Aug. 6, 2020 By Allie Griffin Two people — including a woman believed to be a bystander — were shot in Ridgewood Wednesday night. A 20-year-old man was shot in the foot and a 37-year-old woman was grazed in the head by four men on bicycles near Cornelia Street and Cypress Avenue at about 8… Read more »
By Jose Martinez, THE CITY This story was originally published on 8/5/20 by THE CITY Even with many New Yorkers staying home during the pandemic, growing legions of bicyclists are pedaling over the city-run East River bridges that link Queens and Brooklyn to Manhattan. “It can get pretty tight up there at times,” Andre Figueroa, 19, of… Read more »
Aug. 6, 2020 By Allie Griffin More than 35,000 Queens homes are still without power two days after Tropical Storm Isaias toppled trees and took down wires across the borough — and some residents won’t get their power restored for another four days. Queens had the greatest number of households that lost power among the… Read more »
Aug. 6, 2020 By Allie Griffin A 29-year-old woman was slashed with a knife by a man on board a 7 train in Jackson Heights yesterday. The victim allegedly stood too close to the suspect when she got on the train at around 4:30 p.m. at the 82nd Street station. The man started yelling and… Read more »
Aug. 6, 2020 By Allie Griffin A man was shot dead and another injured in a shooting that took place in Woodhaven early this morning. A 19-year-old and a 21-year-old were both shot at the corner of 91st Street and 85th Avenue, near Forest Park, at approximately 4:24 a.m., police said. Officers responded to a… Read more »
Aug. 5, 2020 By Michael Dorgan A popular Korean-style chicken restaurant has spread its wings and opened a large joint in Bayside – with an additional Sunnyside venue to launch in a few weeks. Mad For Chicken, which was established in Flushing in 2006, opened its latest venue at 39-02 Bell Blvd. last week and… Read more »
Aug. 5, 2020 By Allie Griffin The Board of Elections released the certified results for the June 23 primary Wednesday and declared incumbent Carolyn Maloney as the winner in the contested 12th Congressional race. The BOE disclosed the official tally today more than a month after the primary, as election officials worked to count an… Read more »
Aug. 5, 2020 By Christian Murray A Cambria Heights man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to attempted murder in the April 2018 attack on his transgender girlfriend, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced today. David Viltus, 31, pleaded guilty in February to attempted murder after admitting that he beat… Read more »
Aug. 5, 2020 By Allie Griffin New York City will set up random checkpoints at key entries into the city to identify people traveling from states with high COVID-19 infection rates and ensure they quarantine. Sheriffs and other law enforcement workers will randomly select cars that cross major bridges and tunnels into the city to… Read more »
Aug. 5, 2020 By Christian Murray A teenager was stabbed and beaten in Woodside last month by a group of seven men. The victim, 19, had arranged to sell his Yeezy sneakers via Snapchat and was set upon by the suspects at the meeting place where the deal was supposed to be done. The young… Read more »