Feb. 2, 2019 By Christian Murray The police are looking for a woman who attacked a female straphanger on the F train as it was approaching the 75th Street station earlier this week. The suspect allegedly punched and scratched the victim on a Jamaica-bound F train at around 7:15 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 30, police… Read more »
Feb. 1, 2019 By Meghan Sackman Local Jewish organizations in Forest Hills are hosting a “rally against hate” this Sunday after a violent attack on a Jewish teenager late last year in Forest Hills. The rally, organized by several Bukharian Jewish groups and expected to see elected officials and members of all faiths, will “reject… Read more »
Jan. 30, 2019 By Meghan Sackman A Woodside couple has filed a lawsuit against a Forest Hills veterinary clinic for $290,000 alleging that it was responsible for their cat’s death. Matthew and Louise Ritter claim that BluePearl Vet Specialists, located at 107-28 71st Rd, killed their 17-year-old cat, Camry, by prescribing more than twice the… Read more »
Jan. 30, 2019 By Meghan Sackman Police are searching for two men who allegedly broke into a Forest Hills house and stole more than $1,150 in cash while the resident was sleeping. The suspects entered the dwelling, located in the vicinity of 63rd Road and 110th Street, at 4:15 a.m. on Saturday Jan. 26 through… Read more »
Jan, 29, 2019 By Christian Murray Immigration and Customers Enforcement (ICE) announced today that it arrested 118 undocumented immigrants in New York in a five-day raid this month, including many residents from Queens. ICE said that the arrests were made between Jan 14 and 18 in New York City, Long Island and the Hudson Valley…. Read more »
Jan. 25, 2019 By Nathaly Pesantez A local coalition made up of several community groups is hosting a “call to action” town hall in Kew Gardens next week over the city’s controversial plans to build what some locals refer to as a “mega jail” in the neighborhood. The town hall, organized by the Community Preservation… Read more »
Jan. 23, 2019 By Nathaly Pesantez A new coalition of grassroots organizations and criminal justice advocates is demanding sweeping changes to the Queens District Attorney’s office in pursuit of transformative justice reforms across the board. The coalition, Queens for DA Accountability, launched its campaign at the steps of Queens Criminal Court in Kew Gardens earlier… Read more »
Jan. 21, 2019 By Meghan Sackman A 32-year-old woman and her female friend were tied up inside their Richmond Hill apartment and robbed by two gun-toting men, police say. One of the victims was leaving the apartment, located within the vicinity of Myrtle Avenue and Hillside Avenue, at around 2:10 p.m. on Jan. 16, when… Read more »
Jan. 18, 2019 By Meghan Sackman Two Flushing and Forest Hills-based organizations have been working to ensure that no federal employee goes hungry in the midst of the fourth week of the partial government shutdown. The Flushing Jewish Community Council (FJCC) and Masbia of Queens are currently providing free boxes of food, hot meals or… Read more »
Jan. 17, 2019 By Christian Murray Construction workers were emptying out a popular pizzeria on Austin Street today. A&J Pizza, which has been located at 71-37 Austin St. for nearly four decades, has closed, with construction workers gutting the location and throwing its contents into a dumpster. A poster is plastered on the pizzeria’s window… Read more »