Sept. 22, 2020 By Allie Griffin An acclaimed sculpture created in the 1920s will find a new home in Long Island City this week. ‘Floating Woman’ by Gaston Lachaise will be installed inside Hunters Point South Park on Thursday, with a brief unveiling ceremony at 3 p.m. The sculpture will be in the park for… Read more »
Sept 22, 2020 By Allie Griffin A Bronx man was indicted on murder charges in Queens Supreme Court Monday for a hit-and-run box truck crash that killed a new father in Middle Village this summer. Ramon Pena, 37, was indicted by a Queens grand jury on a slew of charges stemming from the July 30… Read more »
Sept. 22, 2020 By Christian Murray The police have arrested a Bronx man who allegedly attacked and robbed a feisty 84-year-old man who was walking to St. Sebastian’s church in Woodside last month. Angel Cruz, 46, was arrested for attacking the victim in front of 43-14 60th St. at around 7:45 a.m. on Sunday, Aug…. Read more »
Sept. 22, 2020 By Christian Murray A Queens police officer who worked out of the NYPD 111th Precinct in Bayside has been charged with spying on behalf of the People’s Republic of China. Baimadajie Angwang, 33, a resident of Williston Park in Long Island, was allegedly working as an agent on behalf of Beijing and… Read more »
Sept. 21, 2020 By Christian Murray Police have arrested a female bigot who authorities say threw a glass bottle at a black jogger in Woodside last month then shouted a racial slur at her. Lorena Delagune, a 53-year-old white woman who lives at the Woodside Houses NYCHA development, has been charged with attempted assault as a… Read more »
Sept. 21, 2020 By Allie Griffin Brooklynites spelled out how they really feel about the New York City mayor and New York governor with a massive street mural over the weekend. Attendees of a Williamsburg block-party fed up with the elected officials painted “F–k Cuomo and de Blasio” in huge block letters across the blacktop… Read more »
Sept. 21, 2020 By Christian Murray A Flushing man has been charged with insider trading after using information he learned at his place of work to profit on stocks. Yinghang Yang, 27, alongside an unnamed co-conspirator, made more than $900,000 based on information he obtained from his corporate employer. The defendant worked at a financial… Read more »
Sept. 21, 2020 By Christian Murray A motorcycle rider and his passenger are both in critical condition after a crash in Elmhurst Monday morning. According to police, the incident took place at around 6:30 a.m. when the rider crashed into a dumpster near the intersection of 55th Avenue and 90th Street. Police found the operator… Read more »
Sept. 21, 2020 By Allie Griffin A LGBTQ-run food pantry is raising funds to continue feeding the 500 to 600 Queens residents who line the block near its Jackson Heights site each week. Love Wins Food Pantry aims to raise $10,000 to feed hundreds of neighborhoods who have come to rely on the pantry since… Read more »
Sept. 21, 2020 By Christian Murray The public review period has begun on a proposal that would see a 21-story mixed-use office tower go up next to the Queensboro Bridge. The plan, which requires two zoning changes, calls for a building that would consist of 19 stories of office space and two stories for industrial… Read more »