Dec 5, 2019 By Kristen Torres Community officials in Queens are hosting a town hall meeting Monday to discuss sweeping criminal justice reforms set to go into effect in January. Community Board 9 – which represents large swaths of Ozone Park and Richmond Hill along with Woodhaven and Kew Gardens – will host the meeting… Read more »
Dec. 5, 2019 By Allison Griffin The City began the land use process Monday to ensure that Rikers Island never houses another inmate again after the facility closes at the end of 2026. The Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice, the Department of Correction and the Speaker of the City Council filed a land use application… Read more »
Dec. 4, 2019 Staff Report Queens is about to enter the Age of Enlightenment. The Hello Panda Festival is set to fill Citi Field with intense energy ─ literally and figuratively ─ from Friday, Dec. 6 until Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020. This first-ever extravaganza celebrates the traditional Chinese art of lantern-making with more than 120… Read more »
Dec. 2, 2019 By Kristen Torres A man who allegedly stabbed his girlfriend and her 6-year-old daughter in Kew Gardens Hills Thursday faces attempted murder charges for the brutal knife attack, according to the Queens District Attorney’s office. Steven Bagu, 30, is charged with attempted murder, assault, unlawful imprisonment and endangering the welfare of a… Read more »
Nov. 27, 2019 By Kristen Torres A Queens congressional representative has introduced a bill that would help give more students access to the internet. Congresswoman Grace Meng, who represents large swaths of the borough, announced the introduction of the bill — dubbed the “Closing the Homework Gap Through Mobile Hotspots Act” — on Monday. It… Read more »
Nov. 26, 2019 By Allie Griffin A rabbi has filed plans to build a new 3-story synagogue on a residential block in Rego Park, according to city records. The 3-story building will reach 35 feet in height and sit at 85-94 66th Rd., according to the plan filed with the Buildings Department on Nov. 15…. Read more »
Nov. 22, 2019 By Kristen Torres Queens District Attorney-elect Melinda Katz has announced the creation of a 31-person transition team as she prepares to head the borough’s law enforcement office in January. Katz, who will be the first female Queens District Attorney, has created a team co-chaired by retired Judge Randall Eng and defense attorney… Read more »
Nov. 22, 2019 By Allie Griffin Three men antagonized a dog onboard a Queens-bound E train and then attacked its owners who attempted to defend their poor pup Wednesday. The male and female couple were riding on the E train with their dog at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday in Kew Gardens near the Union Turnpike station…. Read more »
Nov. 22, 2019 By Allie Griffin Police are asking the public for help identifying an unknown elderly man found in Kew Gardens yesterday. The man was found in the vicinity of Abington Road and Lefferts Boulevard on Nov. 21 at about 6:35 p.m. and was taken to Queens General Hospital, police said. He is described… Read more »
Nov. 20, 2019 By Kristen Torres New York Representative Grace Meng has joined forces with other congressional Democrats in an effort to stop the Department of Homeland Security from pursuing plans to hike immigration application fees. Meng, along with three of her congressional colleagues, penned a letter to the heads of the Department of Homeland… Read more »