May 24, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan A Kew Gardens attorney was found guilty yesterday of bribing a witness in a 2015 murder trial, the U.S. Department of Justice announced. John Scarpa, Jr., 66, who practiced law out of 125-10 Queens Blvd., will now face up to 10 years in prison for his crimes. Scarpa, along… Read more »
May 23, 2019 By Meghan Sackman Station Square in Forest Hills may be reserved for pedestrians only. The Forest Hills Gardens Corporation, the organization that oversees the private roadway, is considering making the square traffic free. The square, which was closed for 17 months in order for the brick roadway to be repaired, reopened May 5… Read more »
May 23, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan Police are searching for a man who tried to grope a teenage girl on an MTA bus yesterday. On Wednesday May 22, around 4:40 p.m., the 13-year-old girl was sitting on a Q11 bus, heading down Woodhaven Boulevard, when the unidentified man attempted to grab her in the private… Read more »
May 22, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan The parents of a Rego Park woman killed by a taxi in a hit-and-run earlier this year are about to file a negligence lawsuit against the City. On Feb. 24, Sherena Hundalani, 26, was standing on the sidewalk next to a Mobil Station at 63rd Road and Queens Boulevard… Read more »
May 21, 2019 By Christian Murray New York 1 is taking its popular morning show on the road for the first time Wednesday and Forest Hills Stadium will become its newsroom for the day. Pat Kiernan and his crew—Annika Pergament, Jamie Stelter and Stacy-Ann Gooden—will be taping live from the concert stage at the historic… Read more »
May 20, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan The NYC subway reached an on-time performance level last month that has not been seen in more than five years, the MTA reported Sunday. In April, the subway was on time 79.8 percent of the time, the MTA said, a level that has not been recorded since October 2013…. Read more »
May 16, 2019 By Meghan Sackman Police are searching for a man who followed a woman into her Rego Park apartment building and tried to steal her bag. The suspect followed the victim, 24, into her building, located in the vicinity of Queens Boulevard and 65th Road, on May 12 around 12:20 a.m., police say. The… Read more »
May 16, 2019 By Christian Murray (Updated) A new poll says that New Yorkers overwhelmingly support the Mayor’s borough-based jail plan, results that are in stark contrast to the two community boards that have voted on the controversial plan so far. The poll, based on the response of 601 registered voters between April 19-25, found… Read more »
May 15, 2019 By Meghan Sackman Community Board 9 voted unanimously against the Mayor’s borough based jail plan at last night’s monthly community board meeting. The board voted 28-0 in support of a seven-page resolution that was fiercely critical of the plan. The resolution described the plan as a “travesty” and the entire process a “farce.”… Read more »
May 15, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan In an unexpected reversal, City Council Member Barry Grodenchik admitted to sexually harassing a City Council staffer for more than a year after initially denying the allegations and vowing to fight against them. Grodenchik, who copped to the accusations during a disciplinary hearing on Tuesday, also resigned from his… Read more »