July 31, 2021 By Michael Dorgan Midwives at Elmhurst Hospital and dozens of their supporters picketed outside the facility Wednesday to demand better pay and working conditions while also sounding the alarm on patient safety. The midwives, who help patients throughout the childbirth process at the hospital, were joined by some of their former patients,… Read more »
July 30, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A popular kids program in Queens that aims to develop the next generation of hockey players returns to Long Island City in August—and spaces are filling up fast. The program, called Learn to Play, provides affordable hockey lessons and equipment to kids aged 5 through 8 to encourage them… Read more »
July 29, 2021 By Michael Dorgan The Olympic Games kicked off in Tokyo last week and there are several athletes from Queens chasing glory for Team USA. The World’s Borough is being represented in track and field, basketball, fencing and table tennis. Dalilah Muhammad, who is from Jamaica, Queens, is looking to reclaim her crown… Read more »
July 28, 2021 By Michael Dorgan An 11-year-old girl was allegedly threatened with rape and murder after being dragged down an alleyway by a shoeless pervert in Jackson Heights Sunday morning, according to police. The girl was walking on her own to a grocery store in the vicinity of 86th Street and Northern Boulevard at around… Read more »
July 28, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A man is dead after losing control of his vehicle and smashing into a tree on the Long Island Expressway in Flushing early Wednesday. The victim was driving westbound on the LIE — just before the Kissena Boulevard overpass — when he lost control of his 2008 Subaru Legacy… Read more »
July 27, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A man is dead after he threw himself under a moving tractor-trailer and was crushed by its tires in Willets Point Monday. The victim was chasing after a 2020 Peterbilt tractor-trailer — that was traveling in the vicinity of 126th Place and 34th Avenue at around 9:50 a.m. —… Read more »
July 26, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A homeless man broke into the political office of a Queens Assemblywoman Saturday night but was busted by police in the act. Michael Masturzi, 27, smashed through the glass front door of Assemblywoman Nily Rozic’s office, located at 159-16 Union Turnpike, at around 9:45 p.m., while attempting to burglarize… Read more »
July 23, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A hate-filled woman was busted by police Thursday for allegedly going on an anti-Asian assault spree in Queens that left four people injured – including a 75-year-old woman she clobbered with a hammer. Maricia Bell, a 25-year-old woman from Utopia, was arrested on hate crimes charges for carrying out… Read more »
July 20, 2021 By Michael Dorgan The police have released dramatic video footage of a 16-year-old boy being hunted down and shot in broad daylight outside a 99 cent store in Jamaica Sunday. The video, released by police Monday, shows the teen attempting to evade a gunman outside 110-52 Merrick Blvd. at around 2:20 p.m…. Read more »
July 20, 2021 By Michael Dorgan An annual event that celebrates native Americans is returning to Queens this week. The event, called the Thunderbird American Indian Powwow, will see dozens of different American Indian tribes come together at the Queens County Farm Museum, located at 73-50 Little Neck Pkwy., from July 23 through July 25…. Read more »