Feb. 10, 2020 By Allie Griffin A supreme court judge tossed out a lawsuit Friday filed last year by a number of civic groups that alleged that the City didn’t conduct a thorough study of a Cooper Avenue site before determining that it was a suitable location for a 200-bed homeless shelter. A group of… Read more »
Feb. 10, 2020 By Kristen Torres The police are looking for two suspects who used a stolen credit card to make purchases at a pizzeria and laundromat in Ridgewood earlier this month, police said. The card was reportedly used on Jan. 19 at Crown Chicken and Pizza, located at 701 Seneca Ave., and at the… Read more »
Feb. 7, 2020 By Allie Griffin Two Queens Council Members have accused the NYPD Police Commissioner of creating a “false narrative” by attributing an uptick in crime to the new bail reform laws. Council Members Donovan Richards and Rory Lancman penned a letter to Commissioner Dermot Shea yesterday asking him to publicly withdraw his comments,… Read more »
Feb. 6, 2020 By Allie Griffin A 29-year-old Ridgewood man was convicted of manslaughter for fatally stabbing his female roommate in 2016, the Queens District Attorney announced today. Render Stetson-Shanahan, of Stanhope Street, was found guilty of manslaughter in the second degree following a non-jury bench trial. Stetson-Shanahan was seen roaming the Ridgewood neighborhood in… Read more »
Feb. 6, 2020 By Allie Griffin Crime across the city and in the borough of Queens jumped significantly in the first month of 2020 — which top NYPD brass attributes to bail reform. Major crimes spiked 20 percent in the first 26 days of the year in Patrol Borough Queens North — which includes Long… Read more »
Feb. 4, 2020 By Kristen Torres State Sen. Michael Gianaris penned a letter to the head of the MTA on Jan. 31 concerning its draft plan to redraw the Queens bus network, joining a growing list of lawmakers who have voiced their opposition to various parts of the proposal. In a letter addressed to MTA Chairman Patrick… Read more »
Jan. 31, 2020 By Allie Griffin Members of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested 75 undocumented immigrants across the five boroughs, Long Island and the Hudson Valley in the past week — including several living within Queens. The agency announced the number of arrests while decrying New York City’s position as a sanctuary city…. Read more »
Jan. 30, 2020 By Allie Griffin The operators of a homeless shelter that will soon open in Glendale will be getting a visit from Council Member Robert Holden and a number of protesters on Friday. Westhab is holding a job fair at the 78-16 Cooper Ave. site tomorrow, as it looks to hire security staff… Read more »
Jan. 30, 2020 By Allie Griffin Two thieves broke into a Middle Village bodega last Sunday and ran off with $7,000 in cash. The pair forcibly entered D & P Convenience Store, located at 82-15 Eliot Ave, through a backdoor around 4:30 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 26. They grabbed approximately $7,000 and attempted to remove… Read more »
Jan. 30, 2020 By Allie Griffin Four candidates were disqualified Tuesday from appearing on the Queens Borough President ballot for the March 24 special election, including retired NYPD sergeant Anthony Miranda. Board of Elections (BOE) commissioners disqualified Miranda as well as Danniel Maio, Everly Brown and Justina Jaggassar-Ernul at a public meeting on Jan. 28…. Read more »