Sep. 15, 2023 By Anthony Medina Police from the 104th Precinct are searching for the man who robbed a 60-year-old woman at knifepoint in Middle Village this week. Police say the woman was returning home from the Chase Bank on Eliot Avenue when she was approached by a man walking north in front of 60-41…
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Sep. 15, 2023 By Bill Parry
Sep. 15, 2023 By Ethan Marshall With Hurricane Lee churning its way to New England and Maritime Canada this weekend, the New York City Emergency Management Department issued an advisory to coastal New York City communities, warning them to be ready for potential coastal flooding and hazardous beach conditions, particularly in Jamaica Bay and The…
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Sep. 14, 2023 By Sarah Belle Lin
CityPickle, the brand that brought pickleball to iconic places around New York City such as Central Park and JFK Airport, is opening its first permanent pickleball club in Long Island City on Friday. A ribbon-cutting ceremony is planned for the morning.
Sep. 15, 2023 By Anthony Medina Queens Councilman Robert Holden introduced two bills aimed at helping city agencies punish businesses selling cannabis illegally and another making the city’s Open Streets program available to first responders, at a city council meeting on Thursday, Sept. 14, Holden’s bill, Intro 1172, would allow the Commissioner of Consumer and…
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Sep. 14, 2023 By Bill Parry The woman who managed a Flushing-based sex trafficking and prostitution ring was indicted on racketeering and other related charges along with two of the criminal organization’s enforcers, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York. Yuan Yuan Chen, 30, also known as “Xiao Pang,” Yichu Chen, 21, and Johnnie Kim, 53, all from Queens, were arrested Sept. 14 and arraigned hours later on a 31-count superseding indictment unsealed in Brooklyn federal court. The indictment adds 10 additional assaults in-aid-of racketeering to the pending charges against Rong Rong Xu, 31,…
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Sep. 14, 2023 By Ethan Marshall From legendary musical and stage performances to fun and relaxing outings, there’s a lot to enjoy this weekend across Queens. Here are some notable things to do in Queens this weekend. Friday, Sept. 15 Queensboro Dance Festival Season Finale Night 1 The first night of the season finale of…
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Sep. 14, 2023 By Bill Parry
Sep. 14, 2023 By Anthony Medina A public hearing at the Community Board 5 meeting at Christ the King High School in Middle Village on Sept. 13 regarding the fiscal year 2025 capital and expense budget of New York City, as it pertains to the board’s district, brought some requests and skepticism from board members. Community boards across the city gather information from their respective communities to formulate a statement on the district’s needs and budget requests. For Community Board 5 (CB 5), which serves the neighborhoods of Glendale, Maspeth, Middle Village and Ridgewood, these requests need to be within…
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Sep. 14, 2023 By Bill Parry With the streets of Flushing chronically congested with traffic, Councilwoman Sandra Ung introduced legislation recently to create a new task force to find potential sites for a new bus depot. During a joint hearing of the Council’s Committee on Transportation and Oversight and Investigations on Sept. 13, committee members discussed a piece of legislation authored by Ung to create the task force to restudy plans for such a facility that were shelved in the 1970s. “We are lucky to have a transit-rich area in downtown Flushing, but that also brings with it a number…
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