Aug. 12, 2025 By Bill Parry An elderly Sunnyside Gardens man was the driver who died in a horrific multi-vehicle chain-reaction collision in Astoria that killed two pedestrians on Tuesday morning, according to authorities. Andrei Coman, 84, of 48th Street, was identified on Wednesday night by the NYPD as the motorist who was behind…
Aug. 12, 2025 By Bill Parry A man was shot on a residential street in Jamaica and police from the 113th Precinct are still looking for the gunman more than three weeks later. Police say the shooting went down in front of a home at 110-02 153rd Street at 12:44 a.m. on Monday, July…
Aug. 12, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Assembly Member Sam Berger announced $200,000 in capital funding for the NYPD’s 109th Precinct during the precinct’s National Night Out event at Bowne Playground last week. The funding will go toward the purchase of new vehicles and essential public safety equipment, which Berger said will strengthen public safety…
Aug. 12, 2025 By Bill Parry Police from the 110th Precinct in Elmhurst and Transit District 20 are looking for a woman who allegedly assaulted an E train rider at the Woodhaven Boulevard subway station near Queens Center Mall during an unprovoked attack in the early morning of Wednesday, Aug 6. The woman was…
Aug. 12, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller The latest Siena College poll had more good news for Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani in the November general election — and some troubling early news for Gov. Kathy Hochul in her 2026 re-election campaign. Results of the survey, released Tuesday, found that Mamdani, a democratic socialist, continues…
Aug. 12, 2025 By Shane O’Brien A coalition of elected officials and community organizations has launched a petition calling on City Hall, the Parks Department and the Department of Transportation to fully restore Queensbridge Baby Park, an extensive play space for children that opened alongside Queensbridge Houses in 1939. The online petition, launched by…
Aug. 12, 2025 By Jessica Militello Award-winning chefs are getting ready to practice their serve right onto customers’ plates at the US Open, with a list of delicious cuisine slated for the star-studded annual tennis event. The diverse and delicious food and drink menu was created by the United States Tennis Association and its…
Aug. 12, 2025 By Athena Dawson First responders in Queens and across the five boroughs received free fitness equipment in partnership with a major gym franchise. Planet Fitness franchise Supreme Fitness announced on Monday, Aug. 11, that it is collaborating with the FDNY to give first responders access to gently used gym equipment. Earlier…
Aug. 12, 2025 By Shane O’Brien More than two dozen local residents gathered in Corona last weekend to care for trees lining the neighborhood’s streets as part of Street Tree Care Day. The volunteer-led event, hosted by Corona Mutual Aid and the New York City Parks Department, took place along 111th Street and 39th…
Aug. 12, 2025 By Bill Parry Eastern Queens elected officials announced last week that an agreement has been reached with Empire State Development (ESD) on a revised Creedmoor Mixed-Use Redevelopment Project that will significantly reduce density. The new plan responds to community feedback by proposing a 27% reduction in housing unit square footage and…