Mar. 28, 2025 By bparry March 28, 2025 By Bill Parry A Corona man was arrested on Wednesday morning after he turned himself in at the 107th Precinct in Fresh Meadows for assaulting a grandmother during a random attack inside a Jackson Heights subway station on the night of Saturday, March 1. Hector Cajamarca,…
Mar. 26, 2025 By Shane O’Brien The City Council approved a legislative package Wednesday afternoon to reduce the number of scaffolding structures on New York City streets. The package of five bills takes aim at the temporary steel and wooden scaffolding structures – known as scaffolding sheds – that line and darken thousands of…
Mar. 14, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Mayor Eric Adams marked the fifth anniversary of the first confirmed COVID-19 death in the five boroughs of New York City by visiting NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst and paying tribute to city healthcare workers, first responders, essential workers, and the 46,000 New Yorkers who lost their lives during…
Mar. 14, 2025 By bparry March 14, 2025 By Bill Parry Police from the 115th Precinct in Jackson Heights and Transit District 20 are looking for a groper who targeted a 51-year-old woman near the Roosevelt Avenue/74th Street transit hub late last month. The incident occurred on the night of Thursday, Feb. 27, while…
Feb. 7, 2025 By Colum Motherway The Republican Delegation of the New York City Council has elected Council Member Joann Ariola as the new Minority Leader. Ariola’s election follows an internal dispute over a controversial vote in late January, in which half the caucus members contested the results. Ariola’s election marks a historic moment…
Feb. 5, 2025 By Bill Parry The NYPD’s Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating a case of aggravated harassment on the St. John’s University campus in Hillcrest at 80-00 Utopia Parkway last month. Police from the 107th Precinct in Fresh Meadows reported that two unidentified men drew two swastikas in the snow in front…
Feb. 4, 2025 By Bill Parry Police from the 109th Precinct in Flushing are looking for a crazed karaoke singer who attacked a 24-year-old man during the early morning hours of Monday, Jan. 20, and remains at large. The assault occurred at 4 a.m. inside the 9Plus KTV & Party Lounge, located at 136-28…
Dec. 13, 2024 By sobrien Dec. 13, 2024 By Shane O’Brien State Sen. Jessica Ramos has criticized Mayor Eric Adams for meeting with President-elect Donald Trump’s “border czar” Tom Homan. Ramos, who represents District 13, which covers the Queens neighborhoods of Corona, Elmhurst, East Elmhurst, and Jackson Heights, is running for mayor in the 2025… Read more »
Dec. 10, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Several Queens politicians issued statements following the acquittal of Daniel Penny Monday, with comments from the likes of Astoria Council Member Tiffany Cabán generating enormous controversy. Cabán, in the wake of Penny being found not guilty in the May 2023 chokehold death of Jordan Neely, posted a statement…
Dec. 9, 2024 By bparry
[caption id="attachment_85863" align="aligncenter" width="700"] Cops are looking for these suspects who allegedly slashed a man in Corona after threatening him with a handgun during a chain-snatching on 37th Avenue. NYPD[/caption]
Dec. 9, 2024 By Bill Parry