Jan. 21, 2022 By Christian Murray A Queens panhandler who punched, robbed and yelled homophobic slurs at a man on the platform of the Jamaica LIRR station in 2020 has been convicted by a jury of a hate crime and other charges. Kevin Carroll, 39, who has a history of violence, was convicted by a… Read more »
Jan. 21, 2022 By Allie Griffin Council Member Lynn Schulman appears to support a rezoning application that calls for a 15-story mixed-use development on Queens Boulevard—after an agreement was struck with the developer that would bring affordable housing to residents at lower incomes than what was initially proposed. Schulman said the development company, RJ Capital… Read more »
Jan. 21, 2022 By Michael Dorgan The state’s plan to connect Queens and Brooklyn via a mass transit line has taken a major step forward with the release of a new feasibility study. The study, announced by Gov. Kathy Hochul and the MTA Thursday, assessed the possibility of converting an existing 14-mile freight line —… Read more »
Jan. 20, 2022 By Allie Griffin City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams announced new council committee appointments Thursday with more than a dozen committees to be chaired by Queens representatives. All but three Queens council members were named to lead committees, which focus on a vast array of issues such as land use, parks, the environment… Read more »
Jan. 19, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A woman was allegedly put in a chokehold and robbed of $1,000 cash by a mugger outside a subway entrance in Elmhurst last week. The victim, 38, was in front of the entrance to the Grand Avenue–Newtown subway station on Jan. 10 at around 9:40 a.m. when a suspect… Read more »
Jan. 19, 2022 By Michael Dorgan (update) A group of community and business leaders from Flushing announced Tuesday that more than 54,000 residents have signed a petition opposing the construction of a 90-unit homeless housing development on College Point Boulevard. The petition, launched last month, seeks to stop the proposed seven-story building from being constructed… Read more »
Jan. 18, 2021 By Allie Griffin A pair of animal rescue groups saved more than a dozen ducks last week that were allegedly neglected for years in the yard of a Forest Hills home. Long Island Orchestrating for Nature (LION) and New Yorkers for Clean, Livable, and Safe Streets (NYCLASS) rescued 16 Muscovy and runner… Read more »
Jan. 18, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A Forest Hills man has been arrested for repeatedly trafficking a 13-year-old boy to Queens and sexually assaulting him after they met online. Manuel Moretti, 39, was indicted in Brooklyn federal court Thursday on sex-trafficking charges after he allegedly lured the boy across state lines to his apartment on… Read more »
Jan. 18, 2022 By Allie Griffin A Flushing shopping center is hosting a Lunar New Year celebration later this month to ring in the Year of the Tiger. The Shops at Skyview, in partnership with the New York Chinese Cultural Center and the Queens Botanical Garden, is hosting the free celebration on Saturday, Jan. 29… Read more »
Jan. 14, 2022 By Michael Dorgan Queens Borough President Donovan Richards called for the establishment of a new office Thursday to centrally manage the city’s overall response to COVID-19. Richards proposed creating the “NYC Office of COVID Recovery” tasked with streamlining and improving the city’s COVID-19-related services. He said the office was needed to cut… Read more »