Aug. 12, 2024 By Athena Dawson A local run club based in Southeast Queens celebrated its first anniversary on Monday, Aug. 5, with a 5K run through the St. Albans neighborhood. The Monarchs Run Club ran through the historic Addisleigh Park neighborhood and various landmarks in St. Albans. A group of 25 runners took…
Aug. 12, 2024 By Athena Dawson Dozens of residents testified in person and on Zoom for a City of Yes for Housing hearing chaired by Queens Borough President Donovan Richards on Thursday, Aug. 8. Residents headed to the second floor of Queens Borough Hall in Kew Gardens to voice their varying opinions on the …
Aug. 12, 2024 By Barbara Russo-Lennon Two months ahead of mandatory composting in NYC, residents of Manhattan, Bronx and Staten Island can get a free brown bin from the NYC Department of Sanitation (DSNY), the agency announced earlier this month. The secured bins are designed to hold composting material including food scraps and yard…
Aug. 12, 2024 By Bill Parry Dangerous rip tides continue to wreak havoc in the Rockaways this summer, with three drownings despite constant warnings not to swim on beaches with no lifeguards on duty. The body count might have doubled on Monday, Aug. 5, when three swimmers went into the surf near Beach 84th…
Aug. 9, 2024 By Shane O’Brien The United States Tennis Association (USTA) has announced the line-up of its “Be Open” campaign, which aims to promote progress, positivity and equality at the upcoming US Open at Flushing Meadows. The campaign, which takes place throughout Fan Week, gives tennis fans an opportunity to participate in numerous…
Aug. 9, 2024 By Czarinna Andres Women and families across the Rockaway Peninsula received essential supplies at no cost during the St. John’s ICARE Foundation’s Care and Comfort Diaper and Menstrual Supplies Giveaway, held on June 18 at the Episcopal Health Services (EHS) Clinical Learning Center. The event, which provided more than 100 diaper…
Aug. 9, 2024 By Bill Parry Police from the 102nd Precinct in Richmond Hill are looking for a gunman and his accomplice who walked into a smoke shop at 119-11 Jamaica Ave. and began to argue with a store worker before shooting him multiple times on the night of Monday, Aug. 5. The two…
Aug. 9, 2024 By Lloyd Mitchell Firefighters battled a three-alarm fire that broke out in Queens on Friday morning. At 9:45 a.m. on Aug. 9, FDNY personnel responded to the call of a fire at 80-16 80th St. Units arrived to find a fire in the cockloft of a pair of private dwellings, between…
Aug. 9, 2024 By Jessica Militello If you are looking at the calendar and starting to fret at the fact that summer’s starting to wind down, then now is the time to set up a fun day trip to enjoy the warm weather and longer nights all you can. There are plenty of places…
Aug. 9, 2024 By Barbara Russo-Lennon Police conducted a major drug bust in Queens on Thursday, resulting in the seizure of hundreds of pounds of illegal marijuana and cannabis products. The operation took place in a warehouse on Second Street in Astoria in the early morning hours of Aug. 8. Officers from the 114th…