March 21, 2023 By Michael Dorgan Police have released video of two suspects who mugged a man inside a Jackson Heights subway station in the early hours of Saturday morning, March 18. The suspects approached the 46-year-old victim at around 2:30 a.m. while he was on the northbound 7 train platform inside the 82nd Street-Jackson… Read more »
March 1, 2023 By Michael Dorgan Police are searching for a group of suspects who allegedly carjacked a man at gunpoint in Flushing last month. The victim, 40, was sitting inside a white-colored Mercedes Benz SUV that was parked in front of a window treatment store on Sanford Ave. on Feb. 19 at around 5:35… Read more »
Feb. 27, 2023 By Michael Dorgan and Paul Frangipane Elected officials, residents and community leaders took part in a rally in Astoria Sunday, Feb. 26, calling on the DOT to install traffic lights at the intersection where a 7-year-old was struck dead by an SUV earlier this month. The event was held at the Astoria… Read more »
Feb. 23, 2023 By Michael Dorgan A woman was attacked and robbed by a man in Sunnyside Wednesday night, Feb. 22 in what was the latest in a series of muggings in the neighborhood over the last two weeks. The victim, 28, was approached by the unidentified suspect in the vicinity of 44th Street and… Read more »
Feb. 22, 2023 By Michael Dorgan Police are searching for three suspects who robbed a man on the 7 train in Jackson Heights on Saturday, Feb. 18. The suspects approached the 41-year-old victim while he was riding a Manhattan-bound 7 train as it approached the 74th Street/Roosevelt Avenue subway station just after 9 p.m., according… Read more »
Feb. 21, 2023 By Michael Dorgan Residents continue to mourn the death of a 7-year-old girl who was fatally struck by an SUV in Astoria Friday, Feb. 17, with many calling on the city to make the intersection where she died safer. Dolma Naadhum was hit by a 2021 Ford Explorer at the intersection of… Read more »
Feb. 17, 2023 By Michael Dorgan A virtual town hall will be held next week seeking community input on a proposal to build storm mitigation features along the Long Island City waterfront and at Newtown Creek. The meeting, which is being hosted by the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez, will… Read more »
Feb. 16, 2023 By Michael Dorgan A turnstile-jumping homeless who had been wanted by police for allegedly attempting to rape a woman in Long Island City has been arrested, according to authorities. Damel Dennis, 43, was cuffed and charged with attempted sex abuse, public lewdness and burglary after he allegedly tried to sexually assault the… Read more »
Feb. 14, 2023 By Michael Dorgan The operators of a restaurant in Astoria are on a mission to track down a pair of newlyweds who danced and dined inside the premises shortly after getting married last week — and they want to offer the couple a year’s supply of doner kebabs. The couple visited German Doner… Read more »
Feb. 14, 2023 By Michael Dorgan A longtime Sunnyside resident was beaten and robbed by three suspects while walking home from work early Sunday morning, Feb. 12. The 62-year-old victim, who has lived in the neighborhood for more than 30 years and wishes to remain anonymous, was walking along 44th Street between Skillman and Barnett… Read more »