Sep. 20, 2024 By Bill Parry Police from the 104th Precinct in Ridgewood and the 110th Precinct in Elmhurst are looking for a creep who groped two young girls on the same MTA bus line just minutes apart on Wednesday morning. The first incident occurred within the 110th Precinct as the MTA Q58 bus…
Sep. 20, 2024 By Bill Parry A Queens grand jury indicted a Brooklyn man for first-degree attempted murder after ramming into an NYPD officer with a stolen car in North Corona last month. Keyah Richardson, 19, of Sutter Avenue in Brownsville, was arraigned Wednesday in Queens Supreme Court on a 19-count indictment charging him…
Call it puppy love — and cat love. A new community veterinary medicine clinic opened on Tuesday in Queens providing free healthcare to furry friends who live in some of the borough’s underserved communities. The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) celebrated the grand opening of its third Community Veterinary Clinic in…
Sep. 19, 2024 By Czarinna Andres Ready to roll the dice and take a tour of Queens, one property at a time? The world’s most famous board game is getting a local twist with the debut of MONOPOLY: Queens Edition. This special version of the iconic game will be officially unveiled on Saturday, Oct.…
Sep. 19, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan A residential street in Bayside was closed on Monday evening to accommodate the substantial crowd of local residents, including some who traveled from southeast Queens to protest the City of Yes initiative. In northeast Queens, elected officials and residents gathered once again to make a strong statement in…
Sep. 19, 2024 By Shane O’Brien MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber said Wednesday he is confident that the MTA will get the $68.4 billion needed to fund the five-year capital plan unveiled the same day. The ambitious plan, officially rolled out at the MTA’s Corona Yard shop in Flushing, calls for 2,000 new…
Sep. 19, 2024 By Czarinna Andres Ahead of the 2024 general elections, a New York-based Democratic education and activist organization has launched a campaign focusing on dual residents to influence the outcome in critical swing districts—such as in Queens, Long Island and upstate. The group MoveIndigo is calling on residents to re-register their voting…
Sep. 19, 2024 By Bill Parry A 15-year-old boy was arrested early Wednesday morning and booked at the 113th Precinct in Jamaica in connection to the fatal shooting of a Cambria Heights father of three in St. Albans on Monday afternoon. The youngster, who was not identified because he is a juvenile, was charged…
Sep. 18, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan Elected officials in Northeast Queens gathered on Monday afternoon to criticize the rollout of e-scooters in Queens and call out the Department of Transportation for failing to discuss their concerns. The press conference outside City Council Member James Gennaro’s office on Union Turnpike in Fresh Meadows brought together…
Sep. 18, 2024 By Barbara Russo-Lennon Police are on the hunt for two suspects who allegedly stole, operated and crashed a subway train in Briarwood last week. According to law enforcement sources, the incident occurred just after midnight on Sept. 12 at the Briarwood subway station, which serves the E and F lines. Police…