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Queens Public Library to Reopen Eight More Branches in August

July 27, 2020 By Allie Griffin The Queens Public Library (QPL) will reopen a second batch of branches in August after reopening a handful of sites earlier this month. The library system will reopen eight additional locations for “to-go” service on Aug. 10, bringing the total number of open branches to 15. The first seven… Read more »

Man Shot Dead in Woodhaven Home Sunday: NYPD

July 27, 2020 By Michael Dorgan A 40-year-old man is dead after being shot inside a Woodhaven home Sunday. Police responded to a 911 call of a shooting at 84-12 91st Ave. at 2:13 p.m. and upon arrival discovered a man with a gunshot wound to his back. The victim, Shaka Ifill, was still alive… Read more »

Pennsylvania Woman Dies from Motorcycle Crash in Holliswood

July 27, 2020 By Allie Griffin A Pennsylvania woman has died after she crashed her motorcycle in Holliswood Sunday. Tineisha Howard, of Allentown, PA, was driving a 2019 Kawasaki ZX6R motorcycle southbound on Francis Lewis Boulevard, near Epsom Course, when she lost control of the bike Sunday, police said. Howard struck a nearby fire hydrant… Read more »

Woman, 51, Fights Off Man Who Attempted to Rape Her in Forest Park: NYPD

July 26, 2020 By Christian Murray A 51-year-old woman fought off a man who attempted to rape her in Forest Park Saturday. The woman was walking on the Orange Trial inside the park when a man came up from behind at around 6:30 p.m. and attempted to rape her. The suspect, according to police, initially… Read more »

Man Carjacks Luxury Volvo in Williamsburg, Dumps Vehicle in Queens : NYPD

July 24, 2020 By Michael Dorgan Police are searching for a man who carjacked a luxury Volvo in Williamsburg last week. The suspect got into a woman’s white 2020 Volvo S60, which was parked outside 84 Withers St. on July 16 at around 5 a.m., and brandished an unidentified object, police said. The woman, who… Read more »

New Elevators at the Astoria Boulevard Station Open

July 24, 2020 By Allie Griffin Brand new elevators at the Astoria Boulevard N/W station opened to customers today, after many months of construction. Two street-to-mezzanine elevators and two mezzanine-to-platform elevators were put into service today at the station. Local leaders — who have pushed for elevators at the station for years to make it… Read more »

Fire Breaks out in Woodside Home, Four People Seriously Injured: FDNY

July 24, 2020 By Michael Dorgan Four people were seriously injured – including a young girl – after a fire broke out inside a house in Woodside early Friday morning. The victims were inside a two-story house on 64-05 35th Ave. when the blaze started, police said. Some of the victims were trapped on the… Read more »

Astoria Gas Station Robbed at Gunpoint Thursday: NYPD

July 24, 2020 By Allie Griffin Police are looking for a duo who robbed a gas station in Astoria at gunpoint last night. Two men entered a Mobil gas station along 21st St., just before 9 p.m. brandishing a black firearm. The pair demanded money from a 65-year-old employee as they went behind the sales… Read more »