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 Precinct were responding to a burglary…
Aug. 9, 2024 By Anthony Medina Reported data on a constituent survey from State Senator Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. has been updated to include the input of Maspeth residents, among other Queens neighborhoods, with added visuals for readers. Addabbo’s survey, which was conducted in May of this year, asked neighbors in his district to…
Aug. 9, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan Over 22,000 people have signed a petition expressing their support for keeping Forest Hills Stadium open amid a lawsuit that threatens to end concerts at the historic venue. The Change.org petition was started by the stadium’s operators last month and has since garnered the community support they were…
Aug. 9, 2024 By Dean Moses The NYPD held a career day at its police academy this week for more 1000 young people involved in its summer internship program with the intention of both fighting crime and offering them opportunities for the future. The academy, located in College Point, Queens, hosted the job fair…
Aug. 8, 2024 By Anthony Medina Senator Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. has wrapped up his fourth Naloxone/Narcan training series this summer with a session in South Ozone Park. The Queens lawmaker hosted the final training session this season for the life-saving drug on Wednesday, July 31, at the Akal Care Social Adult Day Care,…
Aug. 8, 2024 By Ben Brachfeld The northern part of the G line is set to reopen next week, with the MTA’s major re-signaling work moving southward on the subway route until September. G service is set to return between Court Square and Bedford-Nostrand Avenues on Monday, Aug. 12, ending more than a month…
Aug. 8, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Promising Queens boxer Ra-leek Born is set to make his professional debut on Tuesday, Aug. 20, after signing with Team Freeway Boxing on Thursday, Aug. 3. Born, a three-time national champion at the juvenile level, signed with Team Freeway Boxing, owned by prison reform activist “Freeway” Ricky Ross,…
Aug. 8, 2024 By Czarinna Andres Lime’s e-scooter expansion into southeast Queens has been met with impressive adoption rates since its launch on June 27. Over 23,000 residents have signed up, leading to more than 56,000 rides. New York City’s shared e-scooter program has grown since its inception in the Bronx in August 2021.…
Aug. 8, 2024 By Bill Parry Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz petitioned the court on Thursday to vacate the convictions of 46 defendants whose cases involved NYPD Detective James Donovan, who was convicted of perjury last year. The disgraced detective, who was assigned to the Warrant Squad at the 103rd Precinct in Jamaica, pleaded…
Aug. 8, 2024 By Ethan Marshall The NYPD and FDNY will once again be competing against each other in the annual “Battle of the Badges” charity baseball game at Citi Field on Thursday, Sep. 12. New York Mets legend David Wright will be on hand as the host of the game for the second…