December 29, Staff Report
Two men in a car were shot following an argument with the driver of another vehicle in Elmhurst this morning, according to police.
The victims got into a dispute with the other driver, who was in an Acura,…
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Man burglarized several Queens bodegas by cutting holes in walls: DA
December 28, Staff Report
A Staten Island man who allegedly broke into several Queens-based bodegas and stole $40,000 in cash, lottery tickets and cigarettes was indicted yesterday on charges of burglary and grand larceny, according to the Queens District Attorney.…
Teenager stabbed and punched on Jackson Heights street
December 28, By Christian Murray
A 16-year-old boy was punched and stabbed by two teenagers Tuesday after getting into a verbal dispute with them in Jackson Heights yesterday.
The incident took place on December 27, on the corner of 35th Avenue and 93rd Street,…
NYPD: Two men rob Elmhurst and Corona cellphone stores at gunpoint
December 26, By Christian Murray
A cellphone store in Elmhurst and another in Corona have both been robbed at gunpoint in the past month by the same two men who allegedly stuck up a Sprint store in Sunnyside in November.…
NYPD: Man slashed in face following dispute outside KFC on Northern Blvd.
December 22, Staff Report
The police released footage Wednesday of an individual who allegedly slashed a man’s face with a sharp object in front of KFC on Northern Boulevard last month.
The suspect allegedly got into a dispute with the 25-year-old victim in front of Kentucky Fried Chicken,…
City rejects the use of Flushing Meadow-Corona Park for music festivals in 2017
December 21, By Christian Murray
The Parks Department has rejected the applications put forward by three companies that sought to hold for-profit, multiple-day music festivals in Flushing Meadows Corona Park next summer.
The proposals, put forward by AEG, Founders Entertainment and the Madison Square Garden Company,…
Seven story building to go up on Roosevelt Ave., several stores face wrecking ball
December 21, By Christian Murray
Several stores located on Roosevelt Avenue are likely to be demolished to make way for a seven-story mixed use building.
Building permits were filed yesterday that call for the construction of a building at 77-02 Roosevelt Avenue that would consist of 44 apartments,…
Moya wants public colleges to become ‘sanctuary campuses’
December 20, By Hannah Wulkan
Assemblyman Francisco Moya is calling for all SUNY and CUNY schools to become “sanctuary campuses” as a means to protect undocumented students from deportation.
The sanctuary campus system, Moya said last week, would prohibit schools from sharing confidential information about students such as a home address with any federal agencies.…
Cops search for man who installed skimmer inside East Elmhurst ATM
December 20, By Staff Report
Police are searching for a man who installed a skimming device on an ATM in East Elmhurst in order to steal people’s bankcard information earlier this month.
According to police, a man installed the skimming device on an ATM inside the 7-Eleven store at 87-16 Astoria Boulevard on December 7 between 8 a.m.…
NYC launches app allowing drivers to pay metered parking on smartphone
December 19, By Hannah Wulkan
Drivers will soon be able to park on the street without worrying about having to pay at the meter.
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced this morning a new initiative that would allow customers to pay for on street parking directly from a smartphone app.…