Nov. 26, 2024 By Shane O’Brien A Sunnyside resident has launched an online fundraiser in aid of Jar Bar owner Jason Spratt, who suffered extensive head injuries during a violent robbery in Sunnyside at the end of September. Spratt, who has owned Jar Bar at 45-06 48th Ave. for the past 10 years, was… Read more »
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Woodside bar owner left in coma following brutal attack on 48th Avenue
Oct. 16, 2024 By Shane O’BrienĀ A Woodside bar owner was left in a coma for four days after being brutally attacked by three assailants while walking along 48th Avenue in broad daylight last month. Jason Spratt, who has owned the Jar Bar at 45-06 48th Ave. for the past ten years, was walking home… Read more »
Senior woman assaulted by stranger in unprovoked attack on Queens Boulevard in Woodside: NYPD
Aug. 28, 2024 By Bill Parry Police from the 108th Precinct in Long Island City are looking for a brute who assaulted a senior woman in broad daylight as she walked near the Big Six Towers in Woodside. The random attack occurred on Queens Boulevard and 63rd Street just after 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug…. Read more »
Forest Hills man charged with attempted murder for heinous beating of 62-year-old Woodside deli worker: DA
June 28, 2024 By Bill Parry A Forest Hills man has been criminally charged for the savage beating of a 62-year-old deli worker that took place in Woodside on the night of Monday, June 17. Osvel Diaz, 29, of 62nd Drive, was arraigned in Queens Criminal Court Thursday night on a criminal complaint charging him… Read more »
Woodside deli worker critically injured during brutal beatdown Monday night: NYPD
June 20, 2024 By Bill Parry A 62-year-old bodega worker was savagely beaten inside a corner deli at 63-20 Broadway in Woodside on Monday night. Police from the 108th Precinct reported that on the night of June 17, a man walked into the store at 11:20 p.m. and brutally attacked the employee, punching him and,… Read more »
Four people arraigned for attempted gang assault of two cops at a Long Island City migrant shelter: DA
Jun. 19, 2024 By bparry
[caption id="attachment_76008" align="alignnone" width="680"] The NYPD released surveillance photos of two of the people who allegedly attacked two cops at a Long Island City hotel on Monday morning. Photos courtesy of the NYPD[/caption]
June 19, 2024 By Bill Parry
Four arrested for attack on police officers at a Long Island City migrant shelter, other suspects remain at large: NYPD
Jun. 18, 2024 By bparry
[caption id="attachment_76008" align="alignnone" width="680"] The NYPD released surveillance photos of two of the people who allegedly attacked two cops at a Long Island City hotel on Monday morning. Photos courtesy of the NYPD[/caption]
June 19, 2024 By Bill Parry
New video emerges of slashing suspect at the Queens Plaza subway station in LIC: NYPD
May. 16, 2024 By bparry
[caption id="attachment_74400" align="alignnone" width="680"] Cops are looking for this suspect for allegedly slashing a 22-year-old woman on board an E train as it entered the Queens Plaza subway station in Long Island City on Friday night. Photo courtesy of the NYPD[/caption]
May 16, 2024 By Bill Parry
Man beaten, stabbed by couple he initially attacked in bloody Woodside brawl: NYPD
May 16, 2024 By Bill Parry Detectives from the 114th Precinct are investigating a bizarre attack in broad daylight near the Woodside Houses NYCHA complex on Wednesday afternoon. A 37-year-old man initiated a physical altercation with a couple and was beaten and stabbed repeatedly when the man and woman fought back. The instigator approached the… Read more »
Panhandler assaulted by ticked-off E train rider at Queens Plaza subway station: NYPD
Apr. 30, 2024 By bparry
[caption id="attachment_73506" align="alignnone" width="537"] Cops are looking for this E train rider, who allegedly punched out a 55-year-old woman who was asking for a hand-out in a Long Island City subway station. Photo courtesy of the NYPD[/caption]
Apr. 30, 2024 By Bill Parry