Aug. 11, 2023 By Bill Parry A 20-year-old man should have known not to talk to strangers, especially late at night on a dark street, but during the early morning hours of Saturday, July 29, in Corona, he learned that lesson the hard way. Police say the victim struck up a conversation with a woman… Read more »
Aug. 8, 2023 By Bill Parry Long-known as the borough’s other “Boulevard of Death,” the city Department of Transportation announced on Aug. 8 the substantial completion of a bus priority project along Northern Boulevard, a five-mile long stretch from Woodside to Corona, making it the longest bus lane installation in the five boroughs DOT is… Read more »
Aug. 7, 2023 By Michael Dorgan City Council member Francisco Moya joined small business owners and residents for a rally in Corona on Monday, Aug. 7, calling for safer and cleaner streets, as well as an end to unauthorized vendors and illegal sex workers operating in the area. The rally took place at the American… Read more »
Aug. 7, 2023 By Michael Dorgan Police have released video of a group of suspects wanted for robbing a man in Jackson Heights last month. According to authorities, two suspects approached the 25-year-old victim outside an apartment building on 81st Street, between 37th Avenue and Roosevelt Avenue, at around 11:50 p.m. on July 12 and… Read more »
Aug. 7, 2023 By Bill Parry A Brooklyn man was killed by a hit-and-run driver who collided with his motorized scooter in Corona on Sunday morning, according to the NYPD. Amikar Armondo Marquez-Larez, 36, of Clay Street just south of Newtown Creek in Greenpoint, was riding a 2021 Znen ZN 150T just before 5 a.m…. Read more »
Aug. 4, 2023 By Michael Dorgan A group of Queens Democratic officials held a rally in Corona Plaza on Wednesday, Aug. 2, where they criticized the Department of Sanitation for recently cracking down on unauthorized vendors operating at the location and City Council Member Francisco Moya, who is also a Democrat and represents the district,… Read more »
Aug. 2, 2023 By Michael Dorgan Queens officials including U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez joined advocates and street vendors for a rally in Corona on Wednesday, Aug. 2, to condemn a recent crackdown on vendors in the area and to call for the city to issue more permits. The rally took place at Corona Plaza Park,… Read more »
July 27, 2023 By Michael Dorgan Police are looking for two suspects who allegedly robbed a woman on a 7 train in Corona earlier this month. The suspects approached the 44-year-old victim while she was on a northbound train as it was nearing the 111th Street station on July 16 at around 3:15 p.m., according… Read more »
July 25, 2023 By Michael Diorgan Police are looking for a suspect who allegedly knocked a man’s teeth out with a power punch in Elmhurst earlier this month. Authorities say the suspect got into a dispute with the 42-year-old victim in the vicinity of Broadway and 76th Street at around 5:30 a.m. on July 2…. Read more »
July 24, 2023 By Michael Dorgan Police have released video of a man wanted for groping a woman at the Jackson Heights–Roosevelt Avenue subway station last week. The alleged pervert approached the woman from behind while she was on the southbound ‘F’ train platform of the station on July 18 at around 11:40 a.m., according… Read more »