June 11, 2021 By Allie Griffin A group of Jackson Heights residents who lost their homes in an April fire are demanding the city extend their temporary housing at hotels. Residents represented by the 89th Street Unidos Association held a rally Thursday to demand the NYC Department of Housing and Preservation (HPD) extend their hotel… Read more »
June 10, 2021 By Allie Griffin A 16-year-old boy died Monday, days after he was struck by a hit-and-run driver while riding his bike in College Point. Darwin Durazno, of Corona, was riding his bicycle on College Point Boulevard on Friday when a driver crossed onto the wrong side of the road and struck him… Read more »
June 8, 2021 By Allie Griffin A 24-year-old man was arrested Monday for punching a 75-year-old Asian woman in the face near LeFrak City in Corona last month. Christian Batista, who lives in Corona, allegedly punched the senior as he passed her on the sidewalk near 97th Place and 57th Avenue on May 26, police… Read more »
June 7, 2021 By Allie Griffin The MTA Inspector General released a report last week detailing a pattern of neglect among its workers tasked with inspecting elevated subway tracks. The MTA released the results of a year-long investigation, which was launched following a series incidents in 2019 of large debris falling from the elevated subway… Read more »
June 7, 2021 By Allie Griffin A group of candidates running for office are demanding the state add more hospitals in Queens. Three current council members and nearly 50 candidates — including mayoral, comptroller and council hopefuls — signed onto a letter last week demanding that New York State Health Commissioner Howard Zucker expand hospital… Read more »
June 1, 2021 By Allie Griffin A Manhattan livery car driver was charged in a decades-old cold case for allegedly raping a Queens woman who was a passenger in his car, prosecutors announced Thursday. Danny Stewart, now 58, was indicted by a grand jury and arraigned in Queens Supreme Court after DNA evidence tied him… Read more »
June 1, 2021 By Allie Griffin Police are looking for a man who allegedly stole a laptop from a Flushing spa on Thursday. The man allegedly forced open the front door of Lucky Flower Skincare, located at 36-09 Main St., at 6 a.m. and grabbed a laptop once he got inside. He then fled the… Read more »
June 1, 2021 By Allie Griffin Senior centers in New York City can reopen later this month after more than a year of being shut down, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Tuesday. Indoor congregate activities can reopen on Monday, June 14, de Blasio said, and the centers can offer outdoor activities immediately. “I’ve heard from… Read more »
May 27, 2021 By Allie Griffin Two anti-Semitic incidents have have been reported to police in the Kew Gardens Hills area in less than a week, according to a local elected official. The incidents have taken place in a neighborhood that has a large Jewish community and come at a time when anti-Semitic attacks are… Read more »
May 25, 2021 By Allie Griffin Mayoral hopeful Andrew Yang joined Queens lawmakers and Council candidates in Long Island City Tuesday to condemn a recent attack against an Asian American man in the neighborhood. The officials and candidates convened outside the 21st Street-Queensbridge F subway station the day after a 35-year-old Asian man was shoved… Read more »