March 17, 2022 By Christian Murray Police are looking for two men who posed as Con Ed workers and invaded an Ozone Park house at gunpoint last month. The men, who were wearing dark colored clothing and safety vests, approached a 41-year-old man at the entrance to his property in the vicinity of 95th Avenue… Read more »
March 17, 2022 By Christian Murray The police are looking for a man who attempted to rob a bank in Rego Park Friday. The suspect allegedly entered Chase Bank, located at 95-38 Queens Blvd., at around 4:30 p.m. and approached the teller with a note demanding money. The teller did not comply and the suspect… Read more »
March 17, 2022 By Christian Murray Several MoneyGram agents—including agents in Flushing—have allegedly processed millions of dollars worth of transactions between New York and China in violation of anti money laundering laws, according to authorities. MoneyGram, a Dallas-based financial services company, has now found itself in the crosshairs of New York State regulators for allegedly… Read more »
This article was originally published by The CITY on March 16, 2022 at 10:05 p.m. By Greg David, THE CITY To the Citizens Budget Commission, the controversial property tax break called 421-a for developers of new rental buildings, including affordable apartments, is essential to increase the city’s too-small housing supply. “Allowing 421-a to lapse would… Read more »
March 16, 2022 By Christian Murray A 75-year-old woman is dead after an octogenarian in a BMW struck her in Oakland Gardens Tuesday while backing out of a garage in a residential parking lot. Georgiana Belfiore, who lived just blocks from the crash site, was killed when an 83-year-old man in a 2021 E350 Mercedes… Read more »
March 15, 2022 By Christian Murray A Japanese restaurant popular for their specialty ramen opened in Bayside last week. Tamashii Ramen–which has restaurants in Astoria, Long Island City and Forest Hills–opened at 40-09 Bell Blvd. on Wednesday taking the space that had been occupied by Mi Tea, which was known for its unique blend of… Read more »
March 14, 2022 By Christian Murray A 3-year-old girl required stitches to her forehead after a deranged man flipped over the little wagon she was in sitting in throwing her to the ground in Flushing Friday, according to police. Christopher Elder, a 31-year-old Flushing resident with a violent past, allegedly approached the girl’s grandmother, Maria… Read more »
March 10, 2022 By Christian Murray A 16-year-old girl who was in critical condition after a collision in Glendale last month has died, the NYPD reported Thursday. Alexandra Ariza, of Nyack, NY, succumbed to her injuries Feb. 23 after the moped she was a passenger on collided with a 2021 Mazda CX-30 at around 3:15… Read more »
March 10, 2022 By Christian Murray Will he show? A Queens man who pleaded guilty to 10 counts of forceable touching in 2019 and failed to show up for sentencing last month has another court date tomorrow. This time the charge is for gun possession. Stephen Pena, 23, was arrested Aug. 2, 2019 and charged… Read more »
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