Sep. 6, 2024 By Ethan Marshall New York City has launched a housing lottery for 182 units in The Monarch, a 24-story mixed-use development at 92-29 Guy R Brewer Blvd. in Jamaica that opened last July. The building has 605 total residences, with 30 available in the housing lottery for those earning 80% of…
Sep. 6, 2024 By Bill Parry and Lloyd Mitchell The FDNY received a call at 11:31 a.m. of a house fire at 95-26 110th St. in South Richmond Hill on Thursday. Firefighters from Squad Company 270 and Ladder Company 143 arrived moments later and confirmed the blaze originated in the attic space of the…
Sep. 6, 2024 By Bill Parry Police from the 109th Precinct in Flushing are looking for a strangler who robbed a 63-year-old woman in Queensboro Hill on the night of Thursday, Aug. 29. The victim was walking on a residential block near the intersection of Frame Place and Maple Avenue just before midnight, when…
Sep. 6, 2024 By Athena Dawson Fall is here, and seasonal festivities have begun. Head to the Queens County Farm Museum on Saturday, Sept. 7, for Corn Fest, celebrating the grand opening of the Amazing Maize Maze. Located at 73-50 Little Neck Pkwy. in Floral Park, the all-day event runs from 11 a.m. to…
Sep. 6, 2024 By Anthony Medina Several Queens neighborhoods will undergo mosquito spraying from the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene starting next week as part of a larger effort to combat the West Nile Virus’ record-breaking rise. Mosquito control spraying is scheduled to begin in southern Queens on Tuesday, Sept.…
Sep. 6, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan Wednesday will mark 23 years since the horrific terrorist attacks devasted New York City and forever changed the world. Several local organizations across Queens are hosting memorial events on September 11, 2024, to mark the anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center. They will honor the…
Sep. 5, 2024 By Athena Dawson **Update: Due to inclement weather, the free screening of Kung Fu Panda 4, originally scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 7th, has been postponed. The Borough President and Rooftop Films are exploring alternate screening dates, and one will be announced in the coming weeks. Enjoy a free, family-friendly movie screening…
Sep. 5, 2024 By Czarinna Andres and Paul Frangipane King Singh, an 11-year-old from Queens Village, issued a heartfelt plea for blood donations at Cohen Children’s Medical Center on Thursday, highlighting the life-saving impact of blood transfusions. Joined by his family and representatives from the New York Blood Center, King spoke about his ongoing…
Sep. 5, 2024 By Bill Parry A South Richmond Hill man was sentenced to 45 years in federal prison on Thursday for five counts of attempted sexual exploitation of a minor and two counts of distributing child pornography while being a registered sex offender. Davis Burgos-Collazo, 45, of Atlantic Avenue, was convicted by a…
Sep. 5, 2024 By Anthony Medina Young adults starting college may not fully understand the stresses that come with higher education, but relying on tobacco products as a coping mechanism is never the solution, says the NYS Quitline. The statewide agency helping millions of New Yorkers quit smoking has issued a reminder, alongside medical…