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July 12, 2022 By Czarinna Andres Two men face up to 15 years in prison for allegedly stealing a deceased woman’s East Elmhurst home through the use of fraudulent documents and a bogus corporation. Jorge Vasquez Jr., 40, of Baldwin, NY, and Andy V Singh, 34, of the Bronx, were indicted by a Queens County… Read more »

July 12, 2022 By Michael Dorgan (Updated) A left-wing faction of the Queens County Democratic Party (QCDP) is calling on the organization to only endorse candidates that sign a pledge that they would defend reproductive rights and voting rights. The New Reformers, a group of left-leaning members of the QCDP that aims to make the… Read more »

July 11, 2022 By Michael Dorgan More than 500 people marched through the streets of Corona Saturday in support of Latin Americans who are members of the trans community. The colorful protest rally, called the Annual Trans-Latinx March, began at around 5 p.m. where attendees converged at Corona Plaza in front of makeshift stage to… Read more »

July 11, 2022 By Michael Dorgan Police released video Sunday of a group of eight armed suspects on motorcycles wanted for robbing three people – including an 86-year-old man – in central and northern Queens on Wednesday. The alleged suspects mugged the victims in broad daylight during separate incidents that all took place within the… Read more »

July 8, 2022 By Christian Murray (updated) Council Member Bob Holden is calling for the firing of Queens DOT Commissioner Nicole Garcia arguing that she fails to listen to the concerns of residents and shows contempt for local civic organizations. Holden’s call for Garcia’s ousting comes at a time when the DOT is working on… Read more »

July 8, 2022 By Czarinna Andres The police are looking for a man who allegedly threw a 70-year-old woman to the ground behind a Jackson Heights apartment building last month. The incident allegedly took place at around 8:15 p.m. on June 27 following an argument that broke out at the rear of a residential complex… Read more »

July 8, 2022 By Christian Murray Dozens of elected officials—including many from Queens—are calling on the New York State Public Service Commission to block Con Edison’s proposal to hike electricity and gas bills next year. Forty-nine officials from New York City and Westchester County are asking the PSC to deny Con Ed’s proposed rate hike… Read more »

July 7, 2022 By Christian Murray James Caan, a Hollywood icon who was raised in Sunnyside, died Wednesday at the age of 82. Caan was born in the Bronx on March 26, 1940 and grew up in Sunnyside. He was the son of Jewish immigrants from Germany whose father was in the kosher meat business…. Read more »

July 7, 2022 By Czarinna Andres Governor Kathy Hochul announced last week that the state has completed a $17 million upgrade to a bridge on Astoria Boulevard that spans the eastbound Brooklyn-Queens Expressway ramp—and takes traffic to the eastbound Grand Central Parkway. The revamp, which took 18 months to complete, has seen the bridge’s existing… Read more »

July 5, 2022 By Czarinna Andres The NYPD is looking two men who allegedly fired shots at an apartment complex in Flushing during the early hours Monday morning. Police have released photos of the men who allegedly discharged their firearms in front of an apartment building at 41-17 Haight St. at around 2:55 a.m. The… Read more »