Aug. 27, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan A former FDNY fire marshall and longtime Woodside resident is running for Congress against incumbent U.S. Representative Nydia Velázquez, who is currently in her 16th term. William Kregler, who goes by Bill, declared his run as a Republican to represent New York’s 7th congressional district at the end of… Read more »
Aug. 21, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan On Monday, Aug. 19, Council Member Julie Won and officials from NYC Parks cut the ribbon on two new parks in Woodside and Maspeth just an hour apart. The recently completed L/CPL Thomas P. Noonan Playground Dog Run, at 42nd Street and Greenpoint Avenue in Woodside, was one that… Read more »
Aug. 8, 2024 By Shane O’Brien A popular bodega cat that has been a mainstay of the Woodside community for well over a decade was stolen on Friday night in an incident that has left customers shocked. Antonio, an 18-year-old tabby cat, has lived in K’Glen Deli and Sari Sari Store at 39-16 65th St…. Read more »
Aug. 5, 2024 By Bill Parry A seven-year-old Woodside girl is in serious condition and fighting for her life at Elmhurst Hospital along with two adults, who were rescued after a fire tore through their apartment building on Sunday morning. The fire broke out in the basement of 68-06 37th Ave. in Woodside at around… Read more »
July 29, 2024 By Bill Parry Police from the 108th Precinct in Long Island City and Transit District 20 are investigating a grand larceny that took place on a Flushing-bound 7 train on the morning of Sunday, July 14. A 41-year-old man had fallen asleep on the subway and woke up as the train pulled… Read more »
July 25, 2024 By Bill Parry Police from the 108th Precinct in Long Island City are looking for an armed robber who targeted two women inside their apartments, one in Woodside and the other in Sunnyside. The first incident occurred just before 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, July 18, when the intruder entered a woman’s apartment… Read more »
July 23, 2024 By Bill Parry A delivery truck driver from Manhattan was indicted by a Queens grand jury for a hit-and-run collision that killed a 16-year-old girl and injured her little sister near I.S. 125 in Woodside on the last day of school. Boubacar Barry, 28, of Broome Street in lower Manhattan was arraigned… Read more »
July 16, 2024 By Ethan Marshall Eight West, an affiliate of the real estate firm The Hakimian Organization, announced that a $175 million construction take-out loan has been secured to finance SOLA, its newest mixed-use development located in Woodside. SOLA is scheduled to hold its grand opening on Monday, July 22. The loan was provided… Read more »
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 »
June 27, 2024 By Bill Parry The truck driver who was taken into custody on Wednesday afternoon following a fatal hit-and-run collision near a Woodside school that killed a 16-year-old girl and left her 8-year-old sister critically injured has not been charged as of Thursday night, according to an NYPD spokesman, who added the investigation… Read more »