April 26, 2021 By Allie Griffin An alleged drunk driver who plowed into two cars in Richmond Hill last week—killing a passenger—has been charged with vehicular manslaughter. Harpreet Singh, 20, allegedly got behind the wheel of a 2018 Honda Accord while intoxicated, ran a red light and struck one car and then another early Wednesday… Read more »
April 16, 2021 By Christian Murray The Queens Public Library announced Thursday that it will be reopening five additional branches for “to-go” service Wednesday. The library system currently has 34 branches open for to-got service and after Wednesday it will have 39 up and running. The branches to be added include Woodside, Baisley Park, Douglaston,… Read more »
April 9, 2021 By Christian Murray A team of developers held a ceremonial ground breaking at a prominent Forest Hills site Wednesday that will be home to an 11-story, 166-unit development. The development is slated to go up at 69-65 Yellowstone Blvd., where a Key Food supermarket was located for years. The project generated some… Read more »
April 8, 2021 By Michael Dorgan The driver of a 2016 Mercedes-Benz was shot during a carjacking by two men in Ozone Park last month. The victim, a 33-year-old man, was driving the vehicle in the early hours of March 27 and had stopped in the vicinity of 103rd Avenue and 97th Street to pick… Read more »
April 6, 2021 By Ryan Songalia With New York’s state budget expected to be released shortly, a group of Queens legislators are hoping it includes a number of progressive measures aimed at raising taxes on wealthy residents and large corporations. A package of six bills known collectively as the Invest In Our New York Act… Read more »
March 10, 2021 By Michael Dorgan The body of a 26-year-old woman who had been missing for four months was found inside an abandoned car in South Ozone Park Wednesday, police said. The woman, who police believe is Destini Smothers from upstate New York, was discovered by a tow truck driver who had been called… Read more »
March 9, 2021 By Christina Santucci The city’s Parks Commissioner, Mitchell J. Silver, announced Tuesday that he will be stepping down after nearly seven years of leading the department. Silver had been appointed as commissioner by Mayor Bill de Blasio in 2014 and oversaw the completion of more than 800 capital projects — representing $1.85… Read more »
March 5, 2021 By Allie Griffin Queens Borough President Donovan Richards outlined his goals to build more affordable housing, create a connected bike network and diversify local community boards during his “State of the Borough” address Wednesday evening. Richards promised to add 2,000 units of affordable senior housing, complete the long-stalled redesign of Queens Boulevard… Read more »
March 1, 2021 By Christina Santucci Deputies from the city Sheriff’s office shut down an unlicensed club in Corona that was filled with more than 150 people early Sunday. Photos released by authorities show maskless partiers packed inside the location at 45-18 104th St. at around 3:45 a.m. Sunday. Five people were arrested during the… Read more »
Feb. 16, 2021 By Allie Griffin Parts of Northeast Queens have higher COVID-19 vaccination rates than most of New York City, despite lacking a single permanent vaccination site, new data shows. Many ZIP codes in Northeast Queens have a relatively high percentage of their adult residents at least partially vaccinated for the virus — meaning… Read more »