Oct. 28, 2020 By Michael Dorgan A dilapidated area in front of the Unisphere in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park has been revamped following a major redevelopment by the city. Park and elected officials cut the ribbon Wednesday to mark the unveiling of a new mist garden and other upgrades at the Fountain of the Fairs in… Read more »
Oct. 27, 2020 By Michael Dorgan Police have arrested a man for killing his pregnant girlfriend Friday and dumping her body on the side of the road in Bayside. Goey Charles was arrested Monday for murdering 29-year-old Vanessa Pierre whose body was found next to the Horace Harding Expressway near Bell Boulevard on Oct. 23,… Read more »
Oct. 22, 2020 By Michael Dorgan Police are searching for a man who allegedly assaulted a 24-year-old woman inside a Kew Gardens subway station earlier this month. The suspect allegedly approached the woman – who was standing on the platform at the Kew Gardens-Union Turnpike station – and punched her in the face with a… Read more »
Oct. 21, 2020 By Michael Dorgan Police have released a sketch of man wanted for an alleged sex attack inside Flushing Meadows Corona Park earlier this month. The NYPD said the suspect approached a 34-year-old woman on a footbridge inside the park at around 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 8 and grabbed her from behind. He… Read more »
Oct. 20, 2020 By Michael Dorgan A borough-wide coat drive has been set up to help keep families in need warm this winter. The initiative, which was launched Friday by Acting Queens Borough President Sharon Lee, seeks to collect as many coats as possible before the cold winter months set in. Lee has teamed up… Read more »
Oct. 16, 2020 By Michael Dorgan The death of a 79-year-old groundskeeper who died after being attacked by a group of teens inside a Woodhaven golf course last month was ruled a homicide today– just days after the alleged perpetrator was arrested on lesser charges. William Hinchey, a Whitestone resident, got into an argument with… Read more »
Oct. 15, 2020 By Michael Dorgan Police are searching for a man who allegedly burglarized two apartment buildings in Kew Gardens earlier this week and made off with power tools. Cops said the suspect first struck shortly after midnight Sunday when he broke into a residential building in the vicinity of Lefferts Boulevard and Metropolitan… Read more »
Oct. 7, 2020 By Michael Dorgan Queens Council Member Costa Constantinides wants the city to provide a concrete plan for all public school students to be taught remotely following an uptick in COVID-19 cases. The Astoria lawmaker said the recent increase in coronavirus cases means that all public schools are on course to being shut… Read more »
Oct. 5, 2020 By Michael Dorgan Queens Council Member Bob Holden is looking to repeal recently-passed legislation that bans the NYPD from using chokeholds. Holden said the anti-chokehold legislation – which made it a misdemeanor when cops use methods of restraints like chokeholds and kneeling on a suspect’s back – hampers officers from doing their… Read more »
Sept. 29, 2020 By Michael Dorgan Storefronts situated along a popular bridge in Kew Gardens are set for major upgrades and a new landlord, according to the MTA. The agency is looking for a master tenant to repair and manage more than a dozen storefronts situated on the Lefferts Boulevard Bridge – which goes from… Read more »