Feb. 13, 2020 By Allie Griffin A Corona man will serve 25 years in prison for fatally stabbing his estranged wife at the Jackson Heights salon where she worked — in front of horrified onlookers. William Rivas, 39, was given the maximum sentence of 25 years in prison after pleading guilty to manslaughter in the… Read more »
Feb. 12, 2020 By Kristen Torres The City Council passed landmark legislation Tuesday that would force drivers who rack up tickets for running red lights or speeding to take a traffic safety course– or else risk getting their car impounded by the Sheriff’s Office. Council Member Brad Lander, who represents parts of western Brooklyn, sponsored… Read more »
Feb. 11, 2020 By Ryan Brady At a tense Monday night meeting, Community Board 7 voted 30-8 to approve a development team’s plan to rezone a large section of land by Flushing Creek. Dozens of protesters showed up to criticize the land-use application filed by FWRA, a consortium of real estate firms behind the project…. Read more »
Feb. 11, 2020 By Allie Griffin A former CNBC anchor and Sunnyside resident will challenge Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for her Congressional seat in the Democratic primary election. Michelle Caruso-Cabrera today announced her run for the 14th District, which covers Astoria, College Point, Corona, East Elmhurst, Elmhurst, Jackson Heights, Sunnyside, Woodside and parts of the Bronx. “I’m… Read more »
Feb. 10, 2020 By Kristen Torres Several Queens lawmakers joined officials from a prominent teachers union Monday to unveil results of a new poll that showed broad support for a proposed state-wide wealth tax. An overwhelming majority of survey respondents—92 percent—supported new taxes on New York’s millionaires and billionaires as a way to cover the… Read more »
Feb. 10, 2020 By Allie Griffin A 34-year-old man was shot dead in an apparent drive-by shooting on a North Corona street Saturday. The man was shot in the left leg and torso around 12:20 p.m. in the vicinity of Northern Boulevard and 101st Street, police said. The victim, according to the NYPost, was riding… Read more »
Feb. 10, 2020 By Kristen Torres A daycare center in Elmhurst is shutting its doors after more than a decade of serving families in the neighborhood. Little Elms Child Care Center, located at 77-11 Broadway, announced its decision to shutter its operations in an email to parents on Feb. 3. The center is slated to… Read more »
Feb. 10, 2020 By Allie Griffin Police arrested a man who allegedly stabbed his girlfriend to death in their Corona home Saturday. Police say that 30-year-old Edwin Sarmiento stabbed Juliet Ximena Galindo Puentes, also 30, inside their 58-27 Van Cleef St. housing unit at around 4:15 a.m. The NYPD responded to a 911 call of… Read more »
Feb. 7, 2020 By Allie Griffin Two Queens Council Members have accused the NYPD Police Commissioner of creating a “false narrative” by attributing an uptick in crime to the new bail reform laws. Council Members Donovan Richards and Rory Lancman penned a letter to Commissioner Dermot Shea yesterday asking him to publicly withdraw his comments,… Read more »
Feb. 6, 2020 By Allie Griffin Two Queens lawmakers have come out in opposition against the Port Authority’s plan to build a 1.5-mile AirTrain from Willets Point to LaGuardia Airport. State Senator Jessica Ramos said she couldn’t support the $2 billion plan without it including any added benefits to the surrounding northern Queens communities. She… Read more »