Longtime Politician’s Sights Set on Borough President
As a former assembly and councilwoman, Melinda Katz is no stranger to the Queens’ political landscape, and after a failed attempt for the City Comptroller…
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Wanted: Forest Hills Rapist And Accomplice
In response to the recent string of attacks in Forest Hills, Councilwoman Karen Koslowitz and City Council speaker Christine Quinn, in conjunction with the Center…
Indictments Handed Down for Identity Theft and Counterfeit Ring
The office of District Attorney Richard Brown has announced the indictment of thirteen individuals involved in a complex identity theft/counterfeit ring that ran its operation…
102 Nabs Woodhaven Bandits
Two suspects were taken into custody by police from the 102nd precinct after officers responded to a burglary in progress near 78 street and 88th…
Congressman King Endorses Ulrich
One of the state’s top Republican officials, Congressman Pete King (R-NY-3) today endorsed Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park) for state senate. Councilman Ulrich is running…
Woodhaven Residents’ Block Association Seeks Neighborhood Help to Catch a Thief
The Woodhaven Residents’ Block Association (WRBA) is seeking help in catching a suspect who stole a package from outside a house in the vicinity of…
Wanted: Forest Hills Rapist and Accomplice
The man who attacked three women in Forest Hills and one in Corona is still on the loose, and police need the public’s help finding…
Cops Hunt for Molester on the Loose
Police are asking for help identifying and locating a man who flashed a 13-year-old girl in Elmhurst on Monday. The NYPD said that on Monday…
Meng, Halloran Spar Over Fundraising in Wake of Arrest
Assemblywoman Grace Meng and Councilman Dan Halloran are punching back and forth about disclosing funds possibly raised by Grace Meng’s father, Jimmy Meng, who was…
The Best and Worst Subways in Queens
Straphanger’s 15th annual study has determined that the Q subway line is the best in New York City. The C subway line, which has been…
Crowley Knocked off District Leader Ballot, Unsure of Party Support
Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley’s strained relationship with the Queens Democratic party continued last week when she was booted from the District Leader ballot because of…
Unions Throw Endorsements in State Senate Race
State Senator Joe Addabbo (D- Queens) and one of the men trying to unseat him, City Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Howard Beach) both picked up endorsements…
20-Year Sentence for Man Convicted in Forest Hills Stabbing
Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown announced on Friday, August 3, that a 34-year-old Massachusetts resident, who pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the stabbing death…
Feds Dismantle Family Prostitution Business
Four defendants admitted in federal court last week that they created a sex trafficking web that seduced women in Mexico, smuggled them into the United…
Bus Route Change Strands 90-year-old
Across the street from Muriel Stemmann’s house on Cross Bay Boulevard in Broad Channel, a funeral parlor’s sign reads, “You may linger, but it…