Aug. 10, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A motorcyclist is dead after he crashed his bike into a box truck in Woodside early Wednesday. The victim, a 42-year-old man, was riding his motorcycle westbound along the Queens Boulevard service road near 58th Street at around 6 a.m. when his bike made contact with the side of… Read more »
This article was originally published by The CITY on Aug. 10, 2022 By Jose Martinez and Rachel Holliday Smith The years-long effort to toll vehicles in the most congested parts of Manhattan as a way to bankroll billions of dollars in mass-transit improvements and reduce traffic is no longer stuck in neutral. Today officials released… Read more »
Aug. 10, 2022 By Christian Murray A 24-year-old Elmhurst man has been indicted on child sex trafficking charges for bringing his 17-year-old girlfriend into the country from Mexico and allegedly forcing her to have sex with strangers for cash. Orlando Ramirez, of 43rd Avenue, allegedly forced the victim between September 2019 and July 2022 to… Read more »
Aug. 8, 2022 By Christian Murray The city will be providing residents throughout Queens with a composting service starting in the fall. The mayor and the Department of Sanitation announced Monday that beginning Oct. 3 all residential buildings in Queens will be part of a curbside composting program. The city will be collecting leaf and… Read more »
Aug. 8, 2022 By Michael Dorgan More than a dozen Queens elected officials have called on the city and state to fund a study that that would assess the viability of a new potential north-south train line in central Queens. The call comes from 15 electeds who support exploring the feasibility of a massive project… Read more »
Aug. 8, 2022 By Czarinna Andres A Flushing business organization has launched a free food tour for tourists coming to Queens for events like the U.S. Open. The Flushing BID is offering its first ever “Free Flushing Food Tour” where it will take tourists from select hotels on a guided tour of restaurants in the… Read more »
Aug. 8, 2022 By Michael Dorgan Queens native LL Cool J was honored at the inaugural “Rock The Bells Festival” at Forest Hills Stadium on Saturday. The Grammy award winner, who grew up in St. Albans, was presented with a proclamation by Council Speaker Adrienne Adams and the “Key to Queens” by Queens Borough President… Read more »
Aug. 8, 2022 By Michael Dorgan The police released video footage Sunday of a man wanted for punching a straphanger inside the 74th Street/Roosevelt Avenue subway station last month. The suspect was walking inside the station on July 15 at around 5:35 p.m. when the victim, a 37-year-old man, bumped into him on the stairs,… Read more »
Aug. 8, 2022 By Christian Murray The police are looking for a man who allegedly punched a Hasidic Jewish man in the face while uttering anti-Semitic remarks on an E train at Queens Plaza late last month—in what cops are investigating as a hate crime. The victim, a 37-year-old man, was punched without provocation while… Read more »
Aug. 5, 2022 By Michael Dorgan Bolivian Independence Day and Ecuadorian Independence Day will be celebrated during separate events in Sunnyside over the coming days. The events, which will feature various cultural performances, will recognize residents and business owners whose heritage emanates from Bolivia and Ecuador. Both nations declared independence from Spain in the early… Read more »