Nov. 11, 2019 By Allie Griffin Police are looking for a person of interest following an assault that took place inside a Ridgewood restaurant last month. The individual is wanted in connection to an Oct. 27 beating of a 29-year-old man inside the Palace of Zully at 913 Wyckoff Ave. The incident was sparked by… Read more »
Nov. 7, 2019 By Allie Griffin A large armored truck operated by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security was spotted in Ridgewood Wednesday morning, spooking residents who thought it could be related to an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raid. The military-style truck called a “BearCat” was captured in a photo, along with officers in… Read more »
Nov. 6, 2019. By Shane O’Brien An 83-year-old man has died after he was fatally struck by a school bus in Middle Village this morning, according to the NYPD. Bing Nuan Chen, of 74th Street, was hit by the yellow school bus at the intersection of 67th Drive and 73rd Place at 8:37 a.m., police… Read more »
Nov. 6, 2019 By Allie Griffin Melinda Katz sailed to victory in the Queens District Attorney race last night, easily beating the Republican candidate Joe Murray. Katz, who has been the Queens Borough President since 2014, garnered nearly 75 percent of the votes — 138,000 to Murray’s 45,000, according to the unofficial results released by… Read more »
Nov. 4, 2019 By Allie Griffin A mom-and-pop home furnishing store that has served Queens residents for four generations will close before the end of the year. The Fair, located at 71-03 80th Street at the Shops at Atlas Park in Glendale, will shut its doors sometime before Dec. 31. A fixture in the community,… Read more »
Oct. 31, 2019 By Allie Griffin Council Members Robert Holden and Paul Vallone introduced a bill yesterday that would increase fines for noise violations. The bill specifically targets car owners who blast their stereo systems. It would increase the fine for a first offense from $100 to $200 and the fine for a third offense… Read more »
Oct. 30, 2019 By Allie Griffin The majority of Queens council members voted today in favor of a plan that will bring hundreds of miles of protected bicycle and bus lanes to city streets. The legislation introduced by Council Speaker Corey Johnson passed the full council by a 35 to 10 vote with two abstentions…. Read more »
Oct. 30, 2019. By Shane O’Brien The MTA will carry out a “blitz inspection” of the elevated subway tracks after yet another piece of debris fell from the tracks in Queens and smashed through the window of a car parked below. The most recent incident of falling subway debris occurred on Tuesday, Oct. 29 under… Read more »
Oct. 29, 2019 By Allie Griffin The Middle Village Library will close next week for about three months for interior maintenance work. The library will close on Friday, Nov. 8 at 6 p.m. so that its HVAC system can be upgraded, according to a spokesperson for Queens Public Library. The library is expected to reopen… Read more »
Oct. 28, 2019 By Allie Griffin Glendale’s annual Trunk or Treat returns to The Shops at Atlas Park for its third year on Thursday. Community members are invited to decorate the trunks of their cars and fill them with candy to give to trick-or-treaters at the shopping center. The event begins at 4:30 p.m. at… Read more »