Police are searching for two suspects in connection with the theft of two bicycles from a Woodside home.Police last week released a surveillance photo of one of the brazen thieves (see photo) who along with an accomplice entered the home on 62nd Street at abour 5 a.m. on April 9, where they swiped the two bikes.The suspect seen in the […]
Fatal Astoria Shooting
A gunman wearing pink shoes shot and killed a 42-year-old man inside the Astoria Housing Project on Easter Sunday.Cops sad the gunman shot the victim once in the neck and once in the stomach at bout 5:20 p.m. on April 5, then fled the scene in an unknown direction.The unidentified victim was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital of Queens, where […]
FDNY: City Residences Must Have Working Carbon Monoxide Detectors
Following the recent, tragic deaths of four senior citizens who perished from high levels of carbon monoxide inside a Floral Park home, FDNY officials are again urging Queens residents to make sure they have installed a working carbon monoxide detector. People living in houses with an attached garage are also urged to install a carbon monoxide detector in their garage, […]
Hunt Woodside Residential Burglars
Police last week released surveillance photos of two men wanted for burglarizing a residential building in Woodside on March 6.Cops said the pair were captured on surveillance footage inside the building on 39th Avenue near 64th Street at about 4 a.m. on March 6.Police did not release any further details on the break-in.Anyone with information is urged to call the […]
Hero Cops Hailed In Bridge Rescue
Police officials and neighborhood residents are applauding a detective at the 108th Precinct Squad for “quick and decisive” actions that helped save the life of a woman who was threatening to jump from the Kosciuszko Bridge on April 6.The joint rescue conducted by 108th Precinct Det. Meghan Kinsella and Police Commissioner Bill Bratton, who tweeted a message on April 7 […]
Monserrate Seeks Public Money To File Appeal
Disgraced state Sen. Hiram Monserrate last week filed court papers asking for taxpayer funds to pay the $500 bill to file an appeal in his corruption conviction.Monserrate, 47, asked a New York State Appellate panel to waive the $500 “docket fee” he needs to file the appeal, saying he is deeply in debt and cannot afford to foot the bill.The […]
Plea Deal Nixed In Astoria Park Murder
Queens prosecutors last week revoked a plea deal they had offered to a man charged with murdering a Croatian historian in Astoria Park.The Queens District Attorney’s office had offered the plea deal that would have put Alesander Bonich behind bars for 24-years, if Bonich agreed to plead guilty to manslaughter on the January 31 shooting death of William Klonger.But Bonich, […]
Local Matinecock Honored At Library Lecture
On April 6, Donna Barron held a Native American Lecture at the Douglaston-Little Neck Library. The Shinnecock Nation, Unkechaug Nation, Montaukett Nation and Matinecock Nation gathered for the presentation which was standing room only.
Doo Wop Project Tribute To 1950s Vocal Artists At QCC
Recreating the harmonies and the unforgettable vocal group hits on AM radio, The Doo Wop Project is coming to the Queensborough Performing Arts Center (QPAC) to dazzle audiences on April 19. The cast features the blockbuster talents of *Charl Brown, Dominic Scaglione, Dominic Nolfi, John Dias, Dwayne Cooper, all current or former Broadway stars of the smash hits, Jersey Boys […]
Truck Slams Into Jamaica Fruit Market
An accident involving a moving truck and a school bus happened around 11:30 a.m. on Hillside Avenue and Hollis Court Boulevard. The out of control truck, allegedly hit by the bus, smashed into the New Giant Farms fruit stand in Jamaica.Emergency responders were on the scene.Another small vehicle were also involved. Several were removed to area hospitals with slight injuries.