July 20, 2023 By Bill Parry The oldest Roman Catholic church in Queens was awarded a $20,000 grant from the New York Landmarks Conservancy to help fund a much-need roof replacement. St. Rafael RC Church in Long Island City was named the recipient of one of 22 Sacred Sites Grants that were recently awarded to… Read more »
July 18, 2023 By Bill Parry LaGuardia Community College has been awarded a $350,000 grant that will enable it to install an Offshore Wind Training Tower and new state-of-the-art facilities to boost electrical, plumbing, HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning) as well as offshore wind training programs on its Long Island City campus. The grant… Read more »
July 17, 2023 By Bill Parry A Brooklyn man was busted after three people were pistol-whipped during an East Elmhurst home invasion in early morning hours of Friday, July 14, according to authorities. Police say three men approached the residence near Astoria Boulevard and 94th Street, not far from the East Elmhurst Library, at around… Read more »
After several high-profile shootings in and around the Woodside Houses, state Sen. Michael Gianaris announced he secured $365,000 in funding for Community Capacity Development (CCD) to fight gun violence at the NYCHA development. “Making our communities safe starts with empowering our neighbors to lead and investing in proven tools to interrupt violence and prevent disruption… Read more »
July 14, 2023 By Bill Parry A G-train rider was attacked inside a Court Square subway station late last month and suffered a head injury after he was assaulted by a man using an unusual weapon. The 41-year-old victim was on the mezzanine level of the Court Square-23rd Street station complex at around 7 p.m…. Read more »
July 12, 2023 By Bill Parry When a Department of Transportation truck parked on Vernon Boulevard in Long Island City caught fire and exploded on Wednesday, July 5, it sent lunchtime crowds searching for cover. Panicked residents and merchants rushed to call 911 as first responders evacuated businesses and restaurants along the commercial corridor, but… Read more »
July 10, 2023 By Bill Parry An E train rider broke his arm after he was shoved from a train at the Grand Avenue-Newtown subway station in Elmhurst last month, according to the NYPD. Police from the 110th Precinct in Elmhurst and Transit District 20 are still looking for the assailant who approached the 60-year-old… Read more »
July 7, 2023 By Bill Parry Police from the 115th Precinct in Jackson Heights are looking for a suspect who menaced an on-duty school crossing guard in North Corona late last month. The incident occurred around 2:40 p.m. on Thursday, June 29, as the woman was watching over the neighborhood’s children at the corner of… Read more »
July 5, 2023 By Bill Parry An explosion stunned lunchtime crowds along Vernon Boulevard in Long Island City Wednesday afternoon. A truck from the city’s Department of Transportation was parked on Vernon near 47th Avenue when it caught fire and exploded just after 1 p.m. on July 5. The four DOT employees who were working… Read more »
July 5, 2023 By Bill Parry The campus of LaGuardia Community College is located in Long Island City, where the only farmland in the vicinity is nearly 15 miles away on the other side of the borough at the Queens County Farm Museum in Little Neck, yet it is still receiving support from the U.S…. Read more »