July 27, 2019 By Christian Murray The police are looking for a man who stole a Super Shuttle van parked in the vicinity of Queens Boulevard and 38th Street last month. The suspect allegedly gained entry into the vehicle shortly after midnight June 20 and drove off on a joyride. The vehicle was recovered later… Read more »
July 26, 2019 By Christian Murray A savvy art enthusiast discovered an original drawing by a famed Austrian artist at a Woodside thrift store that has been priced at nearly $200,000. The buyer, who has remained anonymous, found a sketch by Egon Schiele while browsing at the Habitat for Humanity ReStore thrift shop at 62-01… Read more »
July 26, 2019 By Christian Murray Two elected officials hosted a special Drag Queen Story Hour at the Jackson Heights library Thursday to celebrate the record funding increase for public libraries and the new funds allocated for story hour. Council Members Jimmy Van Bramer and Daniel Dromm joined New York City-based drag queen Angel Elektra… Read more »
July 25, 2019 Staff Report Mayor Bill de Blasio today announced a $58.4 million plan to improve bike safety throughout the city, following a rash of cyclist deaths this year, including two in a 24-hour period just this week. The wide-ranging plan includes a number of infrastructure, enforcement, policy and outreach measures. It plans to… Read more »
July 25, 2019, Jackie Strawbridge The recount in the Queens District Attorney Democratic primary race completed today, with Borough President Melinda Katz declaring victory over public defender Tiffany Cabán. “Now that every valid vote has been counted and recounted, the results confirm once again that the people of Queens have chosen Melinda Katz as the… Read more »
July 23, 2019, Jackie Strawbridge The MTA will install netting under elevated train tracks in four locations throughout Queens and Manhattan, including under the 61st Street-Woodside 7 train station, following several incidents of debris falling from tracks onto the roads below. The new nets are part of a pilot program to test “whether and how… Read more »
July 22, 2019, Jackie Strawbridge About 400 local residents remain without power Monday afternoon, following massive outages in Queens and Brooklyn during this weekend’s heat wave. The local outages — which mainly struck the buildings on 51st St. and 52nd St. between 39th Ave. and Skillman Ave — were caused by a manhole fire when… Read more »
July 19, 2019, Staff Report The local service organization Woodside on the Move is slated to receive $191,730 in City funds, the bulk of which will go towards supporting tenants and affordable housing in the area. Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer announced the funding today at PS 152, alongside Woodside on the Move and kids from… Read more »
July 17, 2019 Staff Report Public defender Tiffany Cabán out-raised Queens Borough President Melinda Katz by more than $171,270 as their contentious Queens District Attorney primary race headed towards a recount, financial documents show. According to Board of Elections financial reports, Cabán raised more than $207,400 in the most recent filing period from July 1… Read more »
July 16, Staff Report Police are looking for a man who allegedly fled the 7 train in Woodside after forcibly touching a 16-year-old girl’s crotch—but not before getting his picture snapped. On June 27 just before 5 p.m., a 16-year-old girl was riding the 7 train through 61st Street station when the man “touched her… Read more »