Oct. 19, 2023 By Aidan Graham Cops in Queens are looking for the gunman behind a shooting Thursday in the same neighborhood that saw an episode of gun violence Wednesday morning. NYPD officers responded to a 911 call about the shooting at around 10:50 a.m. on Oct. 19 at 132-57 Sanford Ave. in Flushing.…
Oct. 19, 2023 By Rachel Butler The Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation (LAEF) will be honoring the world-renowned bassist, composer, bandleader, educator and NEA Jazz Master Reggie Workman with the foundation’s prestigious Satchmo Award. The artist is being recognized for his seven decades of jazz musicianship. The event will be taking place as part of the WBGO’s Kids Jazz Concert Series at Flushing Town Hall at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 21. The free concert will feature Workman’s current creation for Armstrong, his six-piece ensemble with pianist David Virelles, drummer Gary Jones, III, alto saxophonist Marvin Carter, rap vocalist J Swiss and…
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Oct. 19, 2023 By Bill Parry The NYPD is still looking for a motorcycle-riding gunman who opened fire near a popular Jamaica playground last month. Detectives from the 103rd Precinct in Jamaica are investigating the reckless endangerment case that went down just before 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 27, when two unknown men riding on a red and silver motorcycle discharged a firearm multiple times in front of a home at 138-02 106th Ave., according to authorities. The home is located across the street from the Norelli-Hargreaves Playground alongside the Van Wyck Expressway. The suspects sped away from the scene…
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Oct. 19, 2023 By Anthony Medina A train trestle between Babbage Street and Bessemer Street in Richmond Hill is known to many in the neighborhood as a piece of Queens history and an unfortunate burden for residents. Although the trestle stretches under a mile long, one elected official hearing the pleas for action from constituents…
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Oct. 18, 2023 By Ethan Marshall The NYPD released the crime stats for northern and southern Queens from Sept. 17 to Oct. 15. While much of it follows a similar trend to last week’s stats, there are some notable changes in trends. Rape cases in northern Queens rose from 15 to 20 year-over-year. While the 104th, 111th and 112th precincts each saw no change, the only northern Queens precinct to experience a decline was the 115th, from five last year to one this year. Southern Queens, on the other hand, experienced no change compared to the same period of time…
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Oct. 18, 2023 By Bill Parry Police from the 109th Precinct in Flushing are looking for a burglar who broke into two Murray Hill restaurants in just two minutes during the early morning hours of Sunday, Oct. 8. The burglar forcibly entered Mika’s Miga BBQ, located at 149-09 41st Ave., just before 5 a.m. and…
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Oct. 17, 2023 By Rachel Butler Community Board 7 (CB 7) met inside the hall of St. Luke’s Pastoral Center in Whitestone on Monday, Oct. 16, where they warned locals about tax scams and discussed the possibility of a new police precinct. At the beginning of the meeting, the board announced upcoming local events…
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Oct. 17, 2023 By Bill Parry Police are searching for the crook who robbed a Howard Beach smoke shop pistol-whipped an employee last week. Police from the 106th Precinct reported that the heist occurred on the night of Wednesday, Oct. 11, when the suspect entered the Gem Smoke Shop at 150-19 Cross Bay Blvd., just…
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Oct. 17, 2023 By Bill Parry A man was beaten and robbed by two strangers as he tried to withdraw cash from a Cambria Heights ATM last month and the assailants remain at large, according to the NYPD. Police from the 105th Precinct reported that the 41-year-old victim was inside a convenience store in the…
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Oct. 17, 2023 By Bill Parry A teenage girl was struck and killed after falling to the tracks at the Jackson Heights–Roosevelt Avenue/74th Street station Tuesday morning, according to the NYPD. The victim, whose exact age and identity have not been determined, was waiting by herself on the southbound E platform when she appeared to… Read more »