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Man turns himself in following fatal beating on Vernon Blvd

Feb. 22. By Christian Murray

The suspect involved in the fatal beating of a 32-year-old man on Vernon Blvd Friday has turned himself into police.

Kaheem Addison, a 29-year-old from Huntington Station in Long Island, surrendered to detectives at the 108 police Precinct station house on Saturday.…

Man beaten to death on Vernon Blvd

Feb. 20, Staff Report

A 32-year-old man was beaten to death on the corner of 50th Avenue and Vernon Boulevard this morning, according to police.

The incident occurred near a bodega at about 2:30am when the victim got into an argument with two men who were in a livery cab,…

Massive ‘Mad Men’ exhibit to be on display at Museum of Moving Image

Feb. 19, By Michael Florio

To mark the final season of Mad Men, the Museum of Moving image is bringing a piece of 1950s Madison Ave. to Queens.

The Museum of Moving Image (36-01 35th Ave) will be launching a Mad Men exhibit on March 14 that will include large-scale sets,…

Waterfront Crab House closes– after nearly 40 years in business

Feb. 17, By Christian Murray

The Waterfront Crab House, one of the last vestiges of Long Island City, closed for good Sunday.

The closure comes just three weeks after the owner of the long-time establishment Tony Mazzarella passed away.…

LIC microbreweries to host a beer crawl

Feb. 13, By Michael Florio

Three Long Island City microbreweries are teaming up for a beer crawl.

Rockaway Brewing Company (46-01 5th Street), Big Alice Brewing (8-08 43rd Road) and Transmitter Brewing (53-02 11th Street) are coming together to offer a brewery crawl during beer week,…

De Blasio’s Sunnyside Yards plan might result in 70,000 units being built on top of tracks

Feb. 12, By Christian Murray

Seventy thousand units might need to be constructed over Sunnyside Yards if the Mayor’s plan to build 11,250 affordable units over the tracks is to be realized.

Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer told members of the Hunters Point Civic Association on Tuesday that 70,000 to 80,000 units might need to be built in order to attract developers to construct the affordable units.…

Winners of Hunters Point South lottery are starting to be notified

Feb. 11, By Christian Murray

Some of the winners of the Hunters Point South affordable housing lottery have been notified and have been called in for an interview, according to the New York Housing Preservation & Development.

HPD said that the tenant selection process is well on its way and that interview letters will be distributed in rounds until all the units are filled.…

Man arrested for public lewdness, after ‘manipulating himself’ on R train

Feb. 10, Staff Report

A man who allegedly “manipulated himself” on the R train near Queensboro Plaza has been arrested.

Wilmer Busto, a 33-year-old Hispanic man who resides at 31-47 51 Street, has been charged with public lewdness.

The police allege that Busto put his hands in his pants and started to manipulate himself after coming into contact with a 47-year-old woman while sitting on the train.…