May 24, Staff Report
Police are searching for a suspect who stole a credit card and used it at an IHOP.
The suspect removed a credit card from a victim on March 27 at 8:05 a.m., according to police.…
Man Uses Stolen Credit Card To Cover IHOP Bill
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The Landing Homeless Shelter Offers Progress Update; 30 Families Moved To Permanent Homes
May 23, By Michael Florio
The Landing homeless shelter, currently home to 165 families, has transitioned about 30 into permanent housing since it opened almost a year ago near LaGuardia Airport.
Camba, the organization that runs the shelter at 94-00 Ditmars Blvd.,…
NYPD: Man forcibly grabs woman’s groin area in Jackson Heights store
May 23, Staff Report
Police are searching for a man who forcibly grabbed a woman in the groin area inside a Jackson Heights store last week.
The suspect entered a store located in the vicinity of Roosevelt Ave and 74th Street on May 17th at 4:27 am and allegedly grabbed the 46-year-old victim’s groin area over her pants and fled,…
Robberies Drop After Rookie Cops Swapped Out For Veteran Officers On Roosevelt Ave
May 20, By Michael Florio
A change in policing on Roosevelt Avenue last month appears to already be working, according to the 115 precinct.
The precinct saw 17 robberies in the 28-day period ending May 15, a 30 percent drop from 24 during the same period last year.…
DOT Puts 13 Two-Hour Parking Meters Along Astoria Blvd
May 20, By Michael Florio
A 17-block stretch of Astoria Boulevard now has two-hour metered parking after the Department of Transportation installed about dozen new muni-meters.
In total, the DOT installed 13 muni-meters on both sides of Astoria Boulevard between 83rd Street and 100th Street,…
Queens Pride Parade And Festival Set For June 5
May 19, By Michael Florio
The annual Queens Pride Parade will kick off its 24th year next month, with three Grand Marshalls and 40,000 expected attendees.
The parade kicks off June 5 at noon from 89th Street and 37th Avenue,…
Sports Authority to Close, Going-out-of-business sales to begin
May 19, By Michael Florio
Sports Authority is closing all of its 450-plus stores across the United States including its Northern Boulevard location, according to court filings.
The Colorado-based company, which was once the largest sporting goods store chain in the country with stores in 41 states and Puerto Rico,…
Man Caught Grinding Woman And Teen Girl On 7 Train
May 19, Staff Report
A 64-year-old man has been arrested after repeatedly pressing himself against a woman and teenage girl on the 7 train.
Mohamed H. Mohamed of East Elmhurst was spotted by two plain-clothes police officers on a Queens-bound train as he turned back and forth between the two victims.…
NYPD: Man enters woman’s apartment, grabs her by the throat and steals cash
May 19, Staff Report
A man broke into a woman’s apartment, grabbed her by the throat and then took her cash earlier this week, according to police.
The police say the perpetrator walked into the woman’s Queens apartment building at about 4:00 pm,…
NYPD: Two men break into Northern Blvd. house, steal tools and camping equipment
May 19, Staff Report
Two men broke into a Jackson Heights home and stole tools from the basement last month, according to police.
The two men sneaked into the basement of a Northern Blvd home on Thursday, April 7,…