Aug. 19, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Elected officials in western Queens have outlined their support for the Department of Transportation’s planned protected bike lanes underneath the elevated subway tracks on 31st Street after the New York State Supreme Court issued a temporary injunction preventing the plan from going forward. Council Member Tiffany Cabán, Assembly…
Aug. 19, 2025 By Bill Parry FDNY fire marshals have determined that a Murray Hill house fire was caused by a lithium-ion battery on Sunday evening. The FDNY responded to a report of a basement fire at 164-18 Pidgeon Meadow Rd., just before 7:30 p.m., where firefighters discovered approximately 100 lithium-ion batteries burning in…
Aug. 19, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Council Member Robert Holden co-hosted a rally outside City Hall last week to call on the City Council to pass Ryder’s Law, which aims to phase out horse-drawn carriages in Central Park and replace them with electric alternatives. Holden joined Manhattan Council Members Erik Bottcher and Chris Marte…
Aug. 19, 2025 By Ethan Marshall The Shops at Skyview held a culinary lab event featuring multiple food workshops, a meal demonstration and a lunchbox competition on Thursday, Aug. 14, on the fourth level of the mall, located at 40-24 College Point Blvd. in Flushing. The culinary lab is part of a multi-week “Skyview…
Aug. 19, 2025 By Dean Moses New York’s Finest swore an oath to protect the city, but many say they didn’t sign up for all this. Law enforcement sources are sounding the alarm, charging that the NYPD is losing cops at record levels to other departments, not only leaving the city woefully unprotected but…
Aug. 19, 2025 By Bill Parry A South Jamaica man was stabbed to death in front of his neighbor’s home just down the block from his own house near Baisley Pond Park in broad daylight during the afternoon of Saturday, Aug. 16. Police from the 113th Precinct in Jamaica responded to a 911 call…
Aug. 19, 2025 By Barbara Russo-Lennon The future IBX (Interborough Express) light rail in NYC will connect more than just ZIP codes between Brooklyn and Queens. It will link New Yorkers to a center of culture, tradition and diversity at its northern-most stop in Jackson Heights. The 14-mile train line will start on in…
Aug. 19, 2025 By Bill Parry Police from the 114th Precinct in Astoria and Transit District 20 are looking for a flasher who exposed himself repeatedly to a woman on board a northbound R train in Astoria on Sunday, Aug. 17. The suspect sat across from the 34-year-old victim at around 12:50 p.m. as…
Aug. 19, 2025 By Shane O’Brien The Ridgewood Off-Kilter Film Festival (ROFF) is set to return for its third year next month, with 66 independent films lined up for a jam-packed weekend of entertainment. The festival, which runs from Sept. 11-14 at Ridgewood’s Stone Circle Theatre at 59-14 70th Ave., celebrates weird cinema, community…
Aug. 19, 2025 By Shane O’Brien It has been 22 years since an American man won the US Open — or any grand slam title for that matter — but US tennis has arguably not been in such a promising position in decades. Taylor Fritz became the first American man to reach the final…