April 29, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A federal jury convicted a Ridgewood man Wednesday for making online threats to kill Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Sen. Chuck Schumer and other leading Democrats. Brendan Hunt, 37, was found guilty in Brooklyn federal court after he called for the death and public executions of Ocasio-Cortez, Schumer and House Speaker… Read more »
April 29, 2021 By Michael Dorgan Food and fun! That’s the concept behind a new outdoor barbeque restaurant that opened in Astoria earlier this month that features a large games area. Backyard Smokehouse, located at 25-22 Astoria Blvd., opened on April 15 and is serving barbequed meats that are cooked with Korean ingredients. It also… Read more »
April 27, 2021 By Michael Dorgan Queens’ first-ever professional soccer franchise has a new home. Queensboro FC announced Tuesday that it will build a new 7,500 seat stadium at York College in Jamaica, where the first team will play its home games in its inaugural 2022 season and beyond. The club said it was entering… Read more »
April 22, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A knife-wielding suspect allegedly stabbed a man multiple times on a subway train in Jackson Heights earlier this month – leaving the victim with part of the blade lodged in his face. The assailant, believed to be in his late twenties or early thirties, got into an a dispute… Read more »
April 21, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A 19-year-old Woodside Houses resident faces 25 years to life in prison for the stray bullet killing of a 37-year-old mother-of-two last month. Dajuan Williams was arraigned in Queens Supreme Court Tuesday for allegedly killing Gudelia Vallinas while she was walking near the corner of 48th Street and Broadway… Read more »
April 20, 2021 By Michael Dorgan Police are looking for a man wanted for carrying out a string of armed robberies inside bodegas throughout northwest Queens over the past month. The suspect, who brandished a box cutter during each incident, demanded cash from the store clerks before fleeing each scene on foot with his ill-gotten… Read more »
April 19, 2021 By Michael Dorgan The Parks Dept. has completed a $3.2 million revamp of a Woodside park and will hold a ceremonial ribbon-cutting event Tuesday that will be attended by several Queens officials. Hart Playground, located at 37th Avenue and 65th Street, has been given a facelift and now features a new basketball… Read more »
April 3, 2021 By Michael Dorgan Vehicles that illegally encroach onto the new Flushing busway on Main Street will be hit with fines starting next week, the Dept. of Transportation announced Friday. Only buses, trucks, and emergency vehicles are permitted to use the new busway and the DOT will begin issuing fines for violations on… Read more »
March 25, 2021 By Michael Dorgan Around 40 people gathered outside the Woodside Houses NYCHA complex Thursday to call for an end to local gun violence and to demand justice for the victims of recent shootings. Elected officials, community leaders, residents and family members of the victims came together outside 50-51 Broadway to condemn a… Read more »
March 19, 2021 By Michael Dorgan More than 150 people gathered for a candlelight vigil in Sunnyside Thursday to mourn the Asian Americans killed in bias attacks over the past year — including the victims of the Atlanta-area shooting Tuesday night. The event took place at Bliss Plaza, located at 46th Street and Queens Boulevard,… Read more »