Jan. 4, 2021, By Michael Dorgan The Queens Place Mall and surrounding streets were evacuated Monday after a suspicious device near a vehicle in the garage was reported. The device was reported at around 8:40 a.m. in a vehicle that was “looking strange,” near 56th Ave. and Queens Blvd, police said. The vehicle was reported… Read more »
Jan. 4, 2021 By Allie Griffin New York City sheriff deputies broke up an illegal New Year’s Eve party inside a Maspeth warehouse that had hundreds of attendees. The deputies shut down the party inside the warehouse, which was converted into a bottle club, at 2 a.m. on New Year’s Day. Officers found more than… Read more »
Jan. 3, 2021 By Christian Murray A woman was shot dead outside a house in East Elmhurst Saturday, according to police. Police responded to a call at around 3:35 p.m. that a woman had been shot in front of 32-17 97th Street. Upon arrival, officers from the 115th Precinct discovered the woman, 37, with gunshot… Read more »
Jan. 1, 2021 By Christian Murray The police have released photos of four men wanted in connection to a fatal shooting outside a Kew Gardens hotel early this morning. The men are wanted for questioning following a triple shooting in front of the Umbrella Hotel, located at 124-18 Queens Bvd., that took place at 1:10… Read more »
Jan. 1, 2021 By Christian Murray Three men were shot, one fatally, outside a Kew Gardens hotel this morning, in what authorities say was the first homicide in New York City this year. The shooting took place at around 1:10 a.m. outside the Umbrella Hotel, a hotel known for being a hotbed for crime that… Read more »
Dec. 30, 2020 By Christian Murray The mayor announced Tuesday that the city is extending a pilot program that allows storefront owners to sell goods on the sidewalk. The initiative, dubbed the Open Storefronts program, was launched at the end of October and will now be in operation until Sept. 30, 2021. The program is… Read more »
Dec. 29, 2020 By Christian Murray The Department of Transportation constructed 28.6 miles of protected bicycle lanes across the city in 2020, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced today. The mayor said 2020 was a record year in terms of mileage, outdoing 2017 when 24.9 miles of protected bicycle lanes were built. The borough of Queens… Read more »
Dec. 28, 2020 By Christian Murray The New York State legislature is set to pass a bill Monday that would block the eviction of struggling New Yorkers until May 1. Elected officials are convening a special session to pass the COVID-19 Emergency Eviction and Foreclosure Prevention Act that aims to help residents remain in their… Read more »
Dec. 24, 2020 By Allie Griffin A 19-year-old was arrested Wednesday after he struck a pedestrian in Glendale and drove off. Brian Singh, of South Richmond Hill, was driving a GMC Yukon at 2:40 p.m. when he hopped a center median at Myrtle Avenue and Woodhaven Boulevard and hit a 17-year-old pedestrian, police said. The… Read more »
Dec. 24, 2020 By Allie Griffin The number of chain stores in Queens dropped by more than 10 percent over the past year, according to a new report. In all, 198 chain stores shut their doors in the borough — an 11 percent drop over the past year, according to the Center for an Urban… Read more »