Oct. 13, 2020 By Allie Griffin The popular Mexican food chain, Chipotle, is opening three new locations in Queens by the end of the year. Chipotle Mexican Grill plans to open a restaurant in Elmhurst later this month, having already just opened one in the neighborhood. The chain will also open restaurants in Astoria and… Read more »
Oct. 13, 2020 By Michael Dorgan A woman is dead after being fatally struck by an LIRR equipment train in Woodside Tuesday morning, according to the MTA. The woman was hit by the train just before 5 a.m. close to the Woodside LIRR station, the MTA said. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene…. Read more »
Oct. 13, 2020 By Allie Griffin A South Ozone Park woman was arrested for attempted murder and a slew of other charges Monday for allegedly tossing her newborn infant out a window of her home Sunday. Sabita Dookram, 23, was cuffed around 2 p.m. Monday for the grisly crime outside her home on 126th Street,… Read more »
Oct. 13, 2020 By Allie Griffin The Queens Public Library (QPL) is launching a free online book club so bookworms can connect safely to discuss their latest reads. Members of the book club will read one book every two to three months — with the first being “Hotel Angeline: A Novel in 36 Voices.” QPL… Read more »
Oct. 12, 2020 By Allie Griffin A massive mural featuring a giant heron, a cormorant and a glowing sunset is going up on a school building in Long Island City. The mural is being painted on the side of the Q404 Hunters Point campus building, which is located on Center Boulevard–across the East River from… Read more »
Oct. 12, 2020 By Michael Dorgan The battle to keep the Key Food supermarket on 31st Street open has officially been lost. The company that owns the Key Food store, which has been located at 22-15 31st St. for decades, closed it Wednesday after failing to reach an agreement with the landlord to extend the… Read more »
Oct. 12, 2020 By Christian Murray A 26-year-old man was found dead on the pavement in Middle Village Monday morning. Police received a 911 call at around 6:55 a.m. that a man was lying on the pavement in the vicinity of 75th Street and Juniper Valley Road. When police arrived, they found the man unconscious… Read more »
Oct. 12, 2020 By Allie Griffin Council Member Antonio Reynoso, who represents parts of Williamsburg, Bushwick and Ridgewood, has gained several big endorsements over the past few weeks in his bid for Brooklyn Borough President. Reynoso, who launched his campaign in June, has garnered the support from key progressives including Public Advocate Jumaane Williams and… Read more »
Oct. 12, 2020 By Michael Dorgan More than 110 partygoers were busted for taking part in an illegal secret-rave party inside a Queens park early Sunday morning. The partiers – who were flouting social distancing guidelines – were shut down by the New York Sheriff’s Department inside Cunningham Park in Fresh Meadows at around 1:50… Read more »
Oct. 12, 2020 By Allie Griffin Police are looking for a man who was allegedly involved in three break-ins in Flushing and Whitestone last month. The man allegedly hit two homes in Flushing on Sept. 15 and a third in Whitestone on Sept. 22, police said. He first got inside a home at 23-37 Whitestone… Read more »