Oct. 27, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A Woodside man has been arrested after he allegedly tried to rape a woman on a Flushing street early Sunday. Wilson Kim, 41, was arrested Thursday for attempted rape, assault and other sex crimes for the Oct. 23 incident, police said. Kim, of 56th Street, allegedly attacked and tried… Read more »
Oct. 27, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A 22-year-old woman was randomly punched and then pushed down a flight of stairs at the 82nd Street – Jackson Heights subway station Sunday. The victim, police said, was standing on the northbound 7 train platform at around 5:20 a.m. when an unidentified man approached her and punched her… Read more »
Oct. 26, 2022 By Michael Dorgan Several streets across Queens will be car-free Monday so kids can safely trick or treat. Nine streets in the borough will be closed to traffic from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. as part of a new city-wide initiative called Trick-or-Streets, announced by the Dept. of Transportation Tuesday. The goal… Read more »
Oct. 25, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A long-running dispute between supporters and opponents of the 34th Avenue Open Street initiative in Jackson Heights clashed Monday when elected officials cut the ribbon to mark the completion of the controversial 1.3-mile initiative. Queens Borough President Donovan Richards, Assemblymember Catalina Cruz and Councilmember Shekar Krishnan were heckled during… Read more »
Oct. 20, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A community forum hosted by Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in Astoria last night was disrupted by a group of angry protesters. The event, which was held at The Variety Boys & Girls Club of Queens on 30th Road, saw a group of around 10 demonstrators heckle the progressive Congresswoman inside… Read more »
Oct. 20, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A 77-year-old man is dead after he was struck by an SUV in Corona seven weeks ago. Richard Wasley, of Manhattan, succumbed to his injuries Monday having been hit by a Chevy Traverse at the intersection of Roosevelt Avenue and 114th Street on Aug. 25. The driver, 46, was… Read more »
Oct. 19, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A Queens man has been arrested after he allegedly set fire to a Bangladeshi restaurant in Jackson Heights earlier this month after being upset that the establishment botched his order. Choephel Norbu, 49, of Flushing, was charged with arson, criminal mischief and reckless endangerment for allegedly torching the front… Read more »
Oct. 18, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A South Ozone Park man has been charged with manslaughter after a straphanger he was in a physical altercation with fell onto the tracks and was fatally struck by a train at the 74th Street/Roosevelt Avenue subway station Monday. Carlos Garcia, 50, was charged with manslaughter just after noon… Read more »
Oct. 18, 2022 By Michael Dorgan Police have released video of a man being viciously beaten and stabbed by a group of four suspects outside a 7-Eleven in College Point last week. The video, released Monday, shows the victim lying on the ground and being savagely attacked by the suspects in front of the 127-02… Read more »
Oct. 18, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A man was struck dead by an oncoming train at the 74th Street/Roosevelt Avenue subway station Monday after he fell onto the tracks during a fight with another straphanger. The victim, Heriberto Quintana, 48, landed on the tracks at around 4:45 p.m. and was then hit by a Jamaica-bound… Read more »