Sept. 14, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A driver who was shot in Forest Hills during a road rage dispute Saturday has succumbed to his injuries and the incident is now being investigated as a homicide. Jamal Artis, 46, of LeFrak City, was shot in the torso on Sept. 10 by a quarreling driver at the… Read more »
Sept. 12, 2022 By Michael Dorgan The Taste of Sunnyside, an annual event that aims to showcase the diverse restaurant mix of the neighborhood, will take place next month—and tickets are now on sale. The event will see hundreds of attendees go door-to-door to sample food and beverages offered by more than 35 participating local… Read more »
Sept. 12, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A motorcyclist was killed Saturday after he ran a red light and smashed into an oncoming car in Richmond Hill. Francisco Santiago, 31, of Williamsburg in Brooklyn, was riding a 2009 Yamaha motorcycle at around 7:40 a.m. when he ignored a steady red light at the intersection of Atlantic… Read more »
Sept. 9, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A group of suspects posing as federal drug agents kidnapped a man in Long Island City last month — before robbing him and abandoning him in Glendale, police said Thursday. The incident took place on Aug. 10 at around 3 a.m. when the unidentified suspects — riding in a… Read more »
Sept. 8, 2022 By Michael Dorgan Two Queens council members have called on the Parks Dept. to nix the Trump Organization’s license to operate a golf course in the Bronx – and to cancel a Saudi-backed women’s international golf tournament at the venue next month. Council Speaker Adrienne Adams and Councilmember Shekar Krishnan say that… Read more »
Sept. 6, 2022 By Michael Dorgan The widow of the alleged “duck sauce killer” – the man accused of fatally shooting a delivery worker in Forest Hills in April – was indicted Friday for having a cache of illegal weapons at her home. Dorothy Hirsch, 62, who was married to the late Glenn Hirsch, 51,… Read more »
Aug. 30, 2022 By Michael Dorgan The Queens Museum, which is located at Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, has entered the second and final phase of its nearly $70 million expansion. The museum announced Friday that it has selected LEVENBETTS as its architect, and that the Manhattan-based firm will oversee the design of the second phase, which… Read more »
Aug. 30, 2022 By Michael Dorgan The city, which announced last week that dozens of asylum-seeking immigrants would be housed at a College Point hotel, has reversed course following an appeal from Councilmember Vickie Paladino. Mayor Eric Adams, Paladino said, notified her office Monday that the undocumented immigrants – who are being bused into New… Read more »
Aug .29, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A 15-year-old boy had his arm severed by a train Monday morning after he fell onto the tracks at the 74th Street/Roosevelt Avenue subway station in what may have been a case of subway surfing. The boy fell from a northbound R train at around 10:25 a.m. inside the… Read more »
**Warning: Graphic content, viewer discretion is advised** Aug. 29, 2022 By Michael Dorgan Disturbing footage has been posted online showing an innocent disabled man being fatally hit by an unhinged hit-and-run driver who mounted a sidewalk in Far Rockaway Saturday morning. The horrifying video, which was uploaded to Twitter Sunday, captures the irate driver plowing… Read more »