Jun. 10, 2024 By Bill Parry
A Forest Hills man was arrested by FBI agents on Thursday morning for participating in a multi-million dollar bank fraud scheme while he was a high-ranking official in the administration of former Mayor Bill de Blasio.
Jun. 9, 2024 By Dean Moses
The angry fallout over Gov. Kathy Hochul’s last-minute move to indefinitely delay congestion pricing continued in Brooklyn on Sunday, as a coalition of fuming bus and subway riders protested and vented against the controversial decision.
Jun. 9, 2024 By Robert Pozarycki
Queens detectives are looking for answers behind a horrific murder-suicide on Saturday night that left two people dead and another seriously wounded.
Jun. 8, 2024 By Robert Pozarycki What does the MTA do now without congestion pricing? The authority had counted on the Manhattan tolling program, which was to take effect on June 30, to provide a billion dollars a year in new revenue to fund $15 billion in anticipated transit improvements. There was “no Plan…
Jun. 7, 2024 By Bill Parry
A Queens grand jury indicted an Alabama man in connection to a September 2021 fatal hit-and-run collision in Glendale that killed a grandmother from Forest Hills.
Jun. 7, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan As part of the annual congressional art contest which has been held since 1982, one Elmhurst student took home first place in Congresswoman Grace Meng’s district this year. The nationwide “An Artistic Discovery” contest showcases the work of one winning student in each of the 425 congressional districts inside…
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Jun. 7, 2024 By Bill Parry
A 41-year-old man was robbed at gunpoint of an enormous amount of cash by two men in front of the New York LaGuardia Airport hotel located at 102-05 Ditmars Boulevard in East Elmhurst on Thursday evening.
Jun. 7, 2024 By Anthony Medina At P.S. 64Q in Ozone Park, students are learning to be leaders both in the classroom and at home. A reminder of the school’s shared commitment to fostering student leadership is displayed at the very heart of the building. Upon entering the main entrance of P.S. 64Q on 83rd…
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Jun. 7, 2024 By Athena Dawson The Success Academy Charter Schools, the largest public charter school network in New York City, launched their rowing season with a splash at Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Dozens of middle and high school students from the network took part in the Row New York event at the iconic park…
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Jun. 7, 2024 By Ethan Marshall P.S. 148Q The Ruby G. Allen School in East Elmhurst announced the launch of a new community scholarship program designed to bolster the college and career prospects of its young students in first and second grades on Wednesday, May 29. The initiative, named “P.S. 148Q The Ruby G. Allen School…
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