Aug. 14, 2023 By Michael Dorgan Police have released a photo of a female suspect wanted for allegedly pickpocketing a man in East Elmhurst last month. The suspect picked the pocket of the 31-year-old victim in the vicinity of 105th Street and 32nd Avenue at around 1:45 a.m. on July 23. His credit card and… Read more »
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Legislators join Queens Assemblywoman Rajkumar in plea to White House for aid in migrant influx
Jul. 28, 2023 By Anthony Medina Assemblywoman Jenifer Rajkumar collected the signatures of 54 legislators in her letter sent to President Joe Biden, urging him to recognize the city’s need for help in handling the increase of migrants, on Wednesday, July 26. In the letter drafted by Rajkumar, legislators ask Biden to declare a state…
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National Night Out Against Crime returns to Queens next week
Jul. 26, 2023 By John Schilling Next Tuesday, Aug. 1, the annual National Night Out Against Crime event will return to the many NYPD precincts across New York City. This year, the National Night Out Against Crime will celebrate 40 years since it was established by Matt Peskin in Philadelphia in 1984 when the event…
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Suspect wanted for knocking man’s teeth out with explosive punch in Elmhurst: NYPD
July 25, 2023 By Michael Diorgan Police are looking for a suspect who allegedly knocked a man’s teeth out with a power punch in Elmhurst earlier this month. Authorities say the suspect got into a dispute with the 42-year-old victim in the vicinity of Broadway and 76th Street at around 5:30 a.m. on July 2…. Read more »
Manhattan teen gets eight years for string of robberies, including one incident that led to the stabbing of good Samaritans in Elmhurst: DA
Jul. 6, 2023 By Bill Parry A Manhattan teenager on July 6 was sentenced in Queens Supreme Court to eight years in prison in connection with a string of purse snatchings that targeted older women in March 2022. One of the incidents led to the stabbing of two good Samaritans, a father and son who…
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Incumbents cruise to victory in western Queens Democratic primaries
June 28, 2023 By Michael Dorgan Incumbents Julie Won and Tiffany Cabán look set to retain their western Queens city council seats after scoring wide-margin victories in Tuesday’s Democratic primary. The progressives, who were both seeking second terms coming into this election, easily brushed aside their only respective challengers. Won, who faced a serious fight… Read more »
‘Friend’s Tavern’ in Jackson Heights honored for being longest-running LGBTQ+ bar in Queens
June 22, 2023 By Michael Dorgan Where everybody knows your name since 1989! The Queens Historical Society honored Friend’s Tavern on June 21 for being the longest-serving LGBTQ+ bar in the borough. Friends Tavern, established in 1989 at 78-11 Roosevelt Ave., was awarded a “Queensmark” plaque in recognition of its long-run and positive impact on… Read more »
Queens leads at the polls after first two days of early voting for June primary election
Jun. 19, 2023 By Gabriele Holtermann Queens saw the highest voter turnout in the first two days of early voting for the June 27 primary election, which kicked off June 17. New York City’s turnout thus far has been low with just over 15,000 voters heading to the polls this past weekend, excluding Staten Island,…
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Check out photo exhibits at Queens parks this summer
Jun. 16, 2023 By Julia Moro During the summer months, park-goers can marvel at four photo exhibits across Queens that honor public health workers, Venezuelan neighborhoods, ancestral ties and, of course, the great borough of Queens. In Frank D. O’Connor Playground, at 79-01 Broadway, Unsung Heroes of Public Health reframes the narrative of public health,…
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Queens residents, leaders sound off on housing crisis
Jun. 14, 2023 By Bill Parry The city’s Rent Guidelines Board (RGB) got an earful from Queens residents during a June 12 public hearing at the Jamaica Performing Arts Center. Landlords and property owners were advised to steer clear of the hearing by the Rent Stabilization Association of New York which has a membership of…
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