May 10, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A man who allegedly shoved an Asian woman to the ground outside a Flushing bakery in February has been indicted by a Queens County grand jury with a hate crime. Patrick Mateo, a Flushing resident, allegedly pushed the victim to the pavement after getting into an argument with her… Read more »
May 7, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A number of local leaders are holding a rally in Kew Gardens Saturday calling on the city not to transfer the control of school safety officers from the NYPD to the Dept. of Education. The rally, called “Keep Safety Agents in Schools,” will take place outside Queens Borough Hall,… Read more »
April 27, 2021 By Michael Dorgan Queens’ first-ever professional soccer franchise has a new home. Queensboro FC announced Tuesday that it will build a new 7,500 seat stadium at York College in Jamaica, where the first team will play its home games in its inaugural 2022 season and beyond. The club said it was entering… Read more »
April 15, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A Queens man who brandished a “wolverine” type weapon and chased after a crowd of Black Lives Matter protesters in Whitestone last summer has been indicted on attempted murder charges and a series of other crimes. Frank Cavalluzzi, 55, allegedly jumped out of his SUV and ran after about… Read more »
April 6, 2021 By Michael Dorgan The police are searching for a man who robbed the Chase Bank branch in Ridgewood this morning. The suspect allegedly entered the 60-67 Myrtle Ave. bank at around 11:25 a.m. and stole $48,000 cash, according to police. It is unclear how the thief carried out the robbery although police… Read more »
March 17, 2021 By Michael Dorgan Police have arrested a man who allegedly tried to rape a woman in Woodhaven earlier this year. Marlon Serrano, 47, was arrested and charged Friday for attempting to rape a 58-year-old woman who had been walking along 92nd Street — on a residential block near 89th Avenue — at… Read more »
March 17, 2021 By Michael Dorgan WeWork, the shared-office leasing company, announced Tuesday that it has entered into a partnership with the Queens Chamber of Commerce to offer its members discounted rent. The company has also entered into a similar deal with the Brooklyn, Manhattan, Staten Island and the Bronx Chambers of Commerce as part… Read more »
March 15, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A pedestrian is dead after being struck by a turning vehicle on Queens Boulevard on Friday. Jaipaul Persaud, 55, died Sunday two days after being hit by a driver of a 2013 Hyundai Elantra, as he tried to cross at the intersection of Queens Boulevard and 84th Drive at… Read more »
March 11, 2021 By Michael Dorgan An Asian woman who was holding a baby in Fresh Meadows Tuesday was allegedly spat at by a man who also shouted out a racist remark, police said. The hateful act, in what appears to be the latest anti-Asian incident to take place in the city, has been condemned… Read more »
March 9, 2021 By Michael Dorgan U.S. Senator Charles Schumer announced Monday that more than 1 million households in Queens will receive economic stimulus checks within the next two weeks. The Senate majority leader said that the checks will be sent out as part of the latest COVID-19 relief bill. The massive $1.9 trillion American… Read more »