January 19, By Hannah Wulkan
The broken-down escalator and defective elevator at the 61st Street Woodside 7 train station are both slated to be in operation tomorrow after several months of repairs, according to the MTA.
The escalator was shut down for repairs in November and the elevator in December,…
January 19, By Christian Murray
The Department of City Planning will present its analysis of the Queens Plaza/Court Square district at a public meeting January 31, representing a major step in its attempt to upzone the area in order to make provision for affordable housing.…
January 18, Staff Report
The police are looking for a man who allegedly exposed his genitals to a 7-year-old girl inside the Dollar Tree store in Sunnyside on Monday.
The police said that the incident took place at 12:25pm inside the 39-09 Queens Boulevard store and have footage of the suspect.…
January 17, By Hannah Wulkan
A Sunnyside filmmaker’s documentary on Jamaica Bay will air on television next month, provided he can raise enough money to cover the fees involved.
Dan Hendrick, who is married to local Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer,…
January 17, Staff Report
A Sunnyside teenager who was reported missing last week has been found.
Adrika Hogue, a 17-year-old female who went missing from her 40th Street residence last Tuesday, was located in Maryland with her boyfriend yesterday,…
January 16, By Christian Murray
An old-school Italian bakery on Roosevelt Avenue closed Sunday after being in business nearly 45 years.
V&V Bakery, located at 61-19 Roosevelt Avenue, opened in 1972 and retained its old fashioned charm to the very end.…
January 13, Staff Report
The owner of several Queens car dealerships, including one in Woodside, has been charged for failing to report more than $3.8 million in taxable income, announced Queens District Attorney Richard Brown today.
Mamdoh Eltouby,…
January 12, By Hannah Wulkan
A local politician is working to add immigration status to the list of protected classes under New York’s anti-discrimination rights laws.
State Senator Michael Gianaris has introduced legislation that would make it illegal to discriminate against someone based on their immigration status,…
January 12, Staff Report
The police are looking to locate a Sunnyside teenager who was reported missing on Tuesday.
Adrika Hogue, a 17-year-old female who lives at 41-20 40th Street, was last seen on Tuesday at her residence.
She is described as 5’2”,…
January 12, Staff Report
Police are searching for a man in connection with two recent robberies on the E train.
The first robbery took place on December 18, when the suspect approached an 18-year-old man on a Manhattan-bound E train around 3 a.m.…