This article was originally published by The CITY on May 2, 2022 By Greg B. Smith One Saturday last May, an elderly man stood on the sidewalk outside a Maspeth Federal Savings Bank branch on a quiet block in Fresh Meadows, Queens, when a stranger walked up to him and punched him square in the… Read more »
May 5, 2022 By Christian Murray A Brooklyn man who trafficked a 16-year-old girl across Queens for sex—including at the now shuttered Umbrella Hotel in Kew Gardens—has pleaded guilty to an array of sex crimes and is expected to be sentenced to eight years in prison. Jordan Adderley, 32, pleaded guilty Tuesday to sex trafficking… Read more »
May 5, 2022 By Christian Murray A man has been arrested for fatally shooting a 51-year-old woman at her Ozone Park home Wednesday, police said. Giuseppe Canzani, a 41-year-old Howard Beach resident, allegedly walked up to the victim’s 94-59 109th Ave. home at around 2:30 p.m., knocked on the door and then fired three rounds… Read more »
May 4, 2022 By Christian Murray Council Member Bob Holden introduced 12 quality-of-life bills last Thursday that tackle everything from the sale of e-cigarettes to excessively bright lights. The bills aim to address the lack of parking, restrict disturbances caused by excessively bright lights, crack down on illegal parties, protect the privacy of New Yorkers… Read more »
May 4, 2022 By Christian Murray A significant number of Queens leaders are willing to strip Ed Koch’s name from the Queensboro Bridge, according to the results of a recent questionnaire. The local leaders—including State Sen. Mike Gianaris, Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani and Congressmember Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez—said they would support a name change when questioned by the… Read more »
May 3, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A woman who was attempting to buy a car on Facebook was robbed of more than $3,000 by a bogus seller at gunpoint when they met up in Laurelton last month, police said. The victim, 20, was looking to purchase a 2012 Honda Accord from the man and met… Read more »
May 3, 2022 By Christian Murray Elected officials in Queens have been quick to criticize a draft ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court that would strike down the landmark Roe v. Wade decision. The ruling would essentially put the issue of abortion rights in the hands of state legislatures as opposed to courts. While abortion… Read more »
May 2, 2022 By Christian Murray The Forest Hills community remains in shock two days after a Chinese food delivery man was shot and killed while working in the neighborhood Saturday night. Zhiwen Yan, 45, was on his scooter when he was fatally shot in the chest near the intersection of 108th Street and 67th… Read more »
April 28, 2022 By Michael Dorgan An arsonist who set fire to his ex-girlfriend’s Corona apartment and started a blaze at a Jamaica hotel was sentenced to nearly a decade in prison Thursday. Troy Phillip, 28, from South Ozone Park, was sentenced to 8 1/2 years in prison after pleading guilty last month to attempted… Read more »
April 28, 2022 By Allie Griffin The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday passed Queens Congresswoman Grace Meng’s bill that seeks to create the first national museum dedicated to preserving the history, culture and accomplishments of Asian Pacific Americans. The bipartisan bill — which was co-sponsored by 120 members and endorsed by countless AAPI organizations… Read more »