The diversity marches on! This week, Queens hosts one film festival dedicated to people with disabilities and a second festival dedicated to movies that influenced the creator of Mad Men. Other entertainment options include plenty of live music and The Sound of Music, as well as a farewell dance performance and some chances to enjoy nature. Here’s the rundown.March 12, […]
Queens Man Charged In Fatal Stabbing
Police last week arrested a 22-year-old Queens man in connection with the fatal stabbing of a 25-year-old Jackson Heights man on December 19.William Avilla was arrested on March 6 following a two-week manhunt and was charged with murder and criminal possession of a weapon in the stabbing death of Steven Shimabuira, who was returning home to his basement apartment on […]
Mets Host Slain Cop’s Kin At Spring Training Camp
The families of two NYPD officers who were ambushed and executed in their patrol car on December 20 joined the Mets at their Spring Training Camp in Florida last weekend.Team officials extended the invitation to the families of Police Officers Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu, to give them a taste if spring at the camp in Port St. Lucie, Florida […]
Hunt Armed Suspects In Car Service Heist
Police last week released surveillance photos (see photos) of four men wanted in connection with the armed robbery of an East Elmhurst car service.Cops said one of the men acted as a lookout when three others walked into Stride Limo at 23-57 83rd Street at about 10 p.m. on February 19, police said.One of the suspects flashed a gun and […]
Cops Nab Suspect In LIC Club Shootout
Police last week arrested a 23-year-old Queens man in connection with a gunfight outside a Long Island City nightclub on October 19.Traevon Robinson was charged with weapons possession, four counts of felony assault and three counts of reckless endangerment in connection with the shootout outside Club Allure at about 10;45 p.m. on October 19, police said.Police said the gunfire resulted […]
Cops Nab Serial Queens Bank Bandit
Police arrested a 24-year-old Brooklyn man on March 3, who was charged with pulling off heists at six Queens banks since November 24.Cops said Reuben McLaughlin had no criminal record before he started holding up banks in Middle Village and Forest Hills. Mc Laughlin allegedly robbed one bank two times during his recent crime spree, making off with a total […]
Ten Years For Halloran In Foiled Ballot Bribe Scam
Disgraced former Councilmember Dan Halloran was sentenced last week to 10-years in prison for masterminding a scheme to help former State Sen. Malcom Smith buy his way onto the 2013 mayoral ballot.Halloran and Smith were two of six people arrested in April 2012 in the illegal bribery scheme. Halloran, a two-term councilmember and rising star in the GOP, was charged […]
Feds Investigate Pilot’s Speed In LaGuardia Crash
Federal investigators are trying to determine if excessive speed played a part in the March 5 crash of a Delta jet that nearly wound up in Flushing Bay.Law enforcement sources said investigators at the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) are in possession of flight data and cockpit voice recorders from Delta Flight 1086, which should give them the plane’s landing […]
Greek Independence Day Celebration
All are invited to a very special Greek Independence Day Celebration. It will be held on Friday, March 13, at 6 p.m. at the Archdiocesan Hellenic Cultural Center, 27-09 Crescent St. in Astoria. The event is sponsored by Queens Borough President Melinda Katz, state Senator Michael Gianaris, Assemblywoman Aravella Simotas and Councilman Costa Constantinides. To RSVP and for more information, […]
Stolen Picasso Found In LIC Warehouse
Federal agents last week said a Picasso painting stolen from a Paris museum in 2001 was recovered by them inside a warehouse in Long Island City.Authorities did not reveal the location of the warehouse and said US law enforcement officials have initiated legal forfeiture procedures that will allow the US government to seize the “lost treasure” and return it to […]