Aug. 3, 2020 By Allie Griffin A Brooklyn man pleaded guilty to aggravated vehicular homicide and other crimes Friday for a drunken car crash that killed a man in 2018 on the Van Wyck Expressway in Kew Gardens Hills. Alex Elicier, of Bedford-Stuyvesant, pleaded guilty to the charges in Queens Supreme Court Friday. Elicier, 31,… Read more »
July 31, 2020 By Christian Murray A 40-year-old man was left in critical condition after being punched, kicked and stomped on last Saturday by a group of teenagers in Jackson Heights. The victim was attacked on the corner of 90th Street and 37th Avenue by seven teenagers at around 2:20 a.m. on Saturday, July 25,… Read more »
July 31, 2020 By Michael Dorgan Calling all job seekers! Hundreds of jobs will be up for grabs when the Queens Borough President’s sixth recruitment fair is held next week. The event, which will take place via the video-conferencing application Zoom, is being held on Aug. 5 at 2:00 p.m. and out-of-work residents will get… Read more »
July 30, 2020 By Allie Griffin A group of small business owners from across the borough came together on the steps of Queens Borough Hall Wednesday to demand more financial help from legislators as they try to keep their businesses afloat amid the pandemic. The mom-and-pop shop owners are struggling to pay their rent from… Read more »
July 30, 2020 By Allie Griffin A brand new concourse and seven new gates will open at LaGuardia Airport next week, as part of the airport’s ongoing $8 billion transformation. The western concourse and gates will welcome travelers through Terminal B of the airport, beginning Aug. 5, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Wednesday. The new 210,000-square-foot… Read more »
July 30, 2020 By Michael Dorgan Police are searching for an alleged pervert who groped two women inside separate Queens subway stations earlier this month. The suspect, according to police, assaulted his first victim inside the 74th Street/Roosevelt Avenue subway station on July 13 at around 1:20 p.m. The man grabbed a 54-year-old female with both arms… Read more »
July 30, 2020 By Allie Griffin Six more bars and restaurants in Queens have lost their liquor licenses to ongoing state suspensions amid the coronavirus pandemic. Over the last few weeks, Governor Andrew Cuomo and the State Liquor Authority (SLA) have cracked down on bars and restaurants that blatantly disregard the state’s social distancing rules… Read more »
July 29, 2020 By Michael Dorgan A busy entrance to Flushing Meadows Corona Park has been revamped following a major redevelopment by the city. The new-look Henry Hudson Entrance – located on the western side of the park at 111th Street, between 53rd and 56th avenues – has been reconstructed and expanded after a $4.5… Read more »
July 29, 2020 By Allie Griffin Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has come out against the plan to build a $2 billion AirTrain to LaGuardia Airport and said she does not want the federal government to allocate COVID-19 relief funds to support the project. The future of the project to construct a 1.5-mile AirTrain from Willets Point… Read more »
July 29, 2020, By Michael Dorgan Vehicle thefts are on the rise in northern Queens and drivers are making it easy for criminals. The number of reported vehicle thefts in the eight precincts that make up Queens North has jumped by 32 percent this year, according to official police data. Queens North consists of the… Read more »