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 »
Aug. 21, 2020 By Michael Dorgan Enough is enough, according to a number of Long Island City residents. A group of residents are so fed up with the high levels of anti-social behavior along the Hunters Point waterfront that they are hiring a private security firm to patrol the area. The group says that crowds of… Read more »
Aug. 21, 2020 By Christian Murray The MTA may be forced to reduce service on the 7 train if vandals continue to smash windows, according to reports. On Wednesday, 39 windows were discovered smashed on a 7 train at the Vernon Blvd.–Jackson Avenue station in Long Island City. A crew of MTA workers also found… Read more »
Aug. 20, 2020 By Asha MacKay The Romanian Garden, a Sunnyside hotspot that has been offering quality pan-European fare for 25 years, has managed to get through the pandemic and is looking to thrive. The restaurant is owned by Gabriela Bancescu, a Romanian immigrant who also owns Harmony Terrace in Sunnyside at 47-57 41st St…. Read more »
Aug. 20, 2020 By Christian Murray An Astoria woman who fatally shot her boyfriend and then set his body on fire was sentenced Wednesday to 24 years in prison. Dawn McIntosh, 51, who pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter in December, shot her boyfriend Shron McWhorter, 43, in the chest and torso sometime between 10 p.m…. Read more »
Aug. 20, 2020 By Christian Murray A Long Island City man who raped a woman near Skillman Avenue in Sunnyside last year was sentenced to 12 years in prison, the Queens District Attorney announced today. Matthew Luna, 27, who pleaded guilty to first-degree rape in January, sexually attacked a 20-year-old woman in the vicinity of Skillman… Read more »
Aug. 20, 2020 By Christian Murray Western Queens residents looking to get to the Upper East Side of Manhattan in a hurry will soon be able to take the ferry. The NYC Economic Development Corp. announced today that it has extended the NYC Ferry’s Astoria route to serve East 90th Street. The new connection will… Read more »