July 15, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A homeless man faces hate crime charges after he allegedly slashed a man’s face during an anti-gay attack in Jackson Heights last week. Ramon Castro, 55, was apprehended early Thursday and charged with assault, menacing and aggravated harassment – all as hate crimes – for slashing a 34-year-old man… Read more »
July 14, 2021 By Allie Griffin More than 40,000 people have signed a petition calling on Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz to reopen a case in which a Black man was convicted for the murder of a woman in Howard Beach. The petition-signers believe that Chanel Lewis who was found guilty of the 2016 murder… Read more »
July 14, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A Queens lawmaker has introduced a bill that aims to stop zoos from drugging female animals as a means to promote mating. Assemblymember Jessica González-Rojas said that some zoos carry out the practice so male animals have a greater chance of being able to copulate. The approach is used… Read more »
July 14, 2021 By Allie Griffin The number of council women of color representing Queens will more than quadruple next year as the New York City Council is on a path to be the most diverse class yet. Women of color will likely hold as many as nine out of the 15 Queens council seats… Read more »
July 14, 2021 By Christian Murray New York City’s vaccination campaign has prevented as many as 8,300 COVID-related deaths, the City’s Department of Health reported today. The DOH, citing a study conducted by epidemiologists at Yale University, said that the city’s campaign has also prevented 250,000 COVID-19 cases and 44,000 hospitalizations since it began through… Read more »
July 14, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A Bayside man who glorified an attack against Jews and fantasized about a mass shooting has been sentenced to nearly five years in prison for buying an illegally defaced firearm. Joseph Miner, 31, was sentenced in Brooklyn federal court Tuesday to 57 months in prison for purchasing a Glock… Read more »
July 13, 2021 By Christian Murray A 33-year-old woman is dead after losing control of her vehicle on the Clearview Expressway early Tuesday morning and plowing into the back of a tractor trailer that was parked on the side of the highway. Police said that Evelissa Santos Paulino, of Brooklyn, was traveling southbound near Exit… Read more »
July 13, 2021 By Allie Griffin The city is reopening more facilities this month where New Yorkers can get a city-issued ID in an effort to help undocumented residents access financial assistance via a $2.1 billion state fund created for them. The city is reopening five more IDNYC enrollment centers that have been shuttered due to… Read more »
July 12, 2021 By Allie Griffin New York City Restaurant Week returns next Monday with deals from more than two dozen Queens eateries. Restaurants across the five boroughs — including 31 in Queens — will be offering discounts on their menu items from July 19 through August 22 as part of an extended Restaurant Week…. Read more »
July 12, 2021 By Christian Murray A man was punched and kicked inside his own house during a home invasion that took place in Woodhaven Thursday. The victim discovered a man inside his home at around 9:40 a.m. July 8 in the vicinity of Jamaica Avenue and 88th Street. The resident approached the suspect and… Read more »