Nov. 11, 2019. By Shane O’Brien Police are looking for two suspects who stole tip jars from two Ridgewood cafes and assaulted employees who tried to prevent the robberies over the last two weeks. The robberies took place in broad daylight on Oct. 28 and Friday, Nov. 8 in cafes located at 18-08 Weirfield St…. Read more »
Nov. 11, 2019. By Shane O’Brien Police are looking for a man who replicated a woman’s debit card and withdrew roughly $3,000 from ATMs throughout Queens and Manhattan over a seven day period in October. The suspect made a total of 17 unauthorized transactions between Sunday, Oct. 20 and Saturday Oct. 26, according to the… Read more »
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 »