Aug. 10, 2020 By Christian Murray A basketball coach who killed a man in Long Island City two years ago with a single punch to the head has been slapped with a lawsuit by the victim’s mother. Jamill Jones, a former assistant basketball coach, and Wake Forest University where he worked have both been named… Read more »
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Vacate Order Lifted from Flushing Mall That Allowed Customers Inside Mall Interior
Aug. 10, 2020 By Allie Griffin The City Department of Buildings (DOB) lifted a vacate order it placed on a popular shopping mall in Flushing that violated state-mandated COVID-19 regulations last week. The department placed a vacate order on the New World Shopping Center, located at 136-20 Roosevelt Ave., after inspectors found people throughout the… Read more »
Four Story, 26 Unit Development Planned for Steinway Street
Aug. 10, 2020 By Christian Murray Plans have been filed for a four-story, 26-unit development on Steinway Street. The plans, filed Aug. 5, call for the new building to go at 20-18 Steinway St., a lot that has historically been occupied by an auto repair shop. Demolition plans for the site were filed in June… Read more »
Gov. Cuomo Scorns Queens Restaurants and Bars for Violating COVID-19 Regulations
Aug. 10, 2020 By Allie Griffin Governor Andrew Cuomo scorned his hometown Sunday as Queens establishments once again racked up the most COVID-19 rule violations over the weekend. The State Liquor Authority (SLA) and State Police task force issued violations to 26 Queens bars and restaurants that weren’t in compliance with state-mandated coronavirus regulations on… Read more »
Police Searching For Two Suspects Who Burglarized P.S. 117 in Briarwood Wednesday
Aug. 10, 2020 By Michael Dorgan Police are searching for two suspects who burglarized a public school in Briarwood Wednesday. Police said that the two suspects, a man and a woman, broke into P.S. 117 The Joyce Keld/Briarwood School located at 85-15 143rd St. on Aug. 5 at around 4:45 a.m. The pair had jumped… Read more »
Vanguard Dermatology Opens Jackson Heights Office
Aug. 3, 2020 Sponsored Story Vanguard Dermatology, a leading dermatologist practice with locations throughout New York City, has opened a Jackson Heights office and is now accepting patients. The office, located at 37-58 91st St., opened the first week of July and replaces the Vanguard Elmhurst office on Junction Boulevard since the practice outgrew the… Read more »
Second Man Arrested in Fatal Shooting of Corona Man
Aug. 10, 2020 By Christian Murray A second man has been arrested for the June killing of a Corona man. Kevin Guerra, 21, of East Elmhurst, was arrested Friday and charged with murder, criminal use of a firearm and criminal possession of weapon in connection to the June 30 shooting of Dante Sartillian, 21, police… Read more »
Man Killed in Drive-by Shooting in Queensbridge During Early Hours Sunday
Aug. 9, 2020 By Christian Murray A 23-year-old man was killed in a drive-by shooting across the street from the Queensbridge public housing development during the early hours Sunday morning. Madgey Saleh, a resident of Queensbridge Houses, was gunned down when an unknown suspect fired several shots from a moving car and struck him in… Read more »
Rally Demanding Billionaires Pay More Taxes To Be Held in Corona Sunday
Aug. 8, 2020 By Michael Dorgan A rally is taking place in Corona Sunday calling for New York’s billionaires to pay more taxes to help the state recover from the COVID-19 economic downturn. The “Barrios Not Billionaires” march is being organized by Make the Road New York and will kick off near Corona Plaza at… Read more »
OpEd: Sunnysiders Doing Good Work- A Sunnyside Reformed Church COVID Diary
Aug. 7, 2020 By Pastor Neil Margetson This pandemic is supposed to be a time when we’re all staying home, looking out for Number One! It hasn’t been what you would call an uplifting time. But there’s something going on over at Sunnyside Reformed Church that puts it all in a different context. Instead of… Read more »