Jan. 12, 2021 By Christina Santucci Organizers of the Queens Night Market have announced plans to return to Flushing Meadows Corona Park this spring after last year’s event was cancelled due to COVID-19. “In order to open in April, we have to start the process now. We are going to target April 17 and keep… Read more »
Jan. 12, 2021 By Allie Griffin The nighttime supervisor at a notorious Kew Gardens hotel was arrested Monday for allegedly allowing criminal activity to go on inside the hotel and outside its front door on multiple occasions. The Umbrella Hotel employee, Gulshan Gandhi, was collared on two counts of criminal nuisance charges, Queens District Attorney… Read more »
Jan. 11, 2021 By Michael Dorgan State Sen. Michael Gianaris has introduced a bill aimed at protecting employees from contracting COVID-19 by improving workplace safety standards. The bill, called the New York Health and Essential Rights Act (HERO), would require businesses to implement a range of safety standards in order to reduce the spread of… Read more »
Jan. 11, 2020 By Michael Dorgan A fire tore through two buildings containing several businesses in Flushing Friday night. The FDNY said that it received a call just before midnight Friday about a blaze inside a three-story building located at 136-15 37th Ave. The fire ripped through the building– occupied by a hair salon, a… Read more »
Jan. 11, 2021 By Allie Griffin A notorious Kew Gardens hotel — where a triple shooting left a 20-year-old man dead on New Year’s Day — has officially closed. The Umbrella Hotel closed Friday, a hotel worker told the Queens Post Monday. The closure comes one week after the fatal shooting–and after months of demand… Read more »
Jan. 11, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A developer has filed plans to construct a 5-story warehouse in Long Island City that is expected to be occupied by e-commerce companies. Innovo Property Group, a Manhattan-based company, filed permits with the Department of Buildings on Dec. 14 calling for a 166-foot tall structure to go up at… Read more »
Jan. 11, 2021 By Michael Dorgan Police are searching for a knife-wielding man who launched a vicious attack on a worker inside a Long Island City hotel Sunday morning – slashing him several times before the victim managed to break free. The suspect was loitering inside the hotel lobby of La Quinta Inn, located at… Read more »
Jan. 11, 2021 By Christian Murray A 41-year-old man who was high on crystal meth is in critical condition after being shot by police in a Maspeth home Friday, according to the NYPD. Police received a call at about 6:20 p.m. from a family member of the victim who said that the 41-year-old was hallucinating… Read more »
Jan. 8, 2021 By Allie Griffin Frontline workers and New Yorkers 75-years and older will able to get vaccinated for COVID-19, beginning Monday, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced today. Seniors, educators, first responders, public safety workers and public transit employees will be able to book an appointment to get the vaccine at hospitals, doctors’ offices, pharmacies… Read more »
Jan. 8, 2021, By Michael Dorgan Three suspects were arrested Friday after a man allegedly fired off a gun from a balcony in Jamaica. Officers responded to reports of gunshots at 89-16 175th St. at around 9:25 a.m., police said. Witnesses say they heard at least three shots go off. The police, upon arrival, entered… Read more »