Aug. 21, 2020 Staff Report A well-known Japanese restaurant known for its hibachi cooking has permanently closed its Atlas Park shopping center location. Shiro of Japan, a traditional sushi and hibachi restaurant, announced last week that it has shuttered its 80-40 Cooper Ave restaurant. The owners—Peter Faccibene and Hiro Ishikawa—notified customers on their website last… Read more »
Aug. 20, 2020 By Michael Dorgan Assemblywoman Catalina Cruz has introduced legislation that would require all future NYPD recruits to live within the city in order to serve on the force. The legislation seeks to improve the quality of policing in city neighborhoods by making sure that those who serve the community also live in… Read more »
Aug. 20, 2020 By Christian Murray Protesters held a rally outside the Bayside home of New York City Police Benevolent Association President Pat Lynch Wednesday night. Dozens of Black Lives Matter demonstrators turned out to show their disdain for Lynch whose union last week endorsed President Donald Trump for this year’s November election. The protesters… Read more »
Aug. 19, 2020 Staff Report The police are looking for man who broke into a Rite Aid drugstore in Kew Gardens Hills last week and took beer and batteries. The suspect allegedly entered the 71-18 Kissena Blvd. store through the back door at around 11:20 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 10. Once inside, he stole beer… Read more »
Aug. 19, 2020 By Michael Dorgan The NYPD has announced the creation of a new task force aimed at combating the rise of Asian hate crime, which has escalated since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic. The Asian Hate Crime Task Force has been formed to specifically investigate Asian bias attacks with members of the… Read more »
Aug. 19, 2020 By Christian Murray The days of a free ride on an MTA bus are coming to an end. The MTA announced Tuesday that front-door boarding and fare collection will resume on Monday, Aug. 31. New Yorkers have been traveling free on local and SBS buses since March 23, when they were required… Read more »
Aug. 19, 2020 By Michael Dorgan A serial sex offender who served time for rape has been charged with choking and robbing two elderly women in their Queens apartment lobbies. Richard Smalls attacked the women – both in their 70s – in two separate incidents that occurred within the last month, according to police. Smalls,… Read more »
Aug. 18, 2020 By Allie Griffin Nearly 30 percent of Queens residents who have been tested for coronavirus antibodies appear to have been infected with the deadly virus at some point, new data shows. The NYC Health Dept released data today that revealed that 28 percent of the 477,450 Queens residents who have been tested… Read more »
Aug. 18, 2020 By Allie Griffin Four Queens lawmakers have launched a petition calling for the city to clamp down on a Kew Gardens flophouse that has become a hotspot for illegal activity and shootings. Assembly Member Daniel Rosenthal, State Sen. Leroy Comrie, Council Member Karen Koslowitz and Rep. Grace Meng are calling for the… Read more »
By Alex Zimmerman, THE CITY This story was originally published on Aug. 17 by Chalkbeat, a nonprofit news organization covering public A little more than 30% of New York City students plan to go fully remote this fall, as an additional 41,000 families signed up over the past week, according to new figures released by the… Read more »