Nov. 5, 2019 By Allie Griffin A 16-year-old girl was violently mugged by a group of teenagers last month in Kew Garden Hills and police are still searching for suspects. The girl was walking home from school along Horace Harding Expressway on Thursday, Sept. 26. At 2 p.m., when she neared 160th Street, several teens… Read more »
Nov. 3, 2019 By Allie Griffin The fare for the JFK AirTrain has been hiked for the first time in its history with single ride tickets now costing $7.75. The AirTrain, which first opened to riders in December 2003, had been $5 since its inception until the price was raised Nov. 1. The Port Authority… Read more »
Oct. 31, 2019 By Allie Griffin A man stole phone chargers from the Glendale Home Depot and flashed a gun when an employee attempted to stop him yesterday. The suspect went to the Home Depot store at 75-09 Woodhaven Blvd. at 12:15 p.m. on Oct. 30 and removed three cell phone chargers from a shelf…. 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 Allie Griffin A Forest Hills man has been charged with insurance fraud and attempted grand larceny after crashing his expensive sports car and claiming the vehicle had been stolen. Gaston Castro, 36, faces up to 15 years in prison for filing a false insurance report claiming that his sky blue McLaren… Read more »
Oct. 24, 2019 By Allie Griffin The number of Queens dwelling units for sale jumped to an all-time high during the third quarter of 2019, while house prices remained stagnant, according to a new report. There were 4,842 homes–including co-ops and condos– for sale in Queens during the third quarter, up 11.2 percent from the… Read more »
Oct. 23, 2019 By Allie Griffin Registered voters will have the option to head to polls and vote early in the November general election–starting Saturday. Voters will now have nine days to vote prior to the Nov. 5 election, stemming from legislation signed into a state law earlier this year. From Saturday, Oct. 26 through… Read more »
Oct. 22, 2019 By Allie Griffin Construction of a new Rego Park library to replace the current library building will begin in 2021, four years after the plan was first announced. Construction of a library twice the size of the one built in 1975 at 91-41 63rd Dr is anticipated to begin in the fall… Read more »
Oct. 22, 2019 By Allie Griffin Straphangers can turn a nightmare into cash by finding the dirtiest, most disgusting, trash-filled subway car and submitting a photo of it to the city’s transit workers labor union competition. The straphanger who finds the nastiest subway of all will be $500 richer, thanks to the “Trash Trains” competition… Read more »
Oct. 11, 2019 By Allie Griffin A 6-year-old boy was assaulted by an emotionally disturbed homeless man right outside his grandfather’s Kew Gardens home yesterday. The boy was standing in the driveway of the home near Metropolitan Avenue and Lefferts Boulevard just before 5 p.m. on Thursday when a 35-year-old homeless man randomly attacked him…. Read more »