May 28, 2019 By Meghan Sackman Queens is likely to be the borough with the highest number of lead contaminated drinking fountains in its parks, according to the early stages of a study by the NYC Parks Department. The Parks Dept. has identified and turned off at least 20 of the 559 drinking fountains it… Read more »
May 26, 2019 By Christian Murray The police are looking for four men wanted in connection to a gunpoint robbery that took place inside a Flushing social club on Tuesday night. The four suspects allegedly entered Social Club, located at 135-14 37th Ave., with firearms at around 9:15 p.m. and demanded property from six men… Read more »
May 23, 2019 By Meghan Sackman The police have released video footage of two men who allegedly broke into a Flushing home earlier this week and stole about $2,000 worth of cash and goods. The victim, a 50-year-old man, came home on May 20 to find property missing, police say. The police did not release the… Read more »
May 21, 2019 Staff Report The future of the historic RKO Keith Theater remains dim and steps toward its demise continue. Madison Realty Corp., a Manhattan-based private equity firm, announced that it has provided property owner Xinyuan Real Estate with a $30 million pre-development loan—funds that will be used to bulldoze and redevelop the 135-35… Read more »
May 20, 2019 By Meghan Sackman An unidentified man’s body was found on the shores of Little Neck Bay Beach yesterday evening, police say. Police responded to a 911 call around 5:45 p.m. of an unconscious person on the beach in the vicinity of 162-21 Powells Cove Blvd. Upon arrival, police discovered the male on the… Read more »
May 17, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan Projects benefiting two local schools and the NYPD were selected by voters to receive funding in last month’s Council District 19 Participatory Budgeting vote. The Participatory Budgeting vote, which decides what projects the local City Council representative will fund, took place from March 30 to April 7. P.S. 129… Read more »
May 15, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan In an unexpected reversal, City Council Member Barry Grodenchik admitted to sexually harassing a City Council staffer for more than a year after initially denying the allegations and vowing to fight against them. Grodenchik, who copped to the accusations during a disciplinary hearing on Tuesday, also resigned from his… Read more »
May 15, 2019 By Shane O’Brien The World’s Fare is returning to Queens for the second successive year this weekend, with over 10,000 visitors expected to grace the Citi Field venue over the course of the two days. The event, which taps into the spirt of the World’s Fair festival of 1964, aims to celebrate… Read more »
May 14, 2019 By Christian Murray A Flushing man who raped a woman at knife point at Kissena Park in 2017–and then sexually attacked a 17-year-old female at the same park a day later—has been sentenced to 15 years in prison. Charles Tobin, 31, of Kissena Boulevard, pleaded guilty last month to first-degree rape and… Read more »
May 14, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan The New York City Department of Health shut down The Yeshiva of Central Queens after the school failed to exclude unvaccinated students following a known measles exposure at the school. On May 9, the school, located at 147-37 70th Rd., was slapped with an Order of the Commissioner after… Read more »