April 21, 2022 By Allie Griffin The longtime lover of a married Forest Hills woman, whose bloodied body was found stuffed in a duffel bag on the side of the road Saturday, confessed to her slaying and was charged with murder Thursday. The alleged killer, 44-year-old David Bonola of South Richmond Hill, was arrested for… Read more »
April 20, 2022 By Christian Murray A developer’s plan to build 1,340 apartments on the Halletts Point peninsula got the approval of Community Board 1 Tuesday night. The board voted 19-14 in favor of the rezoning application that involves the construction of three residential towers – one 22 stories, another 31 stories and a third… Read more »
April 20, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A new initiative that aims to showcase the best of Queens arts and culture was officially launched at an in-person event at the Queens Museum Tuesday. The initiative, called Queens Rising, will be a month long celebration in June and will consist of dozens of musical and dance performances… Read more »
April 19, 2022 By Allie Griffin Queens Community Board 2 is demanding the city make good on long-overdue promises it made to homeless shelter residents and neighbors in a small stretch of Long Island City near Sunnyside. The local board penned a letter to the city last week demanding the city create green space, build… Read more »
April 19, 2022 By Allie Griffin Police are looking for a man who exposed himself on board a moving 7 train in Jackson Heights last month. The suspect allegedly masturbated in front of a 20-year-old female on board a southbound 7 train traveling toward the Jackson Heights – Roosevelt Avenue subway station at noon on… Read more »
April 18, 2022 By Michael Dorgan Police are still trying to piece together how a woman was fatally stabbed and stuffed in a bag that was left on the side of a road in Forest Hills Saturday morning. The body of Orsolya Gaal, 51, was found by police crammed into a large duffel bag and… Read more »
April 18, 2022 By Christian Murray The list of breweries choosing to operate out of LIC continues to grow—with a New York-based company announcing Monday that it is opening a taproom and microbrewery on the ground floor of a new development in the Queens Plaza section of Long Island City. Finback Brewery—which opened in 2013… Read more »
April 18, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A 16-year-old boy was shot in the leg while attempting to break into a vehicle in Woodside early Friday morning, according to police. Police said the victim was with two other teens at around 2:25 a.m. when shots were fired while they were attempting to break into a vehicle… Read more »
April 18, 2022 By Michael Dorgan Elected officials and local leaders unveiled a new temporary medical care unit at the Astoria Houses NYCHA complex Thursday that provides free COVID-19 healthcare services. Gov. Kathy Hochul, Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney, Assemblymember Zohran Kwame Mamdani and NYCHA tenant leaders came together to cut the ribbon on the medical unit,… Read more »
April 18, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A woman was fatally struck by a No. 7 train early Friday after she jumped off a subway platform in Sunnyside onto the tracks, according to police. The victim, believed to have been in her 20s, leaped off the platform at the 40th Street–Lowery Street station onto the tracks… Read more »