Nov. 7, 2019. By Shane O’Brien Police are looking for two gun-toting suspects who beat up a man in Woodside last night and stole his e-bike, phone and wallet. The incident occurred in front of 41-45 71st St. at around 10:15 p.m., according to the NYPD. The victim, a 23-year-old man, was hurled to the ground… Read more »
Nov. 6, 2019 By Allie Griffin Melinda Katz sailed to victory in the Queens District Attorney race last night, easily beating the Republican candidate Joe Murray. Katz, who has been the Queens Borough President since 2014, garnered nearly 75 percent of the votes — 138,000 to Murray’s 45,000, according to the unofficial results released by… Read more »
Nov. 5, 2019. By Shane O’Brien (Update: Carmen Moncada has been found) Police are looking for a 72-year-old Flushing woman who was last seen in Sunnyside on Monday afternoon. Carmen Moncada, from Bowne Street, was last seen at about 2 p.m. yesterday inside an orthopedic and medical center at 47-01 Queens Blvd., according to the… Read more »
Nov. 5, 2019 By Allie Griffin Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez apologized Monday to a former Brooklyn Assemblyman, who had filed a First Amendment lawsuit against her for blocking him on Twitter. The Congresswoman said she reconsidered her decision to block Dov Hikind from her Twitter account. Her apology and subsequent unblocking were part of a settlement… Read more »
Nov. 4, 2019 By Shane O’Brien Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a new NYPD Police Commissioner Monday. Dermot Shea, who was raised in Sunnyside along with his four siblings by Irish parents, will take over as Commissioner on Dec. 1. Shea, currently the NYPD’s Chief of Detectives, began serving as a police officer with the… Read more »
Nov. 4, 2019 By Shane O’Brien Police are investigating a stabbing that occurred in broad daylight in Sunnyside yesterday. A 27-year-old man was stabbed in the vicinity of 42nd Street and Queens Boulevard at around 12:30 p.m. on Sunday, police said. The victim was stabbed twice, once in the ribcage and once in the back,… Read more »
Nov. 3, 2019 By Allie Griffin The fare for the JFK AirTrain has been hiked for the first time in its history with single ride tickets now costing $7.75. The AirTrain, which first opened to riders in December 2003, had been $5 since its inception until the price was raised Nov. 1. The Port Authority… Read more »
Nov. 1, 2019. By Shane O’Brien Two employees of a Woodside medical clinic have been convicted for their role in a scheme where more than six million Oxycodone pills were illegally distributed to patients who didn’t need them, federal prosecutors announced last week. John F. Gargan, a nurse practitioner, 63, and Loren Piquant, a receptionist,… Read more »
Oct. 31, 2019. By Shane O’Brien Police are seeking the public’s help in locating a Woodside resident who went missing in East Elmhurst last night. Jeffrey Treffy, 42, from 39th Avenue, was last seen on Wednesday Oct. 30 at around 9:15 p.m. at a house on 93rd Street in East Elmhurst, according to the NYPD…. Read more »
Oct. 31, 2019. By Shane O’Brien Mayor Bill de Blasio announced last week that he plans to make 43rd Avenue more bicycle friendly by adjusting traffic light sequences to cycling speed as part of the Vision Zero Program. The city is planning on implementing its new “Green Wave” signal timing on the avenue in 2020… Read more »