Nov. 27, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Two men–an uncle and a nephew– have been taken into custody following a series of armed robberies in Queens yesterday that included the shooting of a Woodside Duane Reade employee. Elgin Brack, 22, and Scott Brack, 50, now face federal charges in the alleged armed robberies of four convenience… Read more »
Nov. 27, 2018 By Christian Murray The police have released video footage of a man who critically shot a Duane Reade employee in Woodside during a botched robbery yesterday, before going on to hold up three other stores in Queens at gun point. The suspect began his crime spree at about 3:25 a.m. when he… Read more »
Nov. 21, 2018 By Meghan Sackman The owners of Studio Square have notified Community Board 1 that they have closed. Andy Aujla, the head of CB1’s Consumer Affairs committee, announced at Tuesday’s monthly board meeting that the establishment has shut down. “We got a letter from Studio Square and their attorneys that they have closed… Read more »
Nov. 21, 2018 By Meghan Sackman Police are looking for two men who allegedly stole more than $2,000 worth of tools from a building site in Astoria. The tools were first discovered missing on Oct. 30 by an employee at the 30-86 14th St. location. The employee called the police at around 2:30 p.m. Upon… Read more »
Nov. 19, 2018 By Meghan Sackman The police are looking for three men who robbed an Astoria bodega at gunpoint Saturday night and then shot a Good Samaritan who chased after them. The three men, one of whom was wearing a fake police shield around his neck, went into the Bonoful Grocery, located at 29-11… Read more »
Nov. 16, 2018 Staff Report The Museum of the Moving Image will be screening “Of Fathers and Sons,” an intimate portrait of two Middle Eastern boys and their jihadist papa, over the course of the next two weeks. The director, Berlin-based Talal Derki, spent two years with a close-knit family in a sandy desert compound… Read more »
Nov. 14, 2018 By Meghan Sackman A chicken and burger joint that serves halal meat opened in Astoria earlier this week. Texas Chicken and Burgers, which has 32 locations throughout the Northeast and Canada, opened at 24-07 Steinway St. Monday—its fifth restaurant in Queens. Menu offerings include two-, three- or four-piece chicken biscuit meals with… Read more »
Nov. 13, 2018 By Christian Murray A 40-year-old Astoria man was sentenced to between 4 and 12 years in prison today for possessing more than 125 images and nearly 50 videos of young children being sexually abused. Howard Stapley, of 34th Street, was caught in 2015 after the woman he was dating notified authorities of… Read more »
Nov. 13, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez (for additional coverage on Amazon go to LICPost) Amazon officially announced today that it has selected Long Island City as one of two locations for its new headquarters, with plans to bring its operations to sites around Anable Basin. The e-commerce giant, as part of the announcement, released its… Read more »
Nov. 9, 2018 By Laura Hanrahan The city will soon begin to put letter grades on food carts and trucks throughout the boroughs. The Health Department announced today that is has published a set of new rules in the City Record for the new grading program, set to launch in December. Over the next two… Read more »