April 13, 2022 By Allie Griffin Two Sikh men were targeted and attacked in Richmond Hill Tuesday morning in the same location where a 70-year-old Sikh man was assaulted just over a week ago, according to the police. The men, aged 76 and 64, were violently beaten by two men with a wooden stick near… Read more »
April 12, 2022 By Michael Dorgan The police released video Monday of three teens who allegedly broke into an elementary school in Rego Park last month and spray-painted racial epithets on desks and other surfaces inside a number of classrooms. The alleged vandals broke into P.S. 175, located at 64-35 102nd St., on March 26… Read more »
April 11, 2022 By Michael Dorgan The Flushing branch of the Queens Public Library (QPL) is scheduled to fully reopen later this month after being closed for more than two years. The branch, located at 41-17 Main St., will open on April 25 with all in-person library services being made available to the public, the… Read more »
April 11, 2022 By Czarinna Andres A bouncer was shot outside a Forest Hills bar Sunday night after getting into a dispute with two men, police said. The victim, 25, was shot in the groin in front of Lowkey Garden Lounge, located at 70-15 Austin St., at around 11:45 p.m. after he got into an… Read more »
April 7, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A construction worker plummeted to his death at a Ridgewood building site Wednesday. Holger Molino, 45, from Newark, fell down an elevator shaft while on the job at 3-50 St. Nicholas Ave. at around 3 p.m., the NYPD and FDNY said. He was working on a 17-story development that… Read more »
April 6, 2022 By Czarinna Andres The NYPD has released photos and video of a man wanted for allegedly attacking a 70-year-old Sikh man in Richmond Hill Sunday in what cops believe was a hate crime. The suspect is wanted for punching Nirmal Singh, a visitor from India, in the face while the victim was… Read more »
April 6, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A 15-year-old boy is in critical condition after he struck an MTA bus while riding a scooter in Ridgewood Tuesday. The teen was on a scooter traveling northbound along Seneca Avenue when he collided with the bus at the intersection of Seneca Avenue and Gates Avenue at around 1:10… Read more »
April 6, 2022 By Allie Griffin The Halal Guys, a popular New York City-based halal food chain, is opening a location in the Queens Center Mall this spring. The eatery, which was started by three Egyptian immigrants as a lone Manhattan food cart in 1990 and morphed into a brick-and-mortar restaurant business, will open a franchise… Read more »
April 5, 2022 By Christian Murray A Queens assemblywoman has introduced a piece of legislation that aims to soften the blow of high gas prices. Assemblywoman Nily Rozic, who represents the 25th District in central Queens, has introduced a bill that would provide a $250 rebate to New York State residents who have at least… Read more »
This article was originally published by The CITY on April 5, 2022 at 8:09 p.m. By Katie Honan, THE CITY The New York Mets’ billionaire owner has been pushing City Hall for development around his Queens ballpark, possibly including a casino as the state mulls expanding licenses, according to city and state lobbying records. Steve… Read more »