Oct. 14, 2019. By Shane O’Brien Police are looking for a man who went missing from his Jackson Heights home over the weekend. Elvis Juncal, 22, was reported missing on Saturday, Oct. 12. He was last seen at his 90th Street home on Oct. 11. Juncal is described as Hispanic and is about 5 feet… Read more »
Oct. 11, 2019. By Shane O’Brien The City Council, backed by the mayor, took action yesterday to make sure that Rikers Island will be shut permanently. The council is expected to file an application with Dept. of City Planning to remap Rikers Island so that it can no longer be used as a prison after… Read more »
Oct. 10, 2019 by Allie Griffin An alleged Queens prostitute was criminally charged today in connection to a fatal overdose of a 60-year-old College Point man, her alleged second victim. Angelina Barini, 41, has been indicted in Brooklyn federal court on charges of distributing and possessing fentanyl, methamphetamine and cocaine that caused the fatal overdose… Read more »
Oct. 10, 2019 By Allie Griffin A pedestrian was struck by a car this morning in Elmhurst, according to the FDNY. Just before 8 a.m., a car hit the pedestrian at the busy intersection of Queens Boulevard and 51st Avenue. EMS transported the victim to Elmhurst Hospital in an unknown condition, fire officials said. Details… Read more »
Oct. 10, 2019. By Shane O’Brien Police have arrested a man in connection with a fatal stabbing that took place outside a baby’s christening party in Corona last month. Antonio Martinez, 47, from Corona, fatally stabbed Roque Alvarez-Montes, 22, multiple times in the chin, back and left arm, according to police. The incident took place… Read more »
Oct 9, 2019 By Shane O’Brien A number of immigration organizations and some elected officials are holding three days of rallies across Queens and Brooklyn in opposition to the mayor’s borough-based jail plan. The groups–as well as elected officials such as Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer- are calling for the closure of Rikers Island but… Read more »
Oct. 9, 2019 By Christian Murray A demolition permit has been filed to tear down a 2-story brick building on Queens Boulevard. The building, which houses a safety equipment story on the ground floor and apartments above, will be replaced by a large mixed-use building. Plans for the new building, to be located at 70-01… Read more »
Oct. 9, 2019 By Allie Griffin Local Queens artists have the chance to create an artwork to be displayed in Flushing Meadows Corona Park next summer. NYC Parks and the Alliance for Flushing Meadows Corona Park have issued a call for art proposals from Queens-based artists for a site-specific artwork to live in the borough’s… Read more »
Oct. 8, 2019 By Christian Murray (Updated Oct. 9) Community activists and elected officials have filed a lawsuit against Target and a pair of developers to block the retail giant from opening on 82nd Street. The lawsuit filed by Queens Neighborhood United Sept. 30 in state supreme court looks to overturn a decision made by… Read more »
Oct. 8, 2019 By Allie Griffin The city issued more than $10 million in speed camera violations in Queens alone in the first six weeks after the program’s expansion this summer. During the first six weeks following the program’s July 11 expansion, the city mailed out more than 200,000 tickets to Queens drivers caught speeding… Read more »