Nov. 17, 2023 By Iryna Shkurhan More than 50 informal caregivers took a break from their responsibilities for a mix of education and fun at a caregiver conference hosted by Services Now for Adult Persons (SNAP) on Thursday, Nov. 16 at Bayside’s Marabella restaurant. Held annually during National Family Caregivers Month, the event allows caregivers…
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Nov. 17, 2023 By Bill Parry The NYPD has launched an investigation after a headless body was discovered on Breezy Point Beach just after noon on Friday, Nov. 17. Police from the 100th Precinct responded to a 911 call of a human torso on the beach. Upon their arrival, officers found a human torso with…
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Nov. 17, 2023 By Rachel Butler A group of approximately 70 people including residents, labor union workers and New York City Football Club fans attended a Community Board 7 meeting in Whitestone on Nov. 15 to learn about the massive Willets Point Phase 2 proposal that would bring 1,400 residential units, a soccer stadium and a two-star hotel if approved. The meeting, which took place at the St. Luke’s Pastoral Center, was held by the board’s Land Use Committee and was the first of several board meetings in which the public will be able to learn and provide feedback on…
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Nov. 17, 2023 By Kevin Freking, AP
The chairman of the House Ethics Committee announced Friday he has filed a resolution to force a vote on expelling Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., from Congress, one day after the committee issued a withering report detailing substantial evidence that Santos converted campaign donations for his own personal use.
Nov. 17, 2023 By Ethan Marshall Laurelton community members and leaders joined the leaders of Ridgewood Savings Bank to celebrate the reopening of one of its most storied branches in the area with a a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday, Nov. 15. The branch — located at 230-22 Merrick Blvd. — originally opened 75 years ago,…
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Nov. 17, 2023 By Bill Parry A Jamaica gang leader was sentenced to life in prison on Nov. 15 in Brooklyn federal court for gunning down a rival during a drive-by shooting in front of a Springfield Gardens bodega in 2019. Christopher “Essay” Acevedo, 28, the founder and leader of the Wood City gang, was…
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Nov. 17, 2023 By Bill Parry A city Department of Education employee was arrested Thursday, Nov. 16, and charged with attempted kidnapping and other crimes for allegedly trying to abduct a 15-year-old girl who was walking to school in Cambria Heights on Nov. 15, according to authorities. Detectives from the 105th Precinct went to the home of 32-year-old Yogeshwar Narine just as he was parking his black SUV in front of his residence and took him into custody without further incident, according to a law enforcement source familiar with the case. The maintenance worker was positively identified from a photo…
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Nov. 17, 2023 By Ethan Marshall More than 350 people gathered for the Queens County Brandeis Association’s annual Installation Gala at Temple Israel of Great Neck Wednesday, Nov. 15. The Brandeis Association is an affinity bar association for Jewish legal professionals and counts many Judges and prominent attorneys in its membership. The large crowd was…
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Nov. 17, 2023 By Ben Brachfeld Electric bikes in New York City would have to be licensed and registered under a bill sitting in the City Council, but the legislation is shedding some support as backlash builds among the city’s cycling community. Intro 758, sponsored by Queens Council Member Robert Holden, would require all…
Nov. 17, 2023 By Anthony Medina Tiger Schulmann’s Martial Arts School now calls the Shops at Atlas Park in Glendale its home after spending over a decade on Woodhaven Boulevard. For years, drivers and pedestrians, headed north or southbound on Woodhaven Boulevard, could catch a glimpse of martial arts students kicking pads and hitting bags…
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