March 6, 2020 By Allie Griffin Police are searching for two men who burglarized at least seven businesses in Elmhurst, Maspeth and Woodside in February. The duo hit six businesses in just three days and a seventh spot about two weeks later. The first burglary took place at 85-08 Grand Ave. on Feb. 7 at… Read more »
Mar. 2, 2020 By Allie Griffin A 35-year-old man jumped in front a moving MTA bus in Glendale Sunday in an apparent suicide. The unidentified man lurched in front of a Q55 bus as it was traveling westbound on Myrtle Avenue near 85th Street at 6:20 p.m., police said. He was struck by the bus… Read more »
Feb. 28, 2020 By Allie Griffin Council Member Robert Holden is calling for an investigation into the 104th Police Precinct after officers took hours to respond to a 911 call of a suspicious man at a Glendale Catholic school earlier this week. Faculty members at Sacred Heart Catholic Academy called 911 to report a suspicious… Read more »
Feb. 26, 2020 By Allie Griffin Queens drivers have an easier time finding parking than most drivers in the city, according to a new study. While looking for a legal place to park on Queens streets can be a headache-inducing activity, drivers in the World’s Borough spend less time searching for parking than drivers in… Read more »
Feb. 26, 2020 By Allie Griffin Amazon has signed a lease for a 300,000-square-foot space in Middle Village’s Rentar Plaza, according to a new report. The lease agreement comes just one year after the e-commerce giant pulled out of a deal to build its second headquarters in Long Island City. The company will take over… Read more »
Feb. 25, 2020 By Kristen Torres Commuters on the Long Island Rail Road traveling from the outer parts of Queens will see savings come this summer, with discounted fares set to take effect on May 1. LIRR riders will get a 20 percent discount on monthly passes and a 10 percent discount on all trips… Read more »
Feb. 25, 2020 By Allie Griffin The world’s borough is not just diverse in its ethnic makeup — it has great diversity in politics as well, a new study shows. Out of the 3,155 Queens residents who contributed money to a presidential candidate’s campaign last year, nearly a third — 31 percent — gave money… Read more »
Feb. 24, 2020 By Allie Griffin A group of men robbed two people and attempted to rob a third within minutes in Maspeth earlier this month. Four suspects attempted to rob a 38-year-old man before successfully robbing a 15-year-old girl and a 41-year-old man in separate attacks that all occurred within a 10-minute span on… Read more »
Feb. 19. 2020 By Kristen Torres The city is hiking the fine for alternate side parking violations starting tomorrow, according to the Department of Sanitation. Fines for violators–who fail to move their vehicle to make way for street cleaning–will increase to $65 starting on Feb. 20 in all five boroughs. Currently, drivers who receive tickets… Read more »
Feb. 19, 2020 By Kristen Torres Lawmakers are split on whether or not to back the state’s six-week-old bail reform law, which has ignited fierce debate among elected officials, the police and criminal justice advocates since it went into effect on Jan. 1. The new law eliminated cash bail for most misdemeanor and non-violent offenses,… Read more »