Jan. 9, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan The same year that William Nieter began teaching at St. John’s University in 1976, a group of environmentally minded community members opened the original Alley Pond Environmental Center on Northern Boulevard. Almost five decades later, with the surrounding park and its center unrecognizable from the early days, the idea to…
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Jan. 9, 2024 By Ben Brachfeld
The 7 line experienced severe delays throughout the morning rush hour Tuesday after a person leapt to their death in front of a train in Queens early in the morning, the MTA reported.
Jan. 9, 2024 By Bill Parry
An Arverne man was sentenced to nine years in prison on Tuesday in Queens Supreme Court for brutally assaulting his longtime friend following an argument and then agreeing to pay $5,000 to a supposed hitman to have him killed.
Jan. 9, 2024 By Anthony Medina A baseball field at Juniper Valley Park in Middle Village will be undergoing a $4 million revamp to resolve flooding and structural issues, according to the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. The plan calls for the installation of a synthetic turf infield at Cardinal Ballfield, as…
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Jan. 9, 2024 By Bill Parry
A 21-year-old woman was robbed at knifepoint in broad daylight on a residential street in Corona on New Year’s Day.
Jan. 9, 2024 By Lloyd Mitchell & Aidan Graham
A mother and her son were killed in a fire that broke out inside a Queens home on Monday night, according to the FDNY.
Jan. 8, 2024 By Bill Parry
An FDNY firefighter suffered minor injuries battling a house fire in Jamaica on Saturday afternoon.
Jan. 8, 2024 By Anthony Medina A Community Board 5 committee rejected three applicants seeking adult-use cannabis dispensary licenses on Wednesday, Jan. 3—while deciding not to block four others from opening. The board’s Cannabis Committee – which reviews applications in the Ridgewood, Glendale, Maspeth, and Middle Village neighborhoods – was tasked with weighing in on seven proposed locations for cannabis storefronts and found four of them in compliance with the New York State Office of Cannabis Management’s standards. The outcome of the meeting comes after the committee was met with strong community opposition against legal cannabis dispensaries, with many residents…
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Jan. 8, 2024 By Bill Parry
A woman and a baby trapped in heavy clutter were rescued by the FDNY during a two-alarm house fire near Forest Park in Richmond Hill on Saturday afternoon.
Jan. 8, 2024 By Gabriele Holtermann One day before the official Día de Los Reyes or “Day of the Kings” celebration on Jan. 6, Asian Americans for Equality (AAFE) and Assembly Member Catalina Cruz hosted AAFE’s annual Three Kings celebration at the New York Hall of Science (NYSCI) in Corona. Día de Los Reyes or ‘Day of the Kings’ also known as Epiphany, is widely celebrated in many Latin American countries and honors the Three Wise Men who followed the star to Bethlehem and arrived 12 days after Jesus’ birth on Jan. 12. The men came bearing gifts of gold,…
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