Feb. 10, 2020 By Kristen Torres Several Queens lawmakers joined officials from a prominent teachers union Monday to unveil results of a new poll that showed broad support for a proposed state-wide wealth tax. An overwhelming majority of survey respondents—92 percent—supported new taxes on New York’s millionaires and billionaires as a way to cover the… Read more »
Feb. 10, 2020 By Kristen Torres A man broke into an Astoria tobacco shop and stole $5,000 and nine cartons of cigarettes earlier this month, police said. The suspect made his way into Tobacco-N-Vape, located at 33-18 31st Ave., on Jan. 16 at around 4:42 a.m. by breaking a lock at the store’s front entrance…. Read more »
Feb. 10, 2020 By Kristen Torres A 21-year-old man was stabbed to death following a deadly dispute on an Astoria street Sunday night, police said. A fight between the man and a group of individuals erupted near 36th Avenue and 31st Street in Astoria around 8:40 p.m. EMS responded to the scene and transported the… Read more »
Feb. 7, 2020 By Allie Griffin Two Queens Council Members have accused the NYPD Police Commissioner of creating a “false narrative” by attributing an uptick in crime to the new bail reform laws. Council Members Donovan Richards and Rory Lancman penned a letter to Commissioner Dermot Shea yesterday asking him to publicly withdraw his comments,… Read more »
Feb. 7, 2020 By Kristen Torres A Brooklyn resident was sentenced to 25 years in prison today for shooting and killing a man on Steinway Street in 2016 following a dispute over a woman. Santiago Salcedo, 27, was sentenced to 20 years in prison for manslaughter and five years for attempted assault. He was found… Read more »
Feb. 6, 2020 By Allie Griffin Two Queens lawmakers have come out in opposition against the Port Authority’s plan to build a 1.5-mile AirTrain from Willets Point to LaGuardia Airport. State Senator Jessica Ramos said she couldn’t support the $2 billion plan without it including any added benefits to the surrounding northern Queens communities. She… Read more »
Feb. 6, 2020 By Kristen Torres A North Carolina basketball coach was convicted of assault Thursday after the 2018 one-punch death of a tourist in Long Island City. Jamill Jones, 37, who was an assistant coach for Wake Forest University’s men’s basketball team, was found guilty of third-degree assault after a week-long jury trial. He… Read more »
Feb. 6, 2020 By Kristen Torres A man was bashed in the back of the head with a metal chair while inside an Astoria bar on New Year’s Day, police said. The 32-year-old victim was inside Twist and Smash’d Sports Bar—located at 34-02 Steinway St.—around 3:30 a.m. on Jan. 1 when a man struck him… Read more »
Feb. 6, 2020 By Allie Griffin Crime across the city and in the borough of Queens jumped significantly in the first month of 2020 — which top NYPD brass attributes to bail reform. Major crimes spiked 20 percent in the first 26 days of the year in Patrol Borough Queens North — which includes Long… Read more »
Feb. 6, 2020 By Kristen Torres A Queens Food Bazaar sold a $2 million winning lottery ticket this week. The Powerball ticket was snagged at a Long Island City Food Bazaar, located at 42-02 Northern Blvd. on Wednesday. The ticket, which is worth a guaranteed $2 million, is yet to be claimed, according to the… Read more »