Jun. 5, 2024 By Dean Moses The suspect who shot two Queens cops earlier this week faced an arraignment judge from his hospital bedside Wednesday morning. A legion of cops from the 115th Precinct flooded Queens County Criminal Court in Kew Gardens on June 5 for the arrangement of 19-year-old Venezuelan migrant Bernardo Raul…
Jun. 5, 2024 By Ethan Marshall Queensborough Community College (QCC) held a commencement ceremony to celebrate the graduating class of 2024 on Friday, May 31 at its Bayside campus. The graduation ceremony celebrated approximately 1,343 students, including 740 who completed their studies in Spring 2024. Additionally, the ceremony recognized 448 graduates from Fall 2023, 70…
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Jun. 5, 2024 By Bill Parry
Police from the 109th Precinct in Flushing are searching for an alleged rapist who attacked a woman at knifepoint inside a Murray Hill commercial building on the night of Thursday, May 30.
Jun. 5, 2024 By Carrene Gepilano The clock was ticking for BIBAK NY. After two months of intense preparation, the group was in its last 24 hours before they’d have to perform and compete in the 2024 New York Philippine Independence Day Parade. Out of the 135 performers attending the parade, only BIBAK NY…
Jun. 5, 2024 By Bill Parry
A Springfield Gardens man pleaded guilty in Queens Criminal Court on Tuesday to official misconduct for exposing himself to a parent he was investigating when he worked for the City Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) in 2021.
Jun. 5, 2024 By Athena Dawson and Bill Parry Summer fun-seekers are in for a treat at Flushing Meadows Corona Park this summer, starting with two major events in June: the return of the Governors Ball Music Festival and the 60th-anniversary celebration of the 1964-65 World’s Fair. The Governors Ball, a standout music festival in…
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Jun. 4, 2024 By Anthony Medina Life-saving devices designed to clear a child’s airway in emergencies could soon be required in both public and private New York schools, should new legislation introduced by State Senator Joseph P. Addabbo, Jr. pass. Devices like LifeVac and DeChoker, which have gained popularity through social media due to personal…
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Jun. 4, 2024 By Mayor Eric Adams Last weekend, we unofficially kicked off the summer in New York City during Memorial Day weekend. Our beaches are open for the season, and our public pools will open June 27. New York City has so much to see and do that people forget that this is…
Jun. 4, 2024 By Ethan Marshall The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene announced plans to conduct the first aerial larviciding treatment of the season across the city from June 7-10. The goal is to reduce the number of mosquitos throughout the summer by killing them before they become adults. Weather permitting,…
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Jun. 4, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan For the 18th annual Big Hearts Walk for St. Mary’s Kids, the organization raised over $150,000 from over a thousand donations to support critically ill and injured children. The event, held on Sunday, June 2, in Bayside‘s Crocheron Park, drew hundreds of New Yorkers, who participated in the walk…
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