July 11, 2022 By Michael Dorgan Police released video Sunday of a group of eight armed suspects on motorcycles wanted for robbing three people – including an 86-year-old man – in central and northern Queens on Wednesday. The alleged suspects mugged the victims in broad daylight during separate incidents that all took place within the… Read more »
July 11, 2022 By Christian Murray Three elected officials from Queens have signed on to a letter calling on Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg to drop the murder charge filed against a bodega worker who fatally stabbed a man in what they say was self-defense. Council Members Bob Holden, Vickie Paladino and Joann Ariola are… Read more »
July 8, 2022 By Christian Murray (updated) Council Member Bob Holden is calling for the firing of Queens DOT Commissioner Nicole Garcia arguing that she fails to listen to the concerns of residents and shows contempt for local civic organizations. Holden’s call for Garcia’s ousting comes at a time when the DOT is working on… Read more »
July 8, 2022 By Christian Murray Dozens of elected officials—including many from Queens—are calling on the New York State Public Service Commission to block Con Edison’s proposal to hike electricity and gas bills next year. Forty-nine officials from New York City and Westchester County are asking the PSC to deny Con Ed’s proposed rate hike… Read more »
July 7, 2022 By Czarinna Andres Governor Kathy Hochul announced last week that the state has completed a $17 million upgrade to a bridge on Astoria Boulevard that spans the eastbound Brooklyn-Queens Expressway ramp—and takes traffic to the eastbound Grand Central Parkway. The revamp, which took 18 months to complete, has seen the bridge’s existing… Read more »
July 3, 2022 By Christian Murray A Brooklyn teenager, who was facing hate crime charges for allegedly attacking three Sikh men in separate incidents in Queens, was stabbed to death on Thursday. Vernon Douglas, 19, was stabbed in the chest at around 9 p.m. in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn. He had been in a… Read more »
June 30, 2022 By Christian Murray A man’s decomposing body was found by police in a Woodhaven apartment Wednesday afternoon. The police received a call at around 1 p.m. of a foul odor coming from an apartment at 76-16 Jamaica Ave. A neighbor complained about the smell and the landlord called the NYPD. Officers from… Read more »
June 29, 2022 By Michael Dorgan Police are looking for four men wanted for robbing six businesses throughout central and western Queens over the past month. The alleged thieves hit three gas stations, two delis and a 7Eleven from May 31 through June 22 – and made off with around $14,300 in total cash, according… Read more »
June 29, 2022 By Czarinna Andres Steven Raga, a Woodside resident and former chief of staff to the incumbent Brian Barnwell, has won the Assembly District 30 seat—making him the first Filipino American to hold elected office in New York State. Raga, who generated 71 percent of the vote, beat Ramón Cando in what was… Read more »
June 29, 2022 By Czarinna Andres Juan Ardila, a Maspeth native and the only progressive in the race, has won the Democratic primary for the Assembly District 37 seat that covers Long Island City, Maspeth, Ridgewood and Sunnyside. Ardila, who was backed by a number of high-profile progressives such as Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, won 44 percent… Read more »