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Fire Breaks Out at Laundromat on 43rd Avenue, No Injuries

January 13, Staff Report

A fire broke out at a Laundromat on 43rd Avenue this morning that left the store’s interior in tatters.

The fire broke out inside Super Laundromat, located at 42-24 43rd Avenue, and spread between the ceiling and roof.…

R Train Needs An MTA Study, Transportation Advocates And Electeds Urge

January 12, By Jackie Strawbridge

In an effort to make R train rides less “infrequent and unreliable,” transportation advocates and more than 40 elected officials are calling on the MTA to conduct a comprehensive review of the line.

The Straphangers Campaign,…

Advocates Praise Queens Blvd Bike Lanes, Though Critics Remain

January 11, By Christian Murray

Bicycle advocates throughout Queens turned up in big numbers at Community Board 2’s monthly meeting last week to express their support for the controversial bike lanes that were installed on Queens Boulevard last summer.…

Man Threatens 20-Year-Old Woman with Box Cutter in Woodside, Police Say

January 9, Staff Report

A 20-year-old woman was threatened by a man in Woodside with a box cutter last month, according to police.

The police released a picture of the alleged suspect today who they say approached the victim from behind around 6:30 pm on Dec.…

MTA Takes Steps to Clean Up 43rd Street Dumping Ground

January 8, By Christian Murray

The MTA has taken steps to clean up the long-time dumping ground underneath the 43rd Street train trestle located between Barnett and 37th Avenues.

The agency has erected a fence underneath the trestle that helps block homeless people from sleeping there and illegal dumping.…

Man Put in Chokehold and Robbed in Woodside, Police Trying to Locate Suspects

January 7, Staff Report

The police are trying to locate two individuals wanted in connection with a robbery that took place in Woodside on January 1.

The suspects, one male and the other female, were walking down a residential street at 2:30 am with the victim before the male suspect placed the victim in a chokehold in front of 37-40 65th Street.…

Wheelchair Bound Bank Robber Arrested, Faces Up to 7-years in Prison

January 1, By Christian Murray

A wheelchair-bound man who allegedly robbed the TD Bank branch in Sunnyside on Monday has been arrested, according to the Queens District Attorney’s Office.

Kelvin Dennison, 23, from Astoria, allegedly entered the TD Bank branch located at 41-01 Queens Boulevard on Monday,…