Category Archives: Richmond Hill
While Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley (D-Middle Village) has more than five times the amount of money in her campaign war chest than her Republican opponent, civic activist Craig Caruana, the two candidates raised almost the same amount of money over the past two months, according to their most recent filings with the city Campaign Finance Board. Crowley raised $8,665 from March 12 to May 11, the most recent campaign finance filing period, while Caruana landed $8,375 in the race for … Continue reading
The NYPD released new video footage on Wednesday of three suspects they believe to be responsible for the murder of a Rego Park man, stabbed to death outside the Richmond Hill nightclub he was partying at late Saturday night. Stephen James took his girlfriend, Debra Alli out for a night on the town to celebrate her 21st birthday on Saturday. The couple, together for over three years, enjoyed dancing and wound up at the Level Ultra Lounge on Liberty Avenue. … Continue reading
Flanked by legislators, neighborhood leaders and family – including his 96-year-old grandfather – and armed with harsh words for tax increases and fines on small businesses, civic activist Craig Caruana officially launched his campaign for Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley’s (D-Middle Village) seat representing Council District 30 on Monday. “There’s so much going on in the country that, as just one person, you can fall into the trap of thinking there’s nothing you can do about it – but you can,” Caruana, … Continue reading
Tell a Centreville resident that the city will soon launch a sewer and roadway construction project first proposed more than three decades ago, and it is not unlikely they will scoff – loudly – and say their final demise is expected sooner than the city making good on its plan. “This is ongoing since the 1980s – every time they tell me they’re going to be digging, it’s like the story of the boy who cried wolf,” Ozone Park Civic … Continue reading
Firefighters at the scene of a two-alarm fire in Richmond Hill early Sunday morning made a grisly discovery after bringing the flames under control. A 43-year-old unidentified man was found dead in his bed. The victim was severely burned and according to police, had been bound at the hands and feet. Fire marshals have launched a full-scale inquiry into the incident because of the volume of the fire and how rapidly it spread. It took more than 100 firefighters to … Continue reading
Members of a South Richmond Hill Sikh temple are looking to increase safety around their religious building because of fear that something may happen in the future. Several residents who frequent the Gurdwara Sikh temple at 95-26 118 Street, which is just off of Lefferts Boulevard, say that a stop sign is needed at a street surrounding the temple because the area tends to be busy, especially on Friday nights and Sundays, when services are held over there, with cars … Continue reading
Albert J. Baldeo, a Queens District leader for Richmond Hill and Ozone Park, is facing corruption charges for mail fraud conspiracy and obstruction of justice, according to prosecutors. The Democratic district leader is accused of using false donors to add illegal campaign donations to his failed 2010 campaign for the City Council. He supposedly attempted to fraudulently increase the amount of matching funds provided by the city, according to a report in The New York Times. He turned himself in … Continue reading
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced earlier this week that it is removing full-body scanners from both of New York’s airports, John F. Kennedy International Airport and LaGuardia Airport, and moving them to smaller airports. The move comes after there was much controversy over the scanners. According to CBS News, opponents of the scanners say that it is an invasion of privacy because those scanners provide a very detailed image of the body. According to several published reports, TSA said … Continue reading
With Queens Borough President Helen Marshall stepping down next year, there are several contenders currently kicking off their campaigns for the soon to be vacated position. Candidate and State Senator Jose Peralta held a fundraiser on Monday night in Jackson Heights. Queens Democratic Party Chairman and Representative Joseph Crowley attended the fundraiser. Crowley also helped former City Councilwoman Melinda Katz get her campaign off the ground with a fundraiser in Forest Hills. In an interview with the Queens Gazette, Peralta … Continue reading
The sun was setting on a fall afternoon, and families were heading for Smokey Oval Park. It looked like any other Sunday for this Guyanese enclave nestled in Richmond Hill. But the residents strolling down their streets toward the park didn’t have good times on their minds. They were still reeling from the loss of four neighborhood teenagers who died after their friend, Joseph Beer, lost control of his 2012 Subaru hatchback, crashing it while driving on the Southern State … Continue reading
A man that went missing late last week from a Richmond Hill home was found over the weekend. Kevin Celestin, who lives on 88th Avenue in Richmond Hill, was missing since Thursday, October 11 but has since been found according to his younger brother, Jonathan. Jonathan, who attends John Adams High School, said in an interview with The Forum that Kevin had left their home and wasn’t heard from again until Sunday, when he and his parents learned his brother … Continue reading
At Thursday’s public safety town hall meeting in Richmond Hill, Council Member Ruben Wills conducted an orderly meeting between his constituents and several city agencies. The panel included the commanding officers of the 102 and 106 Precincts, NYPD narcotics representatives and a member of the misunderstood youth development center. A representative from the Department of Transportation was also on hand, with the majority of people’s questions being traffic related. Rather than have everyone shout over one another, Council Member Wills … Continue reading
While no charges have yet been filed against 17-year-old Joseph Beer — Richmond Hill’s sole survivor in the crash that killed his four passengers during a late night drive last Monday on the Southern State Parkway — supporters of Beer have created an online petition to entirely dismiss the case. Investigators are currently running toxicology reports on Beer’s blood to determine if any alcohol or drugs were present in his system during the time of the crash. On Tuesday, a … Continue reading
Two proposed street conversions within Community Board 9’s boarders were turned down on Tuesday night after many residents complained that the changes would do nothing to slow down speeding cars. The conversions were put up for a vote at CB 9’s monthly meeting, which took place at Fairfield Pavilion in Richmond Hill. The proposed street changes would have changed 97th Avenue between 97th and 98 streets in Ozone Park from a two way street to a one way street and … Continue reading
While Queens students may have adjusted to their new classes and teachers a month into the school year, motorists navigating through the triple parked school buses and hoards of children during dismissal continue to complain about traffic jams and congested sidewalks. In Howard Beach, the streets around PS 146 on 159th Avenue fill up quickly as students are let out around 2:30 each afternoon. The same problems exist at nearby MS 207 in Rockwood Park and MS 232 in … Continue reading