City restaurant owners could get a break from surprise health inspections if a proposed New York State bill passes. Details of the bill, the “Restaurant Owner Whistleblower… Read more “Proposed Law Would Let Restaurants Postpone Inspections”
Category: Queens
Queensbridge Roof Replacement Completed Ahead of Schedule
On Thursday morning, several residents of Queensbridge Houses leaned on the metal railings of one of the housing development’s high-rise buildings marveling at the view of Queensboro… Read more “Queensbridge Roof Replacement Completed Ahead of Schedule”
Arm Wrestlers Go for the Takedown
Ray Yandoli, 53, showed up Sunday morning at Cheap Shots Sports Bar in Flushing not to drink and watch football, but to compete and win at his… Read more “Arm Wrestlers Go for the Takedown”
A Life Mostly Spent in Prison Tears a Family Apart
Ronald Giddens had been out of jail for less than seven months when he was detained on a Brooklyn street on December 2, 2013. He was carrying… Read more “A Life Mostly Spent in Prison Tears a Family Apart”
A Night of Partying Ends in Tragedy
An Irish gangster once told Kristian Sorbera, “I’d rather be judged by 12 than carried out by six.” “It was something that stuck in my head,” Sorbera… Read more “A Night of Partying Ends in Tragedy”
Two Lives and a Murder in Hollis
At 8:30 p.m. on Friday, March 13, 2011, Rabia Mohammed, 23, and her husband, Shazam Khan, 29, were walking to Khan’s mother’s house — as they had… Read more “Two Lives and a Murder in Hollis”
A Family’s Surprising Response to a Murder
A family’s courage in the wake of their teenage son’s murder by his barber Carl Richardson’s image is everywhere in his parents’ home in Brookville, Queens.… Read more “A Family’s Surprising Response to a Murder”
One Man’s Murder, Another’s Mistake
Two families cope after NYC park employees’ fight turns fatal.
“You Just Had to Know Him”
Youshana Lewis approached the stand wearing dark blue jeans and a pale button-down top. Her hair tied up in a ponytail, she looked down for a moment… Read more ““You Just Had to Know Him””
In Long Island City, a Church Grapples with a Gentrifying Neighborhood
Young people are coming into the neighborhood but not to St. Patrick’s Gloria Navarro, 74, was sitting in the chapel of St. Patrick’s Roman Catholic Church after… Read more “In Long Island City, a Church Grapples with a Gentrifying Neighborhood”
