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 »
June 26, 2024 By Christian Murray A teenage girl was fatally struck and an 8-year-old child severely injured when they were hit by a box truck outside a Woodside school Wednesday afternoon, police said. The pair were struck by the driver of a white Ford truck at around 3:30 p.m. at the intersection of 46th… Read more »
June 26, 2024 By Bill Parry Donovan’s Pub in Woodside was declared the winner of the inaugural Queens’ Best Burger Competition by the Queens Chamber of Commerce on Friday, June 21. The contest kicked off on Memorial Day weekend and asked foodies to nominate and vote for their favorite burger establishments in every corner of… Read more »
June 26, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan Lowell Marin, a lifelong Woodside resident known for his dedication to sharing his musical talents with the community, was honored with a street co-naming ceremony and concert over the weekend. Members of his family and the Northern Woodside Coalition joined Council Member Julie Won on Sunday to officially co-name 34th… Read more »
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 »
June 17, 2024 By Ethan Marshall New York City has launched a housing lottery for eight units in a 7-story mixed-use building at 43-34 53rd St. in Woodside. The building has 24 residences, 16 of which are market rate. All eight affordable units are one-bedroom units meant for those earning 130% of the area median… Read more »
June 6, 2024 By Bill Parry Police from the 108th Precinct in Long Island City are looking for a pair of moped-riding criminals who targeted pedestrians on Queens Boulevard in broad daylight on consecutive Sundays last month. In the latest incident, at around 3:15 p.m. on May 26, the two men rode up alongside a… Read more »
May 30, 2024 By Bill Parry Chaos erupted on board a Flushing-bound 7 train in Woodside early Tuesday morning as two riders were robbed at knifepoint by a group of young thugs while the subway crossed into Jackson Heights. The trouble began at around 4:10 a.m. when a 28-year-old man and a 30-year-old man were… Read more »
May 28, 2024 By Queens Post News Team Members of the Catholic War Veterans Post 870 paid tribute to fallen service members on Monday during their annual Memorial Day observance in a solemn procession through the heart of Woodside. The day’s events unfolded across four Woodside locations, starting at the Vietnam War Memorial at 57th… Read more »