Oct. 11, 2022 By Michael Dorgan An affordable housing complex for low-income seniors and the formerly homeless has opened in Astoria — and officials held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the occasion Friday. The new development, called Bishop Rene A. Valero Senior Residence, is located at 23-11 31st Rd. and comes with 102 units. The… Read more »
Oct. 11, 2022 By Michael Dorgan Hundreds of students and staff were evacuated from a school building in Long Island City Tuesday morning following a bomb threat that proved to be a false alarm. The bomb threat, police said, was made at around 10:30 a.m. against the Q404 Hunters Point campus building, located at 1-50… Read more »
Oct. 11, 2022 By Christian Murray A Whitestone man who allegedly fired shots at his then-girlfriend outside a Woodside pizzeria in September has been charged with attempted murder, police said. Salvatore Mussumeci, 46, was arrested Friday and has also been charged with assault, criminal possession of a loaded firearm and strangulation. Mussumeci’s charges also pertain… Read more »
Oct. 11, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A man is in critical condition after the scooter he was riding collided with a car near Queensbridge Houses in Long Island City Monday. The victim, 37, was driving a Honda PCX motorized scooter through the 12th Street and 40th Avenue intersection at around 1:10 p.m. when he struck… Read more »
Oct. 10, 2022 By Christian Murray Four women who live in Queensbridge Houses are wanted for a bizarre subway robbery where they allegedly attacked two young women on an Astoria-bound N train earlier this month while dressed in neon green bodysuits. The NYPD is looking to locate Emily Soto, 34, Mairam Cisse Issouf, 26, Ciante… Read more »
Oct. 10, 2022 By Christian Murray The police are looking for a man who allegedly groped a 13-year-old girl at the Astoria Boulevard subway station on Friday. The suspect allegedly followed the girl who had just exited a N train at around 4 p.m. and approached her from behind as she had just gone through… Read more »
Oct. 7, 2022 By Michael Dorgan The New York City Council has come out in support of Councilmember Tiffany Cabán after the progressive legislator received a barrage of threats for her unwavering stance on policing and public safety. The City Council issued a statement Thursday condemning the alleged threats that were called in to Cabán’s… Read more »
Oct. 7, 2022 By Christian Murray The NYC Districting Commission released its revised maps Thursday and most of the controversial changes to District 26 under an earlier plan have been nixed and the district looks similar to what it is today. The latest map is exclusively western Queens and no longer includes sections of the… Read more »
Oct. 7, 2022 By Christian Murray A Brooklyn man has been indicted on hate crime charges for allegedly attacking a Muslim woman with a metal pipe on the N train near the Queensboro Plaza train station earlier this year. Joval Cedeno, 41, was arraigned Wednesday in Queens Supreme Court on a five-count indictment where he… Read more »
Oct. 6, 2022 By Christian Murray The man who allegedly stabbed a high-ranking EMS worker to death in Astoria last week has been indicted on murder and other charges, the Queens District Attorney announced Thursday. Peter Zisopoulos, of 20th Avenue in Astoria, is accused of fatally stabbing Alison Russo-Elling, a 25-year veteran of the FDNY… Read more »