Oct. 28, 2022 By Michael Dorgan The Queens Night Market will end for the year Saturday and organizers are hosting a Halloween-themed event to mark the occasion. The season finale, which will run from 5 p.m. to midnight, will feature trick-or-treating, costume contests, dance performances, and live music. Around 50 food vendors from around the… Read more »
Oct. 28, 2022 By Michael Dorgan Thousands of people are expected to flock to Jackson Heights Monday for one of New York City’s biggest Halloween parades. The annual Jackson Heights Children’s Halloween parade will step off at 5 p.m. at the corner of 89th Street and 37th Avenue. Costume-clad participants will march down to the Foodtown Supermarket… Read more »
Oct. 27, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A Woodside man has been arrested after he allegedly tried to rape a woman on a Flushing street early Sunday. Wilson Kim, 41, was arrested Thursday for attempted rape, assault and other sex crimes for the Oct. 23 incident, police said. Kim, of 56th Street, allegedly attacked and tried… Read more »
Oct. 27, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A 22-year-old woman was randomly punched and then pushed down a flight of stairs at the 82nd Street – Jackson Heights subway station Sunday. The victim, police said, was standing on the northbound 7 train platform at around 5:20 a.m. when an unidentified man approached her and punched her… Read more »
Oct. 26, 2022 By Michael Dorgan Several streets across Queens will be car-free Monday so kids can safely trick or treat. Nine streets in the borough will be closed to traffic from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. as part of a new city-wide initiative called Trick-or-Streets, announced by the Dept. of Transportation Tuesday. The goal… Read more »
Oct. 25, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A long-running dispute between supporters and opponents of the 34th Avenue Open Street initiative in Jackson Heights clashed Monday when elected officials cut the ribbon to mark the completion of the controversial 1.3-mile initiative. Queens Borough President Donovan Richards, Assemblymember Catalina Cruz and Councilmember Shekar Krishnan were heckled during… Read more »
Oct. 24, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A 17-year-old was robbed by a group of four men in Jackson Heights last week and three of the suspects are still at large, police said. The teen was walking in front of a house on 91st Street at around 3:45 p.m. on Oct. 17 when the group approached… Read more »
Oct. 20, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A community forum hosted by Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in Astoria last night was disrupted by a group of angry protesters. The event, which was held at The Variety Boys & Girls Club of Queens on 30th Road, saw a group of around 10 demonstrators heckle the progressive Congresswoman inside… Read more »
Oct . 20, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A pedestrian is dead after he was struck by a BMW driver on the Grand Central Parkway in Astoria Heights Monday. The victim, 44, was hit by a BMW X5 – a mid-sized SUV – as he attempted to cross the thoroughfare at around 9:10 p.m., according to… Read more »
Oct. 20, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A 77-year-old man is dead after he was struck by an SUV in Corona seven weeks ago. Richard Wasley, of Manhattan, succumbed to his injuries Monday having been hit by a Chevy Traverse at the intersection of Roosevelt Avenue and 114th Street on Aug. 25. The driver, 46, was… Read more »