Oct. 22, 2024 By Bill Parry Police from the 111th Precinct in Bayside are still looking for two gunmen more than three weeks after a drive-by shooting in Douglaston left two men wounded. The incident went down on the night of Saturday, Oct. 5, with the two victims sitting in a car at the…
Oct. 22, 2024 By Ethan Marshall New York City, in partnership with L+M Development Partners, Triangle Equities and The Bluestone Organization, has launched a housing lottery for 116 units in a mixed-use building located at 3-51 Beach 35th St. in Far Rockaway. Known as Beach Green Dunes III, the building has a total of…
Oct. 22, 2024 By Athena Dawson The Flushing Council on Culture and the Arts (FCCA), also known as Flushing Town Hall, celebrated its 45th anniversary at its Sapphire Gala fundraiser on Tuesday, Oct. 15. The event, held at the Flushing Town Hall Theatre, celebrated the arts institution’s ongoing commitment to arts equity and supporting…
Oct. 22, 2024 By Athena Dawson Southeast Queens residents can soon access MetroCard services in the comfort of their neighborhoods. Assembly Member Stacey Pheffer Amato and Sen. Joseph Addabbo Jr. are partnering with the MTA to bring its MetroCard Van service to their respective districts. The van will first visit the Lindenwood Food Emporium,…
Oct. 22, 2024 By Ethan Stark-Miller Zohran Mamdani, a Democratic Socialist Assembly Member representing Astoria, has become the latest contender in next year’s race to unseat embattled Mayor Eric Adams, according to city Campaign Finance Board records. A member of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), Mamdani filed a committee to run for mayor…
Oct. 22, 2024 By Czarinna Andres Queens Center Mall in Elmhurst is hosting a pop-up activation for The Strangers Project, a community-driven storytelling initiative, now through Monday, Nov. 4. Located on Level 3 near Champs and Auntie Anne’s, the project invites visitors to anonymously share personal stories and read those contributed by others. The…
Oct. 22, 2024 By Mayor Eric Adams Recently, I was with community leaders and senior officials in our administration on Roosevelt Avenue in Queens, which is one of the most diverse neighborhoods in our city. It is where New Yorkers from all over the world come to live, work, raise their families, and strive…
Oct. 21, 2024 By Athena Dawson A historic church in Flushing recently received grant funding from a program led by the New York Landmarks Conservancy. St. George’s Episcopal Church, located at 135-32 38th Ave., received $23,000 as part of the New York Landmarks Conservancy’s 16 Sacred Sites Grants Program, which awarded $321,000 to 15…
Oct. 21, 2024 By Ethan Stark-Miller Officials with Mayor Eric Adams’ administration on Monday attempted to assuage City Council members’ litany of concerns about the sweeping “City of Yes” zoning overhaul, which is intended to boost housing construction across the Big Apple and ease the ongoing housing crisis. Council members questioned officials with the city’s…
Oct. 21, 2024 By Colum Motherway Fall festivities brought a lively celebration to Queens on Saturday, Oct. 19, as Council Member Joann Ariola and the Detective Brian “Smiles” Simonsen Foundation hosted a family-friendly event at Victory Field in Woodhaven. The afternoon was packed with games, music and seasonal treats, drawing both children and their…