April 5, Staff Report
Police are searching for a man who was seen masturbating on a 7 train in Corona last month.
According to the report, the man exposed himself and masturbated in front of a 38-year-old woman seated across from him on a Manhattan-bound 7 train at the 111th Street Station around 7:45 p.m.…
April 4, By Hannah Wulkan
The family of a Corona man who was struck and killed by an unlicensed drunk driver in Sunnyside on Saturday is working to raise money to cover his funeral costs.
Gelacio Reyes, 32, was biking home from work on 43rd Avenue near 39th Street at around 3:00 am when he was the victim of a hit-and-run.…
April 1, Staff Report
A knife-wielding robber stole a cellphone from a 25-year-old man on a Jackson Heights street Wednesday before stabbing him in the stomach, according to police.
The suspect approached the victim at around 9:30 pm, March 29,…
March 31, Staff Report
Police are searching for a woman believed to be involved in stealing wallets and cellphones from female “7” train riders in the past two months.
The suspect is connected to nine incidents. A man, who was involved in two of the incidents,…
March 31, Staff Report
Police are searching for two men who robbed a taxi driver at knife point in East Elmhurst last week.
According to police, the 22-year-old taxi driver picked up the first suspect at Queens Boulevard and 71st Street,…
March 29, By Hannah Wulkan
The mother of a 1-year-old girl that was fatally struck by a truck last week has started a fundraiser to help pay for her daughter’s funeral.
Last week, mother Frederique Rowe was pushing her baby across 23rd Avenue at 94th Street in a stroller when a truck turned in to the crosswalk and hit the stroller.…
March 29, Staff Report
Police are searching for a man who allegedly beat up and hospitalized a passenger on the mezzanine of the Roosevelt Avenue-Jackson Heights E train station earlier this month.
According to the report, the suspect approached the 35-year-old male victim on the mezzanine around 4 p.m.…
March 29, Staff Report
The Department of Transportation has added new safety measures that will give pedestrians more time to cross a dangerous 37th Avenue intersection, following the death of a local man in a crosswalk in January.
The DOT has installed Leading Pedestrian Intervals,…
March 28, By Hannah Wulkan
A man who stole thousands of dollars from Queens businesses last year pleaded guilty and could face up to 10 years in prison, announced District Attorney Richard Brown today.
Hector Rodriguez, 38, pleaded guilty to two counts of burglary after breaking in to six stores throughout Queens between October 2015 and September 2016 and stealing $40,000 in cash,…
March 28, Staff Report
Mayor Bill de Blasio will head to Corona to take questions from residents tomorrow.
Along with local Councilwoman Julissa Ferreras Copeland and Queens Borough President Melinda Katz, de Blasio will host a town hall meeting this Wednesday at 7 p.m.…