April 7, Staff Report
A Brooklyn man has been charged with breaking in to six homes in Queens over the past six months and stealing more than $20,000 in cash, electronics and jewelry.
According to Queens District Attorney Richard Brown,…
April 7, By Hannah Wulkan
Tensions about gentrification in Western Queens ran high at the Community Board 2 meeting last night.
Several members of the Queens Anti-Gentrification Project shared concerns that impending large developments in the area including the Brooklyn Queens Connector,…
April 5, Staff Report
The second annual LIC Post Waterfront 5K run/walk is set to take place in Long Island City in June.
The event, scheduled for Saturday, June 3 at 9 am, is for both runners and walkers—and 1,500 participants are expected to attend. …
April 5, Staff Report
Police are searching for three men who allegedly stole more than $4,000 from a Sunnyside/Woodside home last month.
The three men reportedly forced open the door to a 60-year-old woman’s home near 47th Street and 50th Avenue around 9:30 a.m.…
April 4, By Hannah Wulkan
Several Sunnyside business owners are claiming that they have been targeted by the Department of Sanitation and have received unfair citations for trash on the sidewalk outside of their stores.
Eric Barthels, owner of Cooldown Juice at 39-11 47th Avenue,…
April 4, By Hannah Wulkan
The family of a Corona man who was struck and killed by an unlicensed drunk driver in Sunnyside on Saturday is working to raise money to cover his funeral costs.
Gelacio Reyes, 32, was biking home from work on 43rd Avenue near 39th Street at around 3:00 am when he was the victim of a hit-and-run.…
April 3, By Christian Murray
A small crowd of about 30 turned out for the 2017 Sunnyside Shines Business Improvement District annual meeting Thursday, representing the lowest attendance for such a meeting in years.
The event was not heavily promoted.…
April 1, Staff Report
A sign that reads “Coming Soon!” for the popular west coast fast food chain In-N-Out Burger was placed on a vacant Queens Blvd storefront this morning in what appears to be an April Fools ‘Day joke.…
April 1, By Christian Murray
The police have arrested a man who fatally struck and killed a cyclist while driving his vehicle at the corner of 43rd Avenue and 39th Street in the early hours this morning, according to city officials.…
March 31, Staff Report
A 1-year-old girl died this morning at the Quality Inn at 53-05 Queens Boulevard.
Police responded to a 911 call just before noon and discovered 1-year-old Kimio Williams unconscious and unresponsive.
EMS took the baby to Elmhurst Hospital where she was pronounced death.…