Sept. 23, 2020 By Christian Murray The affordable housing lottery has opened for TF Cornerstone’s two-tower development that is part of the Hunters Point South 5,000-unit mega plan. TF Cornerstone announced today that applications are now being accepted for 185 of the 719 affordable units that are being built. Applicants are required to apply on… Read more »
Sept. 22, 2022 By Christian Murray Drag racing is a problem throughout Queens—from Sunnyside to Fresh Meadows–and a Flushing legislator is looking to clamp down on the problem. Assemblywoman Nily Rozic is introducing legislation that would authorize the city to extend the hours that existing speed cameras are in operation in areas known for drag… Read more »
Sept. 22, 2020 By Christian Murray The police have arrested a Bronx man who allegedly attacked and robbed a feisty 84-year-old man who was walking to St. Sebastian’s church in Woodside last month. Angel Cruz, 46, was arrested for attacking the victim in front of 43-14 60th St. at around 7:45 a.m. on Sunday, Aug…. Read more »
Sept. 22, 2020 By Christian Murray A Queens police officer who worked out of the NYPD 111th Precinct in Bayside has been charged with spying on behalf of the People’s Republic of China. Baimadajie Angwang, 33, a resident of Williston Park in Long Island, was allegedly working as an agent on behalf of Beijing and… Read more »
Sept. 21, 2020 By Christian Murray Police have arrested a female bigot who authorities say threw a glass bottle at a black jogger in Woodside last month then shouted a racial slur at her. Lorena Delagune, a 53-year-old white woman who lives at the Woodside Houses NYCHA development, has been charged with attempted assault as a… Read more »
Sept. 21, 2020 By Christian Murray A motorcycle rider and his passenger are both in critical condition after a crash in Elmhurst Monday morning. According to police, the incident took place at around 6:30 a.m. when the rider crashed into a dumpster near the intersection of 55th Avenue and 90th Street. Police found the operator… Read more »
Sept. 18, 2020 By Christian Murray Two Woodside residents opened a barbershop on Roosevelt Avenue on Thursday undeterred by the economic meltdown caused by COVID-19. The opening was an anomaly and was the first ribbon cutting that the leaders of the Queens Chamber of Commerce had attended since the economy came to an abrupt halt… Read more »
Sept. 18, 2020 By Christian Murray We talk to Zohran Mamdani, a self-described socialist who will be representing the 36th Assembly District in Albany next year. Mamdani, 28, is an Astoria resident who won the Democratic primary against incumbent Aravella Simotas in June in what proved to be a very competitive race. He was the… Read more »
Sept. 15, 2020 By Christian Murray A Queens legislator will be introducing a bill before the city council Wednesday that calls for the decriminalization of jaywalking. Council Member Costa Constantinides, who is sponsoring the bill, said that black and Latinx New Yorkers are the ones most ticketed for jaywalking and the bill aims to end… Read more »
Sept. 14, 2020 By Christian Murray A vandal smashed more than a dozen windows on a subway car on the 7 line in Queens Friday night. MTA police found 18 broken windows at around 11:40 p.m. as the subway car pulled into the 61st Street-Woodside station. More than 500 windows have been smashed since May,… Read more »