June 1, 2020 By Michael Dorgan Queens is in the grips of an opioid overdose epidemic. The number of people who have died from an opioid overdose has shot up in 2020, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz said Monday. In the first five months this year, Queens County recorded 86 suspected opioid overdoses – a… Read more »
June 1, 2020 By Allie Griffin Four Queens lawmakers pledged to donate thousands of dollars in campaign funds received from police groups to bail out protesters arrested demonstrating against the death of George Floyd. Assembly Members Aravella Simotas and Catalina Cruz, State Sen. Michael Gianaris and City Council Member Francisco Moya each donated contributions from… Read more »
Jun. 1, 2020 By Allie Griffin New York City residents will have be to be home by 11 p.m. tonight, as the governor and mayor announced a curfew following a series of violent incidents and looting at protests over the weekend. The leaders want the streets of New York City to be cleared from 11… Read more »
June 1, 2020 Staff Report Council Member Costa Constantinides, who represents Astoria and East Elmhurst, is running to be the next Queens Borough President. We spoke to Constantinides early last week, before the national outrage following the death of George Floyd took hold. The focus of the discussion was largely about the looming budget problems… Read more »
June 1, 2020 By Christian Murray Demonstrators came out in Queens over the weekend to voice their anger over the death of George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer. Hundreds took to the streets of Jackson Heights Saturday in a protest that formed in Diversity Plaza. Protesters in Jackson Heights chanted “black… Read more »
June 1, 2020 By Michael Dorgan Hundreds of jobs are up for grabs Wednesday as part of an online recruitment fair. The virtual fair, which is being spearheaded by Acting Queens Borough President Sharon Lee, will take place via the video-conferencing application Zoom on June 3 between 2 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. The event seeks… Read more »
May 31, 2020 By Christian Murray Three people were found dead in an apparent murder-suicide inside a North Corona home today. Police responded to a 911 call and discovered a 30-year-old female and two boys—ages 10 and 3—unconscious and unresponsive inside 37-17 111 St. EMS responded and pronounced all three of them dead at the… Read more »
May 31, 2020 By Christian Murray A man is found dead on Sunday after police discovered him in an alleyway in North Corona with trauma to his head. Police received a 911 call at around 9:15 a.m. that there was an injured man in the vicinity of 104-19 35th Avenue. Upon arrival, police found a… Read more »
May 30, 2020 By Michael Dorgan The family of a Woodside resident missing for nearly two weeks have made an urgent appeal about his whereabouts. Luis Angel Dutan Cambi, 30, was last seen inside his 65th Street apartment on May 19 at midday, according to his cousin, Martha Dutan. She said it is out of… Read more »
May 29, 2020 By Michael Dorgan A man was found dead under the porch of an Elmhurst residential building Friday morning. Police discovered the man’s body at 44-11 72 St. at around 10:30 a.m. after receiving a 911 call, according to the NYPD. The police received reports that there was a strange odor emanating from… Read more »