Oct. 10, 2024 By Athena Dawson A group of Queens youth are set to take the stage in an original musical. TADA! Youth Theater presents ‘The History Mystery,’ a musical time travel adventure running from Oct. 19 through Nov. 17th. The theater is located at 15 West 28th St., 2nd Floor Theater, between Broadway…
Oct. 9, 2024 By Ethan Stark-Miller New York City will close by late February the controversial migrant shelter it built on Randall’s Island to handle the overwhelming flow of newcomers over the past two years, City Hall announced on Wednesday. The city has already started deconstructing the 3,000 bed shelter for adult migrants, according…
Oct. 9, 2024 By Bill Parry The NYPD’s Hate Crimes Task Force is now investigating an assault of a teenager at an Orthodox synagogue on Main Street in Kew Gardens Hills in broad daylight on Saturday, Oct. 5. Police from the 107th Precinct in Fresh Meadows reported that the 19-year-old victim was dressed in…
Oct. 9, 2024 By Athena Dawson Head to the Queens Botanical Garden this October to celebrate the spooky season. Located at 43-50 Main St., Flushing, the garden will celebrate fall with its annual Pumpkin Patch and Halloween at the Garden celebration. The Pumpkin Patch will be open on Saturdays and Sundays on Oct. 12,…
Oct. 9, 2024 By Athena Dawson Experience the passionate roots of flamenco in the world’s borough this October. Queens Theatre is hosting an exclusive two-day event, Flamenco Intimo, featuring the world-renowned Siudy Garrido Flamenco Company. Performances will take place on Saturday, Oct. 19, at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m., and Sunday, Oct. 20, at…
Oct. 9, 2024 By Athena Dawson A Queens-based animal rescue is hosting its second annual ‘Halloween Spooktacular’ Fundraiser. MeowSquadNYC, a Howard Beach-based volunteer nonprofit dedicated to Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) for stray and feral cats, is hosting a fundraiser at Knights of Columbus, located at 78 Hempstead Ave. in Lynbrook, on Friday, Oct. 25 at 7…
Oct. 9, 2024 By Bill Parry The NYPD is still looking for a masked-up burglar who allegedly broke into eight commercial businesses and stole more than $14,000 in cash during an 11-day stretch in August primarily in Bayside and Flushing. The suspect started his one-man crime spree in Little Neck in the confines of…
Oct. 9, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan Over the course of three days this month, over 270 notable sites across the five boroughs will open for the public to take a behind-the-scenes look as part of the Open House New York Weekend. The annual festival is organized by Open House New York, a nonprofit organization…
Oct. 9, 2024 By Christopher Herman When I think of high school, I remember jam-packed hallways, many faces without names and a host of teachers who I would never know and who would never know me. Trust that this kind of anonymity did have its benefit when I wanted to sneak beneath the radar…
Oct. 9, 2024 By Ethan Marshall and Ramy Mahmoud The Salvatore LaRussa Dance Theatre held its annual free outdoor dance festival at LaRussa Studio, located at 66-85 73rd Pl. in Middle Village, on Sunday, Oct. 6. Organized thanks to support from Council Member Robert Holden, Senator Joseph Addabbo Jr., the Material for the Arts,…