Feb. 5, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A new sports bar/restaurant has opened in Forest Hills just in time for the Super Bowl. The new bar, called Roam, opened Saturday just off Austin Street at 107-12 70th Rd. It serves beer, wine and cocktails and offers a wide range of American-styled food. The operators of the… Read more »
Feb. 4, 2022 By Michael Dorgan President Joe Biden visited a Long Island City elementary school Thursday to learn more about how community intervention programs can combat violent crime. Biden visited P.S. 111 Jacob Blackwell, located at 37-15 13th St., to meet with school principal Dionne Jaggon and local violence interrupter teams tasked with de-escalating… Read more »
Feb. 2, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A man who was 13 when he brutally killed a 4-year-old boy nearly 30 years ago has been released from prison and is expected to live in Queens. Eric Smith was convicted of second-degree murder in 1994 for luring Derrick Robie into a wooded area in Steuben County, New… Read more »
Feb. 2, 2022 By Michael Dorgan An off-duty NYPD cop was shot during an attempted carjacking on the Rockaway Peninsula in south Queens Tuesday night. The officer, 22, was targeted by two suspects while he was stopped at a traffic light at Beach 62nd Street and Beach Channel Drive in Arverne at around 10:20 p.m.,… Read more »
Feb. 1, 2022 By Michael Dorgan Queens Borough President Donovan Richards is hosting a candlelight vigil Wednesday for the two young police officers who were killed in Manhattan last month while responding to a domestic disturbance. The vigil will take place at 5:30 p.m. on the steps of the Queens Borough Hall, located at 120-55… Read more »
Feb. 1, 2022 By Michael Dorgan The popular New York City music festival Governors Ball will return to Queens this summer and its lineup has been confirmed. The three-day event, also known as Gov Ball, will be hosted at Citi Field for the second time in its 11-year history. The festival will return to its… Read more »
Jan. 27, 2022 Staff Report An unruly Irishman who caused havoc on a flight into J.F.K. Airport — including mooning flight attendants and throwing a beverage can at another passenger — has been hit with a felony charge in Brooklyn federal court. Shane McInerney, 29, was busted for interfering with a flight crew’s duties as… Read more »
Jan. 27, 2022 By Michael Dorgan Police are looking for an alleged pervert who groped a 14-year-old girl on a train in Astoria Wednesday morning. The teen was sitting on a M train headed toward Forest Hills when the alleged groper — who was sitting beside the victim — touched her thigh and buttocks over… Read more »
Jan. 26, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A Queens lawmaker is hosting a candle-light vigil in Ozone Park Sunday for the two young police officers who were killed in Manhattan last week while responding to a domestic disturbance. Council Member Joann Ariola is hosting the vigil at 5:30 p.m. at Police Officer Nicholas Demutiis Park, located… Read more »
Jan. 25, 2022 By Michael Dorgan The Long Island City Partnership is hosting a series of Lunar New Year celebrations to ring in the Year of the Tiger. The celebrations, which began Monday and run through Sunday, Feb. 6, consists of cultural performances, family-friendly activities and promotions by local businesses. It is the first time… Read more »