Aug. 20, 2020 By Emilia Decaudin and Jesse Laymon –Opinion We were disappointed and angered to read in the Queens Post this week of the plan by the 108th Police Community Council for a march through Sunnyside this coming Saturday. As the newly elected Democratic District Leaders for Sunnyside and other parts of Long Island… Read more »
Aug. 20, 2020 By Michael Dorgan Assemblywoman Catalina Cruz has introduced legislation that would require all future NYPD recruits to live within the city in order to serve on the force. The legislation seeks to improve the quality of policing in city neighborhoods by making sure that those who serve the community also live in… Read more »
Aug. 20, 2020 By Christian Murray Protesters held a rally outside the Bayside home of New York City Police Benevolent Association President Pat Lynch Wednesday night. Dozens of Black Lives Matter demonstrators turned out to show their disdain for Lynch whose union last week endorsed President Donald Trump for this year’s November election. The protesters… Read more »
Aug. 19, 2020 Staff Report The police are looking for man who broke into a Rite Aid drugstore in Kew Gardens Hills last week and took beer and batteries. The suspect allegedly entered the 71-18 Kissena Blvd. store through the back door at around 11:20 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 10. Once inside, he stole beer… Read more »
Aug. 19, 2020 By Michael Dorgan The NYPD has announced the creation of a new task force aimed at combating the rise of Asian hate crime, which has escalated since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic. The Asian Hate Crime Task Force has been formed to specifically investigate Asian bias attacks with members of the… Read more »
Aug. 19, 2020 By Christian Murray The days of a free ride on an MTA bus are coming to an end. The MTA announced Tuesday that front-door boarding and fare collection will resume on Monday, Aug. 31. New Yorkers have been traveling free on local and SBS buses since March 23, when they were required… Read more »
Aug. 19, 2020 By Christian Murray The owner of John Brown Smokehouse is closing his Long Island City restaurant citing the pandemic and “idiot politicians” as the reason. Josh Bowen, who opened the restaurant at 10-43 44th Dr. eight years ago, said his lease had come to an end and that it made little sense… Read more »
Aug. 19, 2020 By Michael Dorgan A serial sex offender who served time for rape has been charged with choking and robbing two elderly women in their Queens apartment lobbies. Richard Smalls attacked the women – both in their 70s – in two separate incidents that occurred within the last month, according to police. Smalls,… Read more »
Aug. 19, 2020 By Christian Murray Four men were shot at the Ravenswood Housing development in Astoria Monday afternoon, police said. The victims—ages 21, 17, 18 and 19—were sitting in the courtyard in the vicinity of 21st Avenue and 35th Street when a man approached the group at around 4:45 p.m. and started firing. The… Read more »
Aug. 18, 2020 By Allie Griffin Nearly 30 percent of Queens residents who have been tested for coronavirus antibodies appear to have been infected with the deadly virus at some point, new data shows. The NYC Health Dept released data today that revealed that 28 percent of the 477,450 Queens residents who have been tested… Read more »