Sept. 27, 2022 By Christian Murray A 47-year-old man is in critical condition after crashing his 1966 Oldsmobile sedan on the Clearview Expressway in Bayside Monday night. Police received a 911 call at around 9:22 p.m. that there was a collision on the expressway. Officers from the 109 Precinct responded and discovered the victim inside… Read more »
Sept. 27, 2022 By Czarinna Andres A 38-year-old Queens Village man is dead after crashing his vehicle into a parked car in Corona Monday while experiencing a medical episode, police said. Jorge Peguero, of 210th Street, was driving a 2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer at around 7:20 p.m. when he lost control of his vehicle due to… Read more »
Sept. 23, 2022 By Michael Dorgan Dozens of immigrant home care workers — who look after elderly patients — held a protest outside Councilmember Sandra Ung’s district office in Flushing Thursday calling on the lawmaker to sign on to a bill that they say would prevent workers from being exploited. The demonstrators assembled in the… Read more »
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 »