July 27, 2020 By Allie Griffin A Pennsylvania woman has died after she crashed her motorcycle in Holliswood Sunday. Tineisha Howard, of Allentown, PA, was driving a 2019 Kawasaki ZX6R motorcycle southbound on Francis Lewis Boulevard, near Epsom Course, when she lost control of the bike Sunday, police said. Howard struck a nearby fire hydrant… Read more »
July 26, 2020 By Christian Murray A 51-year-old woman fought off a man who attempted to rape her in Forest Park Saturday. The woman was walking on the Orange Trial inside the park when a man came up from behind at around 6:30 p.m. and attempted to rape her. The suspect, according to police, initially… Read more »
July 24, 2020 By Michael Dorgan Police are searching for a man who carjacked a luxury Volvo in Williamsburg last week. The suspect got into a woman’s white 2020 Volvo S60, which was parked outside 84 Withers St. on July 16 at around 5 a.m., and brandished an unidentified object, police said. The woman, who… Read more »
July 24, 2020 By Allie Griffin Alternate side parking rules will return for all of next month, beginning Monday, Aug. 3, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced today. The city has repeatedly suspended the street parking rules during the coronavirus pandemic, so that New Yorkers don’t have to move their cars for street cleaning. Alternate side… Read more »
July 24, 2020 Staff Report Police are looking to find a man who allegedly grabbed a 29-year-old woman’s buttocks at the Flushing Main Street subway station earlier this month. The NYPD said that the suspect grabbed the woman’s rear end while she walked down a set of stairs inside the station at around 10:25 p.m…. Read more »
July 24, 2020 By Christian Murray A 27-year-old woman is dead after losing control of her vehicle and smashing into a train trestle in Flushing during the early hours Friday. Police said the victim was speeding northbound on College Point Boulevard in a late model Ford Mustang when she collided with the trestle near 40th… Read more »
July 22, 2020 By Allie Griffin A new drive-in movie series is coming to Flushing Meadows Corona Park next month to offer Queens residents a safe film screening experience with a retro flair. Rooftop Films is partnering with the Museum of the Moving Image (MoMI) and the New York Hall of Science (NYSCI) to bring… Read more »
July 22, 2020 By Allie Griffin The State Senate passed legislation Tuesday that would ban pet stores from selling dogs, cats and rabbits that come from commercial breeders. The bill, introduced by State. Sen. Mike Gianaris, aims to end puppy mills and breeding farms, where animals are typically overbred and often confined to poor living… Read more »
July 21 2020, By Michael Dorgan Several Queens officials have slammed President Trump for issuing a memorandum that aims to block undocumented immigrants from being counted when the number of congressional seats are determined following the 2020 census. The memo, which was issued Tuesday, would exclude undocumented immigrants from the population count used to determine… Read more »
By Greg David, THE CITY This story was originally published on 07/21/21 by THE CITY New York City is depending on federal aid from Washington to protect Mayor Bill de Blasio’s precariously balanced pandemic-shaped budget from the many risks it contains — including any shortfall in ambitious money-saving targets. Those are among the key findings… Read more »