Dec. 12, 2024 By Bill Parry Police from the 115th Precinct in Jackson Heights and Transit District 20 are looking for a man who allegedly groped a 17-year-old girl on board a 7 train during the morning rush on Wednesday. The forcible touching incident occurred on a Flushing-bound train approaching the Junction Boulevard subway station… Read more »
Dec. 4, 2024 By Ethan Marshall Permits have been filed for the construction of a new 9-story residential building at 35-20 149th St. in Flushing. Located between 35th Avenue and Northern Boulevard, the proposed development would rise to a height of 91 feet and provide 23,102 square feet of residential space spread across 29…
Nov. 25, 2024 By Bill Parry Police from the 115th Precinct in Jackson Heights and Transit District 20 are looking for a man who allegedly stabbed a young 7 train rider at the 103rd Street-Corona Plaza subway station during the morning of Thursday, Nov. 21. The 16-year-old victim was standing on the Manhattan-bound platform when… Read more »
Nov. 22, 2024 By sobrien Nov. 22, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Members of the Sunnyside community are encouraged to scream at the top of their lungs underneath the 7 line on Saturday morning as part of a new initiative to release built-up emotions and forge a sense of community. “Sunnyside Screamers: The Second Scream” is… Read more »
Oct. 31, 2024 By sobrien Oct. 31, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Mayor Eric Adams, elected officials and members of the NYPD gathered in Woodside Thursday afternoon to issue a “cry for action” against subway surfing – the practice of riding atop moving subway carriages – following the death of a 13-year-old girl along the elevated… Read more »
Oct. 28, 2024 By bparry
[caption id="attachment_69101" align="aligncenter" width="680"] A 13-year-old girl was killed, and another was critically injured while subway surfing on the 7 train in Corona on Sunday night. (File Photo by Michael Dorgan)[/caption]
Oct. 28, 2024 By Bill Parry
Sept. 3, 2024 By Bill Parry A good Samaritan was assaulted and robbed when he tried to intervene in a beatdown of a fellow 7 train rider at the 82nd Street subway station on Roosevelt Avenue in Jackson Heights last week. Police from the 115th Precinct in Jackson Heights and Transit District 20 reported that… Read more »
Aug. 14, 2024 By Bill Parry A 50-year-old woman who was riding the escalator at the Jackson Heights–Roosevelt Avenue/74th Street transit hub fell victim to a grand larcenist who reached into her backpack and removed her cash and personal property while the victim was distracted. Police from the 110th Precinct in Elmhurst and Transit District… Read more »
July 31, 2024 By Bill Parry Police from the 115th Precinct in Jackson Heights are looking for three men who attacked a 7 train rider on the night of Tuesday, July 23. A 26-year-old man was riding on a Flushing-bound train that was approaching the 103rd Street-Corona Plaza subway station just before midnight, when he… Read more »
July 22, 2024 By Bill Parry A 29-year-old woman was groped by a stranger while she rode a Manhattan-bound 7 train in Jackson Heights earlier this month. Police from the 115th Precinct in Jackson Heights and Transit District 20 reported that the incident occurred in broad daylight on the afternoon of Tuesday, July 2, while… Read more »