Aug. 25, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A Rite Aid store in the heart of Jackson Heights is closing down, the latest in a wave of locations the company is closing across Queens and the nation. The Rite Aid store at 82-13 37th Ave. will shutter for good early next month as part of a corporate… Read more »
Aug. 23, 2022 By Czarinna Andres Hey, you never know – unless you check. A Cash4Life ticketholder, who bought the ticket at Mega Dream at 75-03 37th Ave. in Jackson Heights., has a winning ticket and has until next month to come forward and present it or it will expire. The winner, who has a… Read more »
Aug. 23, 2022 By Christian Murray A Whitestone man who was found to have dozens of illegal firearms—including several assault rifles—faces up to 25 years in prison on weapons related charges. Joseph Maddaloni Sr., 55, of 25th Avenue, was arraigned Friday before Queens Criminal Court Judge Diego Freire on a 140-count complaint charging him with… Read more »
Aug. 22, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A Bronx driver who allegedly plowed his SUV into three pedestrians in Jackson Heights Saturday – leaving one of them in critical condition – has been charged with driving while intoxicated (DWI), vehicular assault and other crimes. Edilito Pichardo Rodriguez, 23, allegedly got behind the wheel of a red-colored… Read more »
Aug. 19, 2022 By Michael Dorgan Police are looking for a knife-wielding suspect wanted for slashing and robbing a man inside a Kew Gardens subway station Wednesday. The suspect approached a 26-year-old man at around 8 a.m. while the victim was standing on the southbound F train platform inside the Kew Gardens-Union Turnpike station, police… Read more »
This article was originally published by The CITY on Aug. 16, 2022 By Samantha Maldonado and Katie Honan Nearly a year after the remnants of Hurricane Ida flooded the Forest Hills one-bedroom apartment where Heidi Pashko and her husband live, the couple is finally beginning to settle back into their first-floor home of over four decades…. Read more »
Aug. 17, 2022 By Czarinna Andres The New York Attorney General and the NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation have filed a joint lawsuit against a Gotti-owned auto-parts business that has allegedly been releasing dangerous chemicals and oil into the environment. The case was filed Aug. 12 against LSM Auto Parts & Recycling, an automobile salvage… Read more »
Aug. 16, 2022 By Christian Murray Eight reputed mobsters—including two from Queens—who allegedly ran underground gambling parlors in Queens and Long Island have been arrested by the feds on racketeering, illegal gambling, money laundering and a host of other related offenses. The eight men, who were either part of the Genovese or Bonanno organized crime… Read more »
Aug. 16, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A pedestrian is in critical condition after being struck by a hit-and-run driver in Jackson Heights early Tuesday morning. The victim, a 45-year-old man, was hit while crossing at the intersection of Roosevelt Avenue and 76th Street at around 2 a.m., according to police. The driver, who police say… Read more »
Aug. 16, 2022 By Michael Dorgan Republican Councilmember Vickie Paladino has posted a video of herself confronting an alleged squatter in College Point. The video, which was posted to Paladino’s Twitter page yesterday, captures the lawmaker in a heated exchange Monday with a man outside a house in the vicinity of 20th Avenue and 146th… Read more »