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…
Aug. 8, 2024 By Anthony Medina The NYPD 104th Precinct celebrated the National Night Out Against Crime event on Tuesday, Aug. 7, despite some unruly weather conditions, thanks to a new accommodating host. Participants of this year’s annual event gathered at the Maspeth Federal Savings Bank Headquarters, located at the corner of 69th Street…
Aug. 8, 2024 By Anthony Medina A 24-year-old man narrowly escaped death on Wednesday, Aug. 7, when three trespassers entered his residence in Glendale and shot him, grazing his head and neck, police reported. The incident occurred around 2:45 p.m. in the Liberty Park section of Glendale, near 65th Street and Cooper Avenue. According…
Aug. 8, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan St. Mary’s Hospital for Children in Bayside held its annual “Moving Up” ceremony on Wednesday morning, where the children graduating from the Pre-K program celebrated with family and staff. The graduation ceremony was tailored to the special needs of the children, much like the outpatient program they are…