Nov. 20, 2020 By Michael Dorgan Police are searching for two men who burglarized a house in Whitestone Tuesday and made off with expensive coats and thousands of dollars cash. The suspects broke into the house, which is located in the vicinity of Murray Street and 17th Road, through an unlocked rear basement window at… Read more »
Nov. 20, 2020 By Allie Griffin Police are looking for a man who held a knife to a 64-year-old woman’s throat and demanded cash in South Richmond Hill last Saturday. The suspect attempted to rob the woman as she walked along 120th Street near 103rd Avenue at 8:40 a.m., police said. He approached the woman from… Read more »
Nov. 20, 2020 By Allie Griffin An innocent man who had been incarcerated for more than a quarter century was released from prison after a Queens judge tossed his 1995 murder conviction Thursday. Ernest “Jaythan” Kendrick became a free man after Queens Supreme Court Justice Joseph Zayas vacated the murder conviction and dismissed the indictment… Read more »
Nov. 20, 2020 By Michael Dorgan The organizers of a Sunnyside food pantry – where hundreds of residents in need receive free grocery items each week – have been recognized by an international non-profit organization. Several of the organizers, who operate the Mosaic Food Pantry on 43rd Avenue, were named recipients of the Neighborhood Everyday… Read more »
Nov. 19, 2020 By Allie Griffin Police have arrested two men who held a family hostage at gunpoint in Richmond Hill Tuesday night–as part of a botched robbery attempt. The two men, Tex Ortiz, 35, and Wilbert Wilson, 51, allegedly invaded the family’s home on 125th Street near Liberty Avenue, police said. The duo was… Read more »
Nov. 19, 2020 By Christian Murray A non-profit development group that seeks to build a 7-story affordable housing complex in Sunnyside came under heavy fire at a public hearing Wednesday night. Phipps Houses, which owns and manages the Phipps Gardens Apartment complex in Sunnyside, was lambasted at the hearing by its existing tenants after presenting… Read more »
Nov. 20, 2020 By Michael Dorgan Police are searching for a suspect who attempted to rob a man at knifepoint inside a Long Island City subway station last week. The suspect allegedly approached a 46-year-old man inside the Queensboro Plaza subway station on Nov. 13 at around 2:40 p.m. and displayed a knife, according to… Read more »
Nov. 19, 2020 By Michael Dorgan The Hunters Point Parks Conservancy has overcome a roller-coaster year of setbacks and milestones to finish 2020 off on a high. The voluntary group, which helps with the upkeep of Hunters Point South Park and Gantry Plaza State Park, faced unprecedented challenges this year as record numbers of people… Read more »
Nov. 19, 2020 By Allie Griffin Indoor dining will likely end and gyms will likely close in the next week or two as New York City looks to combat a second wave of the coronavirus, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Thursday morning. The closures will come if New York City enters a state-mandated “orange zone,”… Read more »
Nov. 19, 2020 By Allie Griffin Forty-eight apartments in a newly constructed building in Long Island City are up for grabs through the city’s ‘affordable’ housing lottery — but only for those who make at least $73,920 a year. The building is located at 45-57 Davis St. and includes a mix of studio, one-bedroom, two-bedroom… Read more »