Jul. 20, 2024 By Athena Dawson Residents in southeast Queens have taken to social media to voice their complaints about the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) recent expansion of its e-scooter program into the area. Many residents have posted on Facebook groups and other online forums to complain about the e-scooter program that launched on…
Jul. 19, 2024 By Athena Dawson A local veterans community service group is leading a community service event on Saturday, Aug. 3 at Bay 84th Street Community Garden. Volunteers from The Mission Continues (TMC), an organization that connects veterans to community service projects, will be at the garden from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.…
Jul. 19, 2024 By Athena Dawson Two local organizations joined forces to host New York City’s first “Pop Up Garden” at the Flushing Greenmarket on Wednesday, July 17. GrowNYC and the Greater Flushing Chamber of Commerce partnered to showcase the new garden at the annual green market. The Pop Up Garden is designed to…
Jul. 19, 2024 By Anthony Medina The New York City Council is expected to begin recognizing Korean War Veterans Armistice Day annually starting this month following the approval of a resolution sponsored by Queens Council Member Robert Holden. Holden’s approved resolution honors those who served and died in the Korean War every year on…
Jul. 19, 2024 By Ethan Marshall Nine neighborhoods in Queens were among the top 50 in most expensive median sale prices across New York City during the second quarter of 2024, according to a report by the real estate agency PropertyShark. Hunters Point, Belle Harbor, Hollis Hills, Little Neck, Auburndale, Fresh Meadows, Queensboro Hill,…
Jul. 19, 2024 By Bill Parry The NYPD’s Hate Crimes Task Force has joined the investigation into an assault and robbery of an 18-year-old man in Downtown Jamaica on Tuesday afternoon. Police from the 103rd Precinct in Jamaica responded to the intersection of 160th Street and Jamaica Avenue, where the victim was attacked by…
Jul. 19, 2024 By Ethan Marshall Corona resident and Townsend Harris High School graduate Lesley Yupa was selected as one of the four New York City students in the 2024 class to earn the $10,000 Milken Scholars Award thanks to her strong academic performance and extracurricular and community service work. A joint initiative of…
Jul. 19, 2024 By Bill Parry Detectives from the Queens Special Victims Squad have joined the urgent manhunt for the sexual predator who allegedly beat and raped a 53-year-old woman inside a commercial building in Downtown Flushing on the night of Sunday, July 14. Police from the 109th Precinct in Flushing responded to a…
Jul. 19, 2024 By Ethan Stark-Miller Top city officials said Friday that critical New York City systems, like emergency services, are still operational amid a global software outage that has affected flights, hospitals and businesses. Mayor Eric Adams, during a briefing with several of his top City Hall aides Friday morning, emphasized the outage…
Jul. 19, 2024 By Bill Parry A South Ozone Park man was indicted by a Queens grand jury in the fatal shooting of a 24-year-old celebrating his 24th birthday in 2022. Curtis Benjamin, 27, of 113th Street, was arraigned Thursday in Queens Supreme Court on a 14-count indictment charging him with murder, attempted murder…