Sept. 30, 2022 By Michael Dorgan An Astoria man has been arrested and charged with murder for the brutal stabbing of an EMS lieutenant in the Ditmars section of the neighborhood Thursday afternoon. Peter Zisopoulos, 34, was arrested by police shortly after he allegedly stabbed 61-year-old Alison Russo-Elling to death at the 20th Avenue and… Read more »
Sept. 29, 2022 By Michael Dorgan Three Queens Councilmembers are co-sponsoring a bill that would abolish the NYPD’s gang database. The bill, which is being co-sponsored by Queens progressives Tiffany Cabán, Julie Won and Shekar Krishnan, would end the database and prevent the police department from compiling a replacement. The NYPD’s gang database is a… Read more »
This article was originally published by The CITY on Sept. 29, 2022 By Tanaz Meghjani Street vendors angry about a long delay and a broken process for receiving promised new permits on top of what they say is a sharp rise in ticketing marched outside City Hall on Thursday. The protesters, joined by a handful… Read more »
Sept. 29, 2022 By Michael Dorgan – Updated at 5:55 p.m. A first responder was fatally stabbed in the Ditmars section of Astoria Thursday afternoon — and police have apprehended her alleged attacker after he barricaded himself inside a nearby building. The victim, 61, an on-duty Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) worker, was stabbed in the… Read more »
This article was originally published by Chalkbeat New York on Sept. 28, 2022, By Reema Amin Nearly half of New York City’s third through eighth graders passed their state reading tests last school year, while about 38% passed math, according to scores released by city officials Wednesday. The scores are the first measure of how… Read more »
Sept. 28, 2022 By Christian Murray A homeless man was sentenced to eight years in prison on hate crime charges Tuesday for slashing a man’s face during a bias attack in Jackson Heights last year. Ramon Castro, 56, who pleaded guilty earlier this month to assault as a hate crime, confessed to slashing a 34-year-old… Read more »
Sept. 27, 2022 By Christian Murray Dozens of elected leaders—including many from Queens—are calling on the New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) to hold another public hearing before deciding whether to allow Con Edison to hike electricity and gas bills next year. More than 50 state officials led by State Sen. Mike Gianaris and… Read more »
Sept. 27, 2022 By Czarinna Andres A 38-year-old Queens Village man is dead after crashing his vehicle into a parked car in Corona Monday while experiencing a medical episode, police said. Jorge Peguero, of 210th Street, was driving a 2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer at around 7:20 p.m. when he lost control of his vehicle due to… Read more »
Sept. 23, 2022 By Michael Dorgan Dozens of immigrant home care workers — who look after elderly patients — held a protest outside Councilmember Sandra Ung’s district office in Flushing Thursday calling on the lawmaker to sign on to a bill that they say would prevent workers from being exploited. The demonstrators assembled in the… Read more »
Sept. 26, 2022 By Michael Dorgan Police have released a shocking video of two suspects violently beating an 81-year-old man in Jackson Heights last week – before making off with the victim’s cell phone and $15 cash. The unsettling footage shows the two hooded muggers shoving the senior to the sidewalk outside BQE Billiards &… Read more »