July 14, 2020 By Michael Dorgan A jeweler who ran a failed Ponzi scheme and was left owing investors around $200 million was arrested and charged Tuesday. Gregory Altieri, 53, promised investors that he could generate returns of between 30 percent and 70 percent in a matter of months based on jewelry deals he could… Read more »
July 14, 2020 Editorial Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer has gone AWOL. He has not answered one question put to him this year by the Queens Post publications—after nearly 10 years of quick responses and lengthy statements. What’s changed? The Queens Post ran an article Jan. 20 covering the borough president debate that was held… Read more »
By Yoav Gonen, THE CITY This story was originally published on 07/12/20 by THE CITY Athanasia Zapantis was at her job as a home health aid on the evening of Father’s Day when her 29-year-old son called in a panic. George Zapantis, described by family members and neighbors as a gentle giant with mental health… Read more »
July 13, 2020 By Allie Griffin COVID-19 cases are on the rise among young adults in New York City, Mayor Bill de Blasio said today. The rate of coronavirus cases among New Yorkers aged 20 to 29 spiked from less than 30 cases per 100,000 people on June 13 to a number nearing 40 per… Read more »
July 13, 2020 By Michael Dorgan The Queens Public Library (QPL) has opened some of its local branches for the first time in nearly four months. Seven locations opened to the public for pickups and returns today while nine additional sites are now accepting returns. The library system shut all of its 66 branches on… Read more »
June 13, 2020 By Allie Griffin Governor Andrew Cuomo unveiled the requirements that each county must meet before their schools are permitted reopen in the fall. Cuomo said that schools would be allowed to reopen in regions that are in Phase IV of the state’s reopening plan and where the daily infection rate remains below… Read more »
July 13, 2020 By Allie Griffin A good Samaritan chased after a robber who stole a woman’s cell phone on a Corona street Saturday–and was able to get it back. The man witnessed the robbery from his window at around 6:30 a.m. near 37-62 101st St., police said. The good Samaritan saw the suspect bump… Read more »
July 10, 2020 By Allie Griffin Three apartments in a newly-constructed building in Elmhurst are up for grabs through the city’s affordable housing lottery. Three two-bedroom units at 41-53 77th St. are available through the lottery and cost $2,150 a month to rent. The lottery is for households that make 130 percent of the area… Read more »
July 12, 2020 By Christian Murray Disturbing video has gone viral of a slashing that took place on the 7 train in Woodside last week. The video shows two straphangers, both in their 70s, being attacked by a man with a pocket knife on a Manhattan-bound train– between 61st Street and 52nd Street– at around… Read more »
July 10, 2020 By Allie Griffin A leader in the notorious international MS-13 gang has been indicted in federal court for ordering the murder of a member of the rival Latin Kings gang. Marcelo Esquivel, 31, of Jamaica, Queens, is charged with murder in-aid-of racketeering in connection to the July 2, 2012 killing of Daniel… Read more »