July 22, 2022 By Christian Murray Police are looking for two men who approached a man in his car in Elmhurst earlier this month, pointed a gun at him, and then attempted to carjack his vehicle. The victim, a 37-year-old man, pulled into a driveway in the vicinity of 92nd Street and Elmhurst Avenue at… Read more »
July 21, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A vintage subway car that once transported passengers to and from the 1964 World’s Fair in Flushing-Meadows-Corona Park has been bought at auction for nearly $250,000. The subway car, one of the last remaining “Redbird” fleet of models, was snapped up by an anonymous buyer Friday who beat off… Read more »
July 21, 2022 By Christian Murray More than 520 Con Edison customers are without power in Astoria, with the utility company saying service is expected to be restored this afternoon. This morning nearly 800 Con Edison customers were without power including 522 customers in Astoria, according to the company’s outage map. The map said the… Read more »
July 21, 2022 By Christian Murray Queens Borough President Donovan Richards has reached out to the head of NYC Health + Hospitals requesting that Queens Hospital be renamed in honor of former borough president Claire Shulman. Richards penned a letter to Mitchell Katz, the president and CEO of NYC Health + Hospitals, and said that… Read more »
July 21, 2022 By Michael Dorgan The police are looking for a man who smashed two security cameras inside a Long Island City subway station earlier this month. The suspect, police said, was inside the 33rd Street-Rawson Street subway station on July 9 at around 3:35 p.m. when he began to urinate on the southbound 7… Read more »
July 20, 2022 By Michael Dorgan Queens lawmakers and local leaders held a rally in Woodhaven Tuesday condemning an alleged racist attack on a white woman that took place earlier this month—and hate crimes in general. The rally was held on Woodhaven Boulevard near Jamaica Avenue, close to where a white woman was allegedly attacked… Read more »
July 19, 2022 By Michael Dorgan Police released images Sunday of a man dressed as a country musician wanted for groping a woman on a Corona street last month. The alleged pervert – who was wearing a cowboy hat and carrying a guitar — approached the 30-year-old woman from behind on the corner of Roosevelt… Read more »
July 19, 2022 By Michael Dorgan Two men were stabbed outside a bar in Bayside early Saturday, according to police. The two victims, aged 20 and 22, were stabbed at around 4:45 a.m. after getting into a dispute with a man over a woman at the bar. The stabbing took place outside Hatfields sports bar,… Read more »
July 19, 2022 By Czarinna Andres A well-known shoe retailer is closing at the Queens Place Mall, and it will be replaced by an international grocery store. DSW, which is currently a flagship store along with Target at the 88-01 Queens Blvd mall in Elmhurst, is slated to close next month, with the company’s lease… Read more »
July 18, 2022 By Michael Dorgan An ambitious plan proposed by councilmember Robert Holden that would see a section of the Long Island Expressway in Maspeth decked over is quickly gathering support among Queens legislators. U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer, Congresswoman Grace Meng, State Senator Joseph Addabbo and Assemblyman Brian Barnwell have now voiced their support… Read more »