Aug. 28, 2020 By Christian Murray Several candidates will be running in next June’s Democratic primary for the 26th District Council seat currently held by Jimmy Van Bramer. Today, we speak to Lorenzo Brea who is one of those candidates vying for the seat that covers Sunnyside, Woodside, Long Island City and a portion of Astoria…. Read more »
Aug. 28, 2020 By Allie Griffin A Flushing seafood restaurant was burglarized earlier this month and police are still searching for the suspect. The suspect grabbed $700 from a cash register at New Mulan Seafood Restaurant, located at 136-17 39th Ave., on Sunday, Aug. 16, police said. He got inside the eatery through an unlocked… Read more »
Aug. 27, 2020 By Allie Griffin State Sen. Jessica Ramos penned a letter to the State Liquor Authority (SLA) Wednesday calling on the agency to stop hitting small restaurant owners with hefty fines. The lawmaker claims that the agency’s fines and “harassment tactics” are unfair, and come at a time when many business owners are… Read more »
Aug. 27, 2020 By Allie Griffin Sunnyside residents are raising money to beautify a neighborhood playground. A group of Sunnysiders, the “Friends of Thomas P. Noonan Jr. Playground,” launched a fundraising page to raise money to plant new flowers and greenery at the playground, located at Greenpoint Avenue and 43rd Street. The group formed in… Read more »
Aug. 27, 2020 By Allie Griffin Two Queens lawmakers have introduced legislation that aims to block the de Blasio administration from holding its up-coming lien sale to help struggling homeowners at risk of losing their homes. The administration’s annual lien sale is set for Sept. 4, after being postponed from its original May date due… Read more »
Aug. 27, 2020 By Christian Murray A reputed gang member has been charged with murder for fatally shooting a 54-year-old man in broad daylight last month in Long Island City. The alleged perpetrator, who is just 17-years-old, killed George Rosa when a stray bullet hit the 54-year-old in the abdomen at around 11:20 on July… Read more »
Aug. 27, 2020 By Michael Dorgan A “Thank You” sign paying tribute to frontline workers battling COVID-19 at Elmhurst hospital has been decommissioned after being up for five months. The sign was put up outside the hospital in March by artist Scott LoBaido as a way of expressing his gratitude to hospital workers who had… Read more »
Aug. 27, 2020 By Allie Griffin A 78-year-old pedestrian was struck and killed by a car in Glendale Thursday morning. The senior was crossing Central Avenue near 69th Place when he was struck by a 2007 Hyundai Santa Fe traveling westbound on Central Avenue around 8:15 a.m., police said. When officers arrived at the scene,… Read more »
Aug. 27, 2020 By Christian Murray The city will begin spraying pesticides to keep the number of mosquitoes at bay in sections of Auburndale, Bayside, Bay Terrace, Beechhurst, College Point, Douglas Manor, Douglaston, Little Neck, Malba, and White Stone this evening. The spraying will begin at around 8:30 p.m. Thursday night, and will continue until… Read more »
Aug. 27, 2020 By Christian Murray The police have released new footage of a man wanted for questioning in connection to a spate of smashed windows on subway cars. The NYPD release footage Wednesday of a suspect taken on Aug. 1 by a witness who sent it to Crime Stoppers. Police are looking to find… Read more »