Nov. 17, 2022 By Michael Dorgan The police have charged a Queens father with murder after he allegedly beat his 3-year-old son to death inside a homeless shelter in Elmhurst Sunday. Shaquan Butler, 26, has been arrested and charged with murder for allegedly killing the toddler inside the Boulevard Family Residence — a family homeless… Read more »
Nov. 17, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A high-profile Asian grocery chain with roots in Woodside will be opening a sprawling new location on the border of Sunnyside and Long Island City next week. H-Mart, a New Jersey-based supermarket that specializes in Asian food items and fresh produce, will open at 34-51 48th St. at 10… Read more »
Nov. 17, 2022 By Christian Murray A city council subcommittee voted in support of the massive Innovation QNS development Thursday, with the project slated to go before the full city council next week for a vote that will determine its fate. The City Council Subcommittee on Zoning and Finance voted 7-0 in support of the… Read more »
Nov. 16, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A toddler is dead after being found battered and bruised inside a homeless shelter in Elmhurst Sunday — and police are investigating the incident as a homicide. The victim, a 3-year-old boy named Shaquan Butler, was found at around 7:40 p.m. by police inside the Boulevard Family Residence —… Read more »
Nov 15, 2022 Op-Ed What does it mean when 91% of the new housing in your community is unaffordable to lower income communities that live there and throughout our City? What does it mean when billionaire developers neglect to do meaningful outreach to immigrant groups, the disabled, and working class people that will be most… Read more »
Nov. 14, 2022 By Michael Dorgan The DOT has announced that construction has begun on new bus lanes along Northern Boulevard running from Woodside to Corona. The new bus lanes – which will stretch both ways from Broadway to 114th Street — aim to speed up commuting times for riders and improve the reliability of… Read more »
This article was originally published by The CITY on Nov. 15, 2022 By Katie Honan and Haidee Chu City officials will announce a new soccer stadium — paired with affordable housing — in Queens on Wednesday, multiple people familiar with the matter told THE CITY. The Willets Point stadium will be home to New York… Read more »
Nov. 14, 2022 By Christian Murray The police are looking for a man who exposed himself to a 37-year-old woman on board a Manhattan-bound R train at the Queens Plaza station last week. The suspect allegedly exposed his genitals to the woman at around 12:45 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 9 and then manipulated himself in… Read more »
Nov. 11, 2022 By Michael Dorgan Police are looking for a man wanted for robbing six businesses throughout central Queens over the past month. The alleged thief hit several bodegas as well as a pizzeria — from Oct. 20 through Nov. 1 — and made off with more than $9,000 cash, according to police. In… Read more »
Nov. 11, 2022 By Czarinna Andres A South Ozone Park man was indicted by a Queens grand jury on manslaughter charges Thursday for the death of a fellow subway rider at the Jackson Heights-Roosevelt Avenue subway station on Oct. 17 as a result of a physical altercation. Carlos Garcia, 50, of 133rd St., was indicted… Read more »