Aug. 24, 2020 By Michael Dorgan The NYC Department of Sanitation caught six people carrying out illegal dumping in Liberty Park last month. DSNY officers nabbed the offenders over a two week period following tip-offs from Council Member Bob Holden. The agency began investigating the illegal activity after Holden came across piles of rubbish strewn… Read more »
Aug. 24, 2020 By Allie Griffin The Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of a serial 7-train window smasher. There have been more than 70 incidents involving broken subway windows since May, according to MTA and NYPD officials. The damage totals more than $300,000, MTA Chairman… Read more »
Aug. 24, 2020 By Michael Dorgan Two men were killed and two others were injured during a spate of shootings in Queens Village over the weekend. Leonard Carlisle, 33, was shot in the head at Hillside Avenue and 207th Street at around 7:48 p.m. Saturday, according to cops. Carlisle was transported to Queens General Hospital… Read more »
Aug. 24, 2020 Staff Report One of the two Chase bank branches on Queens Boulevard in Sunnyside is permanently closing. Chase is shutting down its 47-11 Queens Blvd branch on Nov. 9, the company said. It has notified its customers and is redirecting them to its 46-10 Queens Blvd branch. Sunnyside has had two Chase… Read more »
Aug. 24, 2020 Editorial: Queens Post The pro-108 police rally in Sunnyside was a low point Saturday and showed how fractured our city and nation has become. We were deeply saddened when we left the event—by the loss of humanity that became apparent. People have forgotten that good people can have differences of opinion and… Read more »
Aug. 22, 2020 By Michael Dorgan More than 150 supporters of the NYPD 108 Precinct marched up Greenpoint Avenue into Sabba Park in Woodside Saturday as part of a pro-police rally. The supporters– who were carrying signs that read “back the blue” and “who are you going to call? 911”–– were greeted by about 100… Read more »
Aug. 24, 2020 By Allie Griffin A St. Albans man was killed in a motorcycle crash on the Cross Island Parkway in Queens Village Saturday. Michael Roach, 31, succumbed to his injuries after crashing his 2012 BMW motorcycle on the Cross Island Parkway at about 4:30 a.m., police said. He was driving the bike southbound… Read more »
Aug. 21, 2020 By Michael Dorgan A counter-rally is set to take place before a pro-police march in Sunnyside Saturday morning. The opposing rally will meet at John Vincent Daniels Jr. Square in Woodside at 10 a.m. and walk towards 39th Street and Greenpoint Avenue. The group expects to arrive just before a scheduled pro-police march… Read more »
Aug. 21, 2020 Staff Report A well-known Japanese restaurant known for its hibachi cooking has permanently closed its Atlas Park shopping center location. Shiro of Japan, a traditional sushi and hibachi restaurant, announced last week that it has shuttered its 80-40 Cooper Ave restaurant. The owners—Peter Faccibene and Hiro Ishikawa—notified customers on their website last… Read more »
Aug. 21 2020, By Michael Dorgan Police are searching for two suspects who beat-up and robbed a 23-year-old man in Sunnyside last month. The two perpetrators followed the man into an apartment building at 45-38 40 St. at around 1:40 p.m. on July 30 and attacked him, according to police. The suspects punched and kicked… Read more »