Aug. 8, 2018 By Christian Murray A Woodside man has been charged with aggravated cruelty to animals for allegedly beating his girlfriend’s Shih-Tzu to death and then dumping its body in a nearby parking lot. Brando Henriquez, 23, allegedly killed the dog at his girlfriend’s Broad Channel residence on July 15, after being put in… Read more »
Aug. 6, 2018 Staff Report Permits have been filed for the construction of a 5-story, 14-unit apartment building to go up near the Quality Inn hotel in Woodside. The development is slated to be built at 43-36 53rd St., where a single-family house is currently located, according to Dept. of Buildings filings. The owner of… Read more »
Aug. 6, 2018 By Christian Murray The dilapidated dog run at Doughboy Park is expected to be fully revamped by the end of this month–but dog owners will have to wait months before they can use it. The School Construction Authority, which was put in charge of overhauling the beaten-up run, is close to finishing… Read more »
Aug. 5, 2018 By Christian Murray The police have arrested a Florida man for allegedly trying to rape a 21-year-old woman outside her Woodside home in the early hours Friday. Christopher Prusa, 34, of Lucie, Fla., was arrested and charged with attempted rape, attempted assault and stalking, among other charges, last night. Prusa, according to… Read more »
August 5, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez A well-known architect in Sunnyside has been awarded with a national honor for her contributions to the profession. Laura Heim, who has had her award-winning practice in the neighborhood for 18 years, was recently elevated to the College of Fellows of the American Institute of Architects during a ceremony… Read more »
Aug. 4, 2018 By Christian Murray The police are looking for a man who tried to rape a 21-year-old woman outside her Woodside home during the early hours Friday. The incident took place at around 3:50 a.m. Aug 3 when a man approached her from behind in the vicinity of 55th Street and Queens Boulevard… Read more »
Aug. 3, 2018 By Christian Murray Western Queens Civic Leader Brent O’Leary announced today that he will be running for City Council in 2021 to represent the 26th District, which includes Sunnyside, Woodside, LIC and parts of Astoria. “I see life getting increasingly difficult for this district, due to rising rents, a crumbling MTA, and… Read more »
August 3, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez A Woodside man has been sentenced to prison for illegal wildlife trafficking in a case involving undercover agents and dozens of shipped animal parts between the U.S. and Thailand. Arongkron “Paul” Malasukum, 42, was sentenced by a federal judge in Texas to nine months in prison on Aug. 1… Read more »
August 1, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez A Long Island Rail Road train derailed between Sunnyside and Woodside earlier this afternoon, causing service throughout the entire line to be temporarily suspended. The incident happened at around 12:45 p.m., when two axles of the train on the Port Washington Branch line derailed at Harold Interlocking, a railroad… Read more »
August 1, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez A priest at St. Raphael’s Roman Catholic Church was allegedly attacked this morning by a man who was urinating in the church’s parking lot. Rev. Jerry Jecewiz, 68, was in the rectory next to the 35-20 Greenpoint Ave. church when he saw a man in his 30s “relieving himself”… Read more »