Sept. 22, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A video posted online showing an FDNY fire truck failing to maneuver a turn on 34th Avenue in Jackson Heights has intensified the dispute between advocates and opponents of the avenue’s Open Streets initiative. The video, which was posted to Twitter Saturday, shows a firetruck traveling westbound on 34th… Read more »
Sept. 22, 2022 By Christian Murray Two East Elmhurst men who had contracts to maintain housing shelters throughout the 5 boroughs have been busted for allegedly bilking the city out of millions of dollars by filing bogus invoices for work not done. Liaquat Cheema, 62, and Ali Cheema, 31, ran a construction company out of… Read more »
Sept. 21, 2022 By Michael Dorgan The police have nabbed an alleged hit-and-run driver who was wanted for fatally striking a 5-year-old boy in East Elmhurst earlier this month. Xavier Carchipull, 40, of Astoria, was arrested and charged Wednesday with leaving the scene of a fatal crash and driving without a license—after he allegedly plowed… Read more »
Sept. 20, 2022 Staff Report The Sunnyside Post Mile is back, and this year it is coming with a Halloween theme—and the organizers are encouraging participants to run or walk in costume. The event is scheduled for Oct. 22 and will take place on the streets of Sunnyside. There will be prizes for the fastest… Read more »
Sept. 20, 2022 By Christian Murray Gov. Kathy Hochul was in Corona Tuesday to announce that security cameras will be installed in all subway cars. The governor said that the MTA will place two cameras on each of its more than 6,400 subway cars. The announcement follows the installation of 10,000 cameras across all 472… Read more »
Sept. 20, 2022 By Christian Murray The MTA released the results of it’s Spring 2022 bi-annual survey Monday that revealed that only 48 percent of subway riders are either satisfied or very satisfied with service. The results were based on a survey where the MTA gathered feedback from riders who rely on New York City… Read more »
Sept. 19, 2022 By Christian Murray The Halal Guys, a popular New York City-based halal food chain, is opening a location in the Queens Center Mall this weekend. The eatery, which was started by three Egyptian immigrants as a lone Manhattan food cart in 1990 and morphed into a brick-and-mortar restaurant business, will open a… Read more »
Sept. 19, 2022 By Christian Murray Community boards throughout New York City will now have to meet in person. Gov. Kathy Hochul lifted the state’s emergency powers related to the COVID-19 pandemic last week and the change means that all city agencies—including community boards—must hold their meetings in person. The change will mean that all… Read more »
Sept. 19, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A man is dead and three others are injured after a wild shooting in Elmhurst Sunday afternoon – in what police are investigating as a possible gang-related incident. The broad daylight shooting erupted outside a house at 95-23 41st Ave. at around 1:35 p.m. when two unidentified suspects on… Read more »
Sept. 19, 2022 By Czarinna Andres An 8-year-old girl was killed in a fire in College Point Saturday when a lithium battery in her brother’s scooter caught fire and tore through the family’s third floor apartment, officials said. Authorities received a 911 call at 7:38 a.m. that there was a blaze inside a three-story apartment… Read more »