Oct. 3, 2020 By Christian Murray Police have arrested a Corona man for a stray bullet shooting that killed a Jackson Heights mother inside her 34th Avenue apartment early Wednesday morning. Issam Elabbar,31, who lives on 41st Avenue, was nabbed by detectives around 2 a.m. Saturday and faces multiple charges, including murder, manslaughter and possession… Read more »
Oct. 1, 2020 By Christian Murray The police are looking for an alleged pervert who exposed himself to a 23-year-old woman at a Woodside juice bar in July. The NYPD released a photo of the man yesterday who allegedly exposed his penis to the victim at Juice & Beatz, located at 53-17 Broadway. The incident… Read more »
Oct. 1, 2020 By Christian Murray The parent company of New York Sports Clubs and Lucille Roberts has been hit with a lawsuit by the New York Attorney General for illegally charging its members while its gyms were closed. Letitia James, the NY Attorney General, accused Town Sports International of violating the law by charging… Read more »
Sept. 30, 2020 Op-Ed By Ben Guttmann There is a famous scene repeated in countless cartoons. The coyote chases the roadrunner off the cliff, hangs there for a moment in mid-air until he looks down, realizing that gravity is about to bring him to an unfortunate fate, and then he plummets – often with an… Read more »
Sept. 30, 2020 By Christian Murray Police have released video footage of two men wanted in relation to the fatal shooting of a woman in Jackson Heights this morning. The pair, one on a motorcycle and the other on foot, were caught on video near the scene where Bertha Arriaga was killed by a stray… Read more »
Sept. 28, 2020 Staff Report If $2,241 per month for a studio meets your definition of affordable—then there is a lottery for you. A new “affordable” housing lottery has opened with 14 units on offer in an Astoria development. The units, located at 29-19 Newtown Ave., include studios, one bedroom and two-bedroom apartments. Applicants have… Read more »
By Suhail Bhat, THE CITY This story was originally published on 9/27/20 by THE CITY While some essential workers are getting a respite from intense demands posed by COVID-19, city Department of Sanitation employees are hauling record-busting volumes of garbage as more New Yorkers work and go to school from home. Residents, meanwhile, are complaining… Read more »
Sept. 25, 2020 By Christian Murray Next June there will be hundreds of candidates across the city vying for the 51 council seats on offer. In Queens, there are 15 council seats up for grabs–with only four incumbents eligible to run again due to term limits. We plan to speak to as many candidates running… Read more »
Sept. 25, 2020 Staff Report A real estate investment group has signed a contract to buy Silvercup Studios for $500 million, according to the Wall Street Journal. The group led by Hackman Capital Partners, a Los Angeles-based real-estate investor and operator, signed a contract to buy the studios and the accompanying real estate, the outlet… Read more »
Sept. 23, 2020 By Christian Murray The affordable housing lottery has opened for TF Cornerstone’s two-tower development that is part of the Hunters Point South 5,000-unit mega plan. TF Cornerstone announced today that applications are now being accepted for 185 of the 719 affordable units that are being built. Applicants are required to apply on… Read more »