April 28, 2022 By Christian Murray A number of immigrant organizations and labor unions are getting behind a bill introduced by State Sen. Jessica Ramos earlier this year that aims to increase the minimum wage to $20.45 by 2025. Several organizations held a rally this morning in City Hall Park with Ramos calling for the… Read more »
April 28, 2022 By Allie Griffin A 14-year-old girl was shot in the neck and two 18-year-old boys were each shot in the leg when a gunman opened fire on a group of people in Fresh Meadows Wednesday. The teens were standing near 64-50 188th St. at about 4 p.m. when an unknown shooter sprayed… Read more »
This article was originally published by The CITY on April 22, 2022 By Rachel Holliday When Albany’s “independent” commission failed to come up with legislative maps everyone could agree on earlier this year, Democrats controlling the Capitol took matters into their own hands. Republicans cried foul and two courts have partially agreed with them. Who’s… Read more »
April 22, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A Richmond Hill handyman has been charged for the grisly murder of Orsolya Gaal — the Forest Hills woman whose bloodied body was found stuffed in a duffel bag on the side of a road Saturday. David Bonola, 44, believed to be the longtime lover of the married victim,… Read more »
April 21, 2022 By Allie Griffin Police have arrested a suspect in the grisly murder of a Forest Hills woman whose bloodied body was found stuffed in a duffel bag on the side of the road Saturday. The NYPD cuffed 44-year-old David Bonola of South Richmond Hill and charged him with murder early Thursday for… Read more »
April 20, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A new initiative that aims to showcase the best of Queens arts and culture was officially launched at an in-person event at the Queens Museum Tuesday. The initiative, called Queens Rising, will be a month long celebration in June and will consist of dozens of musical and dance performances… Read more »
April 20, 2022 By Christian Murray Police have released video footage of two men engaged in a gunfight that took place in Jamaica Tuesday. The gunslingers were firing shots at one another in the middle of the street by 194-05 Linden Blvd. at around 12:30 p.m. The pair were both using cars to shield themselves… Read more »
April 18, 2022 By Michael Dorgan Police are still trying to piece together how a woman was fatally stabbed and stuffed in a bag that was left on the side of a road in Forest Hills Saturday morning. The body of Orsolya Gaal, 51, was found by police crammed into a large duffel bag and… Read more »
April 15, 2022 By Michael Dorgan The MTA met virtually with the office of the Queens Borough President Tuesday and made a presentation about the agency’s plan to update the existing bus network in Queens. The presentation gave an overview of the MTA’s revised draft bus plan that aims to overhaul the bus network across… Read more »
April 15, 2022 By Christian Murray A 19-year-old Brooklyn man was arrested on hate crime charges Thursday for allegedly punching a 70-year-old Sikh man in the face on a South Richmond Hill street earlier this month. Vernon Douglas was taken into custody at his Watkins Street home in Brooklyn yesterday and arrested for assault, robbery… Read more »