Oct. 10, 2024 By sobrien Oct. 10, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Council Member Julie Won has announced plans for the long-delayed “Long Island City Ramps” project, which aims to transform a gritty area under the Queensborough Bridge ramps into 50,000 square feet of public land and park space. LIC Ramps aims to address a lack… Read more »
Oct. 9, 2024 By sobrien Oct. 9, 2024 By Shane O’Brien State Sen. Mike Gianaris has secured $6 million in funding for a new intensive care unit at Mount Sinai Queens, expanding critical care services at the hospital to meet the growing needs of the local community. Gianaris joined Mount Sinai Queens President Dr. David… Read more »
Oct. 9, 2024 By sobrien Oct. 9, 2024 By Shane O’Brien For as long as anyone can remember, Dave & Tony Salumeria has been a staple in Astoria, offering locals fresh mozzarella, homemade sausages, cured meats, and the finest Italian imports. The store is so old that owner Joe Ciccarelli, who took over 39 years… Read more »
Oct. 9, 2024 By bparry Oct. 9, 2024 By Bill Parry Detectives out of the 110th Precinct in Elmhurst are investigating an attempted murder that occurred just before 5:30 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 7. A 25-year-old man was walking at the corner of Broadway and 76th Street when a stranger approached him and engaged him… Read more »
Oct. 8, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Council Member Julie Won has penned an open letter criticizing the owners of a Sunnyside apartment complex damaged by a five-alarm fire last December for allowing the area surrounding the site to become a “dumping ground” over the past several months. Won addressed the letter to A&E Real Estate,… Read more »
Oct. 8, 2024 By bparry
[caption id="attachment_82019" align="aligncenter" width="680"] Queens North Narcotics team dismantled a selling crew operating at the Astoria Houses NYCHA complex where they all live following an 18-month investigation with the Queens DA’s office. File photo: Queens Post[/caption]
Oct. 8, 2024 By Bill Parry
Oct. 7, 2024 By bparry
[caption id="attachment_81956" align="aligncenter" width="700"] Cops are looking for this suspect who allegedly punched out a 15-year-old boy during an unprovoked attack on a 7 train in Corona late last month. NYPD[/caption]
Oct. 7, 2024 By Bill Parry
Oct. 7, 2024 By bparry
[caption id="attachment_81947" align="aligncenter" width="700"] A Corona man admitted he brokered sexual encounters between clients and a young migrant girl he would deliver to different locations across Queens pocketing cash from her acts of prostitution. Via Getty Images[/caption]
Oct. 7, 2024 By Bill Parry
Oct. 4, 2024 By Czarinna Andres Oct. 4, 2024 By Jessica Militello Furry friends in the neighborhood have a new business to drool over with the grand opening of La Pet House in Long Island City. The shop officially opened its doors over the summer, and with services like grooming, boarding, and doggy daycare, the… Read more »
Oct. 4, 2024 By Shane O’Brien A homeless man was found dead early Friday morning at L/CPL Thomas P. Noonan Jr. Playground in Sunnyside, prompting an ongoing investigation. The man, known within the local community, was discovered unconscious and unresponsive in the park located at 42nd Street and Greenpoint Avenue. EMS teams responded to the… Read more »