The event, now in its ninth year, was launched Tuesday by a collection of local bars and restaurants known as Sunnyside’s Boulevard… Read more »
Dec. 3, 2020 By Allie Griffin An elderly Ridgewood man was sentenced Wednesday to more than two decades in prison for the fatal stabbing of his daughter-in-law on a city street last year. Dahe Lin, 77, was sentenced to 21-years in prison after he pleaded guilty to manslaughter last month for the killing that took… Read more »
Dec. 3, 2020 By Christian Murray (UPDATED) A number of residents held a rally in Sunnyside Wednesday to call on Community Board 2 and Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer to vote against a rezoning plan that would allow an affordable housing complex to go up on Barnett Avenue. The developer, Phipps Houses, has filed an… Read more »
Dec. 2, 2020 By Michael Dorgan The Queens Economic Development Corporation has been awarded a $600,000 grant to help revitalize and develop small businesses along Roosevelt Avenue in Corona. The non-profit announced Monday that it received funding from the NYC Department of Small Business Services (SBS) to support businesses and vendors along Roosevelt Avenue between… Read more »
Dec. 2, 2020 By Allie Griffin New York will receive its first shipment of the COVID-19 vaccination by mid-December, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced Wednesday. New York State is expected to receive 170,000 doses of the vaccine — developed by Pfizer — from the federal government by Dec. 15, Cuomo said. “We expect, if all safety… Read more »
Dec. 2, 2020 By Allie Griffin The Queens District Attorney’s Office will offer cash to residents who forfeit guns during a gun buy-back event in Astoria Saturday. Residents with firearms are invited to turn them in and remain completely anonymous— no questions asked. The event comes at a time when shootings are up in New… Read more »
Dec. 2, 2020 By Michael Dorgan A Queens community activist and civil rights lawyer announced last month that he is running to be the next city council member for the 25th District. Shekar Krishnan, a resident of Jackson Heights, is looking to fill the seat currently occupied by Council Member Danny Dromm who is term-limited…. Read more »
Dec. 2, 2020 By Allie Griffin Police are searching for a man who allegedly grabbed a woman’s buttocks inside a Flushing subway station Tuesday. The suspect approached a 23-year-old woman inside the Flushing – Main Street 7 train station at 3:15 p.m. and grabbed her buttocks, police said. The woman confronted the man and he… Read more »
Dec. 1, 2020 By Allie Griffin Council Member Donovan Richards will assume the role of Queens Borough President Wednesday, taking the reins from Acting BP Sharon Lee. Richards will vacate his seat on the City Council tomorrow and take over as Borough President. He can officially take office Wednesday since the NYC Board of Elections… Read more »