Police still looking for mad motorist who stabbed a cab driver in Long Island City
A man in a black Audi who went on a road rage rampage in Long Island City after a taxi driver allegedly cut him off on Tuesday night remains at large, authorities said. According to police, the incident took place in front of 30-61 Crescent St. around 8:15 p.m. on May 2. The 40-year-old cab driver pulled over and […]
Thousands will descend on Long Island City for the borough’s most unique block party
By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers Subscribe Get our stories in your inbox, free. Like TimesLedger on Facebook. More than 10,000 visitors are expected Saturday at the 4th annual LIC Springs Community Festival. Vernon Boulevard will be closed to traffic and the unique street fair between 46th and 50th avenues, will take place from 12 to […]
Renting one room is more expensive in Long Island City than …
A new report found that Long Island City became the most expensive neighborhood in 2017, beating out 19 other neighborhoods in Manhattan and Brooklyn. SpareRoom, a roommate finding service, used data from more than 8,500 ads to compare room rent from the first quarter of 2016 to the first quarter in 2017. The data reflects […]
Long Island City Corrections officer fires shots at ex-boyfriend before …
A Corrections officer killed herself in Long Island City on May 2 after firing shots at her ex-boyfriend near Queensboro Corrections Facility. Kisha Brown, 47, an officer since Aug. 2000, chased her ex-boyfriend Rasheem Lord, 44, outside of the facility at 47-07 Van Dam St. as he was running toward his car at about 6:30 a.m., police […]
Prison guard kills herself on Long Island City street after trying to kill her ex boyfriend, police say
GMaps May 2, Jason Cohen A quarrel between a state prison guard and her ex-boyfriend ended in an attempted murder and suicide this morning, police said. A female correction officer, whose name has yet to be released, and her ex-boyfriend got into an argument at 6:30 am outside the Queensboro Correctional Facility, located at 47-07 Van Dam Street, […]
VIDEO: Armed Prison Guard Shoots at Ex-Boyfriend Before Turning Gun on Self
LONG ISLAND CITY — A state prison guard fatally shot herself after opening fire on her ex-boyfriend while chasing him down the street outside the Queens prison where they worked Tuesday morning, sources said. The 47-year-old uniformed guard, whose name wasn’t immediately released, was feuding with her ex before chasing him as he ran toward his car […]
Dangerous Street Near LaGuardia Community College to Get $17M Overhaul
The intersection at Thomson and Skillman Avenues. View Full Caption DNAinfo/Jeanmarie Evelly LONG ISLAND CITY — Mayor Bill de Blasio is allocating $17 million for a redesign of Thomson Avenue near LaGuardia Community College — following years of calls for traffic changes near the school, where a 16-year-old student was killed in 2013. The mayor said […]