May 24, Staff Report
A fire broke out in a 31st Avenue home early Saturday morning leaving two critically injured, according to the FDNY.
The FDNY received the call of a fire, which broke out on the first floor of a three-story building located at 69-12 31st Ave.,…
May 24, Staff Report
Police are searching for a suspect who stole a credit card and used it at an IHOP.
The suspect removed a credit card from a victim on March 27 at 8:05 a.m., according to police.…
May 23, By Michael Florio
The Landing homeless shelter, currently home to 165 families, has transitioned about 30 into permanent housing since it opened almost a year ago near LaGuardia Airport.
Camba, the organization that runs the shelter at 94-00 Ditmars Blvd.,…
May 23, Staff Report
Police are searching for a man who forcibly grabbed a woman in the groin area inside a Jackson Heights store last week.
The suspect entered a store located in the vicinity of Roosevelt Ave and 74th Street on May 17th at 4:27 am and allegedly grabbed the 46-year-old victim’s groin area over her pants and fled,…
May 20, By Michael Florio
A change in policing on Roosevelt Avenue last month appears to already be working, according to the 115 precinct.
The precinct saw 17 robberies in the 28-day period ending May 15, a 30 percent drop from 24 during the same period last year.…
May 20, By Michael Florio
A 17-block stretch of Astoria Boulevard now has two-hour metered parking after the Department of Transportation installed about dozen new muni-meters.
In total, the DOT installed 13 muni-meters on both sides of Astoria Boulevard between 83rd Street and 100th Street,…
May 19, By Michael Florio
The annual Queens Pride Parade will kick off its 24th year next month, with three Grand Marshalls and 40,000 expected attendees.
The parade kicks off June 5 at noon from 89th Street and 37th Avenue,…
May 19, By Michael Florio
Sports Authority is closing all of its 450-plus stores across the United States including its Northern Boulevard location, according to court filings.
The Colorado-based company, which was once the largest sporting goods store chain in the country with stores in 41 states and Puerto Rico,…
May 19, Staff Report
A 64-year-old man has been arrested after repeatedly pressing himself against a woman and teenage girl on the 7 train.
Mohamed H. Mohamed of East Elmhurst was spotted by two plain-clothes police officers on a Queens-bound train as he turned back and forth between the two victims.…
May 19, Staff Report
A man broke into a woman’s apartment, grabbed her by the throat and then took her cash earlier this week, according to police.
The police say the perpetrator walked into the woman’s Queens apartment building at about 4:00 pm,…