March 24, 2021 By Christina Santucci A fundraiser set up to help three men who were wrongfully convicted of a 1996 double homicide and spent 24 years behind bars has raised more than $40,000. The funds are being distributed among George Bell, Rohan Bolt and Gary Johnson who had been wrongfully convicted of killing Ira… Read more »
March 24, 2021 By Christian Murray The Queens Post in conjunction with Sunnyside Community Services and Jacob A. Riis Neighborhood Settlement is hosting a virtual forum for the city council candidates of District 22 and District 26. The candidates will be face to face at the live event that will take place at Sunnyside Community… Read more »
March 24, 2021 By Christian Murray The police are looking for a man who made a number of anti-Asian statements towards a 35-year-old woman yesterday while she was on a 7 train near the Main Street Flushing station. The victim was subjected to the racist taunts while she was sitting across from the alleged bigot… Read more »
March 23, 2021 By Christian Murray A man was fatally shot outside the Woodside Houses NYCHA development this afternoon, the second fatal shooting to take place by the complex in less than a month. The police said that a 30-year-old man was shot five times in the lower body at around 1:13 p.m. in front… Read more »
March 23, 2021 Op-Ed By Brent O’Leary In our second year of pandemic life, having lost over half a million Americans lives, we face a cycle of surge and mutation alongside a significant burden of illness and deaths for years to come. There has never been a more compelling time for health reform. We need… Read more »
March 23, 2021 By Christian Murray A woman was sexually assaulted and robbed at gunpoint behind a rear yard in Woodside last week, according to police. The victim, 36, was walking in the vicinity of 70th Street and Roosevelt Avenue at around 1:15 a.m. on Monday, March 15, when a man displayed a gun and… Read more »
March 22, 2021 By Christian Murray The race to be the next mayor of New York City is heating up and last week we talked to one of the candidates–Maya Wiley. Wiley will be competing in the Democratic primary on June 22 against Eric Adams, Scott Stringer, Andrew Yang, Shaun Donovan, Kathryn Garcia, Ray McGuire… Read more »
March 22, 2021 By Christina Santucci The LaGuardia AirTrain is one step closer to becoming a reality – with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) publishing its final environmental impact statement last week detailing the $2-billion project. The AirTrain – first proposed by Governor Andrew Cuomo in 2015 – aims to link the airport with the… Read more »
March 18, 2021 By Christian Murray Nearly 20 candidates have come forward to run in the Democratic primary for the 26th District Council seat currently held by Jimmy Van Bramer. The primary is scheduled for June 22 and today we speak to Sultan Maruf, who is vying for the seat that covers Sunnyside, Woodside, Long Island City… Read more »
March 18, 2021 By Christian Murray Phipps Houses has drawn fire from Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortex who says that the non-profit developer has failed to meet its obligation to fix its 472-unit Garden Apartments complex on 39th Avenue in Sunnyside. Phipps, which is looking to rezone a parcel on Barnett Avenue in order to build a… Read more »