July 13, 2021 By Allie Griffin A local nonprofit and a cultural center are joining forces to host an online film premiere tonight as part of a fundraiser for food distribution. Queens Together, a nonprofit representing restaurants and food businesses throughout the borough, and the Museum of the Moving Image are screening the premiere of… Read more »
July 12, 2021 By Allie Griffin New York City Restaurant Week returns next Monday with deals from more than two dozen Queens eateries. Restaurants across the five boroughs — including 31 in Queens — will be offering discounts on their menu items from July 19 through August 22 as part of an extended Restaurant Week…. Read more »
July 12, 2021 By Allie Griffin Three Queens men were indicted on murder charges for the fatal shooting of a 22-year-old man in a Jamaica park last year, the Queens District Attorney announced Friday. The men were arraigned and indicted by a grand jury in Queens Supreme Court Thursday for the Oct. 15 shooting. The… Read more »
July 12, 2021 By Allie Griffin A teenager and young man were killed in separate shootings in St. Albans Sunday. In the first incident, police responded to a call about 20 minutes after midnight of a person shot in front of a home on Quencer Road near Ovid Place. When officers arrived, they found a… Read more »
July 8, 2021 By Allie Griffin City officials announced a multi-million dollar plan today to reboot New York City public schools after the majority of students spent a year learning online. Mayor Bill de Blasio and Schools Chancellor Meisha Ross Porter outlined a $635 million “academic recovery plan” Thursday that focuses on improving early literacy… Read more »
July 8, 2021 By Allie Griffin A group of small business owners in Forest Hills have come together at a time of adversity to host their first event this summer. Several merchants along Metropolitan Avenue have formed a group called the Metro Village of Forest Hills and are hosting a community day on Saturday, Aug…. Read more »
July 8, 2021 By Allie Griffin A 66-year-old woman was shoved into a subway train by a stranger at a station in Jackson Heights on Sunday. The woman was standing on the train platform inside the 74th Street–Roosevelt Avenue station at around 11:45 p.m. when another woman randomly pushed her into a northbound E train,… Read more »
July 8, 2021 By Allie Griffin A 34-year-old man was slashed across the face in an apparent anti-gay attack in Jackson Heights Tuesday. The victim was outside a building on 77th Street near 37th Road at around 3:10 a.m. when he got into an argument with another man, police said. The argument escalated and the… Read more »
July 7, 2021 By Allie Griffin A Republican running for the Astoria City Council seat is kicking off her campaign with the grand opening of her campaign office Saturday. Felicia Kalan is running against Tiffany Cabán for the Council District 22 seat representing Astoria, East Elmhurst and parts of Jackson Heights and Woodside. Kalan is… Read more »
July 7, 2021 By Allie Griffin Queens borough president candidate Elizabeth Crowley slammed her opponent’s allegations of racism as “slanderous and untruthful” in a statement Wednesday. Crowley said there was zero evidence to back up the claims made by incumbent Queens Borough President Donovan Richards, who accused her of racism in a series of tweets… Read more »