January 5, By Christian Murray
A new commanding officer has been appointed to the 108 Police Precinct, which covers Sunnyside, Woodside and Long Island City.
Captain Ralph Forgione, who has spent most of his career in Queens, will be taking over the command following the departure of Deputy Inspector John Travaglia.…
January 5, Staff Report
A one-story building on Queens Boulevard was demolished last month, making room for a new eight-story apartment building.
A sidewalk shed permit was filed last month at 50-11 Queens Boulevard so the building formerly occupied by N.E.M.…
January 5, By Hannah Wulkan
A new non-profit has launched a program to help students save for college, beginning with children in School District 30 that includes large sections of Astoria, Sunnyside, Woodside, Jackson Heights and Long Island City,…
January 4, By Hannah Wulkan
High-income renters are flooding into Queens, according to a recent study.
Wealthy residents of New York City have shown a preference for renting rather than owning homes over the last decade, a new report from RentCafe shows,…
December 31, Staff Report
The police are looking for a man who allegedly held his cellphone under a woman’s shirt on the 7 train earlier this week and started recording.
The 27-year-old victim was standing on the Manhattan-bound 7 train at around 8:15 pm Wednesday when she felt the suspect touch her right leg.…
December 30, By Christian Murray
The NYPIRG Straphangers Campaign issued its 18th annual “State of the Subways” Report Card yesterday and rated the 7 train first equal– along with the 1 and the L– as the best of 20 subway lines.…
December 29, Staff Report
A passenger on the No. 7 train was punched in the face at the 46th Street station last Thursday by a man who claimed the victim was filming him arguing with another rider, police said.…
December 27, By Christian Murray
A long-time Sunnyside resident whose family own coffee and cocoa farms in Colombia and Ecuador opened his own café on Greenpoint Avenue with the help of his wife in August.
The owner, known by most as William,…
December 28, Staff Report
Police discovered a big stash of heroin in Woodside Monday after conducting a series of sting operations following the fatal overdose of a Long Island man.
Nassau County cops arrested four people after conducting three sting operations on December 26,…
December 26, By Christian Murray
The two men who allegedly robbed the Sprint store at gunpoint in Sunnyside last month have struck two other Queens cell-phone stores since—one in Jackson Heights and the other in Corona, according to police.…