Aug. 2, 2022 By Czarinna Andres A 74-year-old woman is in critical condition after being struck by a driver in the crosswalk at an intersection in Bay Terrace Monday. The woman was hit while crossing 26th Avenue at Corporal Kennedy Street at around 12:56 p.m. when a driver in a 2021 GMC SUV traveling along… Read more »
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Boiling Over With New Vendors, Corona Plaza Gets Organized
This article was originally published by The CITY on Aug. 1, 2022 By Katie Honan and Hiram Alejandro Durán, The City A group of Queens street peddlers have organized one of the city’s first local vendor associations, centered around a bustling but chaotic plaza — as some nearby businesses say the influx of mobile merchants… Read more »
Family-Owned Food Cart Brazenly Stolen From Jackson Heights Street Early Saturday
Aug. 1, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A family-owned food cart that offers Venezuelan fare was stolen from its operating spot in Jackson Heights on early Saturday. The red-colored cart, called Chamo Landia, was taken at around 12:30 a.m. from the corner of 83rd Street and Northern Boulevard by a suspect, or suspects, using a flatbed… Read more »
Man in Critical Condition After Falling Off Moving Passenger Van in Forest Hills Sunday
Aug. 1, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A man is in critical condition—and is unlikely to survive—after he fell off a moving passenger van in Forest Hills Sunday and hit his head on the pavement, according to police. The victim, 32, was hanging off the outside of a gray-colored Ford passenger van that was traveling eastbound… Read more »
Speed Cameras to Operate 24/7 Beginning Aug. 1
July 31, 2022 By Czarinna Andres The city’s speed cameras will be in operation 24/7 starting Aug. 1. The 2,000-plus cameras that have been placed across the five boroughs will be snapping photos 24/7 beginning Monday. The City will be issuing $50 tickets to drivers who are pictured going more than 10 miles per hour… Read more »
Popular Film Festival Returns to Forest Hills Next Week, To Feature More Than 120 Films
July 29, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A 10-day film festival will return to Forest Hills next week with a lineup of more than 120 films. The event, called Festival of Cinema NYC, kicks off Aug. 5 at the Regal UA Midway and will feature independent movies from around the world at the theater through Aug…. Read more »
JetBlue, Which is Based Out of Long Island City, is About to Get a Whole Lot Bigger
July 29, 2022 By Michael Dorgan New York’s hometown airline is about to get a whole lot bigger. JetBlue, which is headquartered in Long Island City, agreed Thursday to buy the low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines for $3.8 billion. The takeover deal, if approved by regulators, would create the nation’s fifth-largest airline behind American Airlines, Delta,… Read more »
Seven Suspects Wanted For Stealing $40,000 in Cash in Series of Thefts Across Queens: NYPD
July 28, 2022 By Michael Dorgan The police are looking for seven suspects wanted for stealing nearly $40,000 in cash from three victims across Queens over the last two and a half months. The alleged thefts took place during three separate incidents — between May 19 and July 6 — when the suspects followed each… Read more »
In Response to Local Pressure, City Removes Several Unlicensed Street Vendors From Main Street
July 28, 2022 By Michael Dorgan The city has responded to pressure from Councilmember Sandra Ung and local community leaders and cleared several unlicensed vendors from the sidewalks of Main Street in Downtown Flushing. The enforcement action, conducted Wednesday by Dept. of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP), the agency that oversees vendor compliance, came a… Read more »
Sheriff’s Office Raids Smoke Shop in Middle Village, Seizes Cannabis and Untaxed Cigarettes
July 27, 2022 By Michael Dorgan The operators of a smoke shop in Middle Village have been busted for illegally selling cannabis and untaxed cigarettes. Deputies from the New York City’s Sheriff’s Office raided “@dukaanboyz,” located at 63-118 Woodhaven Blvd., last week and seized a haul of 76 packages of cannabis and 33 cartons of… Read more »