July 30, 2020 By Allie Griffin A group of small business owners from across the borough came together on the steps of Queens Borough Hall Wednesday to demand more financial help from legislators as they try to keep their businesses afloat amid the pandemic. The mom-and-pop shop owners are struggling to pay their rent from… Read more »
July 30, 2020 By Michael Dorgan A Glendale pastor has been arrested for exchanging sexually explicit text messages and pornographic images with a minor from Westchester. Francis Hughes, 65, who served at St. Pancras Church, located at 72-22 68th St., allegedly sent the 15-year-old boy a picture of his private parts and discussed performing sexual… Read more »
July 29, 2020, By Michael Dorgan Vehicle thefts are on the rise in northern Queens and drivers are making it easy for criminals. The number of reported vehicle thefts in the eight precincts that make up Queens North has jumped by 32 percent this year, according to official police data. Queens North consists of the… Read more »
July 29, 2020 By Christian Murray New York & Company, a retail clothing chain, will permanently close at least four locations in Queens, according to various store employees throughout the borough. The Astoria, Jamaica, Ridgewood and Bayside stores are all slated to close, according to employees at the respective locations. The only other store in… Read more »
July 29, 2020 By Allie Griffin Police are looking for a man who allegedly grabbed a senior by the neck and robbed her inside her Rego Park building Tuesday. The suspect approached a 72-year-old woman as she was checking the mail in her building lobby near 64th Avenue and 98th Street at around 12:30 p.m., police… Read more »
July 28, 2020 By Michael Dorgan A new drive-in movie series is coming to Jamaica this week and residents of all ages will get a chance to watch some of their favorite films on a giant inflatable screen. Movies In Your Car will launch at the York College Performing Arts Center, located at 94-45 Guy… Read more »
July 28, 2020 By Allie Griffin The moped-sharing company Revel has shut down its service in New York City today after a second fatal crash occurred in ten days. Revel announced it would shut down service in the city until further notice just hours after a 32-year-old man died by crashing a Revel scooter into… Read more »
July 28, 2020 By Allie Griffin A 32-year-old Brooklyn man died when he lost control of a Revel scooter in Rego Park early Tuesday morning. Jeremy Malave, of Cypress Hills, was driving one of the rental scooters northbound on Woodhaven Boulevard near 67th Drive around 3:15 a.m. when he ran into a light pole in… Read more »
July 27, 2020 By Allie Griffin Police arrested a 32-year-old homeless man today for attempting to rape a woman in Forest Park over the weekend. Officers cuffed Cuauhtemoc Cardenas today at 2:30 p.m. on charges of attempted rape, strangulation and assault for the July 25 incident. Cardenas allegedly attacked a 51-year-old woman who was walking… Read more »
July 27, 2020 By Allie Griffin Nearly half of Queens residents have still not completed the 2020 Census more than four months after it was opened for responses. The borough has a self response rate of about 54 percent, according to Census map data. The number is below New York State’s total response rate of… Read more »