Feb. 21, 2021 By Christina Santucci Police said they are looking for a creep who rubbed his crotch on a 40-year-old woman’s butt while riding on a bus in Elmhurst early Saturday. The incident took place on a Q58 bus around 4:30 a.m. Saturday morning, and afterward the alleged pervert got off the bus and… Read more »
Feb. 21, 2021 By Christina Santucci The NYPD released a surveillance image Sunday of a man suspected of scrawling a swastika on a Rego Park synagogue last week. Police said the man went up to the front of the Rego Park Jewish Center, located at 97-30 Queens Blvd. at about 10:50 a.m. Feb. 17 and… Read more »
Feb. 19, 2021 By Christian Murray The man who was arrested Thursday for assaulting a 52-year-old Asian woman on a Flushing street was released from custody early this morning. Patrick Mateo, 47, who was charged with assault and harassment, was released this morning at around 3 a.m. without bail, according to the Queens District Attorney’s… Read more »
Feb. 19, 2021 By Christian Murray Michael Seewald, the long-time owner of CrossFit Sunnyside, has had a turbulent 12 months. The pandemic forced him to close his 47-01 Barnett Ave. gym in March and many of his members left–having lost their jobs or for health reasons. Seewald said his membership has dropped 70 percent since… Read more »
Feb. 18, 2021 By Christian Murray The police are looking for a man who masturbated in front of a 51-year-old woman on a Queens bound “E” train near Jackson Heights Tuesday. The incident reportedly took place at around 11 a.m. when the man exposed his penis and started masturbating in front of the victim. The… Read more »
Feb. 18, 2021 By Christian Murray The feud between Governor Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio appears to have been ratcheted up a notch—with the mayor accusing Cuomo of bullying Queens Assemblyman Ron Kim. The mayor said that he “100 percent” believes Kim’s account of the dispute the Assemblyman has had with Cuomo. Kim… Read more »
Feb. 17, 2021 By Christian Murray Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who has come under heavy fire for his delay in reporting the number of nursing home residents killed by COVID-19, railed against one of his chief critics—Queens Assembly Member Ron Kim—during a press conference today. The attack followed a letter that Kim co-wrote Tuesday—along with eight… Read more »
Feb. 16, 2021 By Christina Santucci The Queens County Democratic Party endorsed a slate of candidates today for the June primary elections. The entire slate – consisting of more than a dozen candidates for City Council, as well as comptroller, Queens Borough President and several judgeships — was put up for a single vote and… Read more »
Feb. 16, 2021 By Christina Santucci Revel, a company best known for its moped-sharing program, is launching a new leasing service for electric bikes, or e-bikes. The company will be offering stylish e-bikes for $99 per month–starting next month–and will drop off the vehicles to its subscribers’ front door when they enroll. The e-bikes, which… Read more »
Feb. 15, 2021 Op-Ed By Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer Long before COVID hit New York City, small businesses were struggling to compete against big box retailers with exorbitant commercial rents on the rise. Before the pandemic, commercial rents had gone up by 22 percent on average. Vacant space had doubled in the decade leading up… Read more »