Aug. 11, 2025 By Shane O’Brien The owner of a neighborhood music store and school in Little Neck is facing thousands of dollars worth of repairs after water flooded into his business during a severe cloudburst at the end of July. Tony Fabiano, who runs neighborhood institution the Long Island Drum Center at 252-1o…
Aug. 11, 2025 By Jessica Militello The Queens Botanical Garden unveiled its annual exhibit, Taiwan: A World of Exhibits, featuring an array of gorgeous orchids as the garden commemorated 12 years of holding the exhibit and paying tribute to Taiwanese culture. The garden unveiled the weekend-long exhibit, which took place on Aug. 9 and…
Aug. 11, 2025 By Athena Dawson Local families can prepare for the upcoming school year by receiving free backpacks at the New York Restoration Project’s backpack giveaway series. As of July 30, the organization has scheduled 10 upcoming giveaways at select NYRP Gardens beginning on Sunday, Aug 10. The backpacks will be filled with…
Aug. 11, 2025 By Athena Dawson Multiple community organizations and leaders gathered at Queens Borough Hall on Monday, July 28, for an immigrant solidarity rally. The rally, which united organizers of various backgrounds, was in response to the Trump Administration’s rescinding of Temporary Protected Status from individuals of numerous nations who are legally in…
Aug. 10, 2025 By Dean Moses The Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival celebrated its 35th anniversary in Queens over the weekend, drawing thousands for competitive races, food and entertainment. The multicultural spectacle marked its milestone in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, where New Yorkers of all backgrounds arrived to participate in and watch dragon boat…
Aug. 10, 2025 By Zach Gewelb & Lloyd Mitchell Three firefighters were injured while battled a raging four-alarm fire in a row of two-story mixed use buildings on Sunday morning at 114-42 through 114-48 Stuphin Blvd. in South Jamaica, according to the FDNY. Approximately 170 FDNY personnel responded to the fire, which began at…
Aug. 8, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Queens Borough President Donovan Richards joined Council Member Vickie Paladino, State Sen. John Liu and community partners in Bay Terrace Friday, Aug. 8, to call for flood-related street signage and storm mitigation efforts after areas of the Cross Island Parkway were submerged following flash flooding at the end…
Aug. 8, 2025 By Bill Parry A Chinese immigrant from Flushing, who was detained by ICE agents in Central Pennsylvania, was found hanging in the shower room of his detention cell on the morning of Tuesday, Aug. 5. Chaofeng Ge, 32, was pronounced dead by the Clearfield County coroner, and the cause of his…
Aug. 8, 2025 By Bill Parry Police from the 101st Precinct are looking for a man who allegedly shot a young teen at the Ocean Bay Apartments in Arverne Thursday, Aug. 7. The gunman was riding a stand-up scooter in front of 411 Beach 54th St., just before 4:30 p.m., when he pulled out…
Aug. 8, 2025 By Bill Parry A 14-year-old boy was arrested Aug. 7 and charged with assault, menacing, and other related crimes for allegedly stabbing a classmate multiple times in broad daylight on Broadway in Elmhurst, according to authorities. The youngster, who was not identified because he is a minor, got into a dispute…