Oct. 31, 2023 By Bill Parry A Long Island woman was convicted by a jury in Queens Supreme Court on aggravated manslaughter and other charges for driving drunk and slamming into NYPD Detective Anastasios Tsakos in a fatal hit-and-run on the Long Island Expressway in 2021. Jessica Beauvais, 34, of Myrtle Avenue in Hempstead, was…
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Oct. 31, 2023 By Anthony Medina The 104th Precinct‘s Haunted House returned for a second year in a row at 64-02 Catalpa Ave. in Ridgewood, on Sunday, Oct. 29. Despite the rain, the haunted house still managed to open its doors and generate a crowd of eager Halloween adventurers. This year’s haunted house, “A Haunted Carn-Evil,” embraced the theme of an evil carnival experience with scary clowns, a morbid fortune teller and a monster-like man-beast kept in a cage. The haunted house event was expanded this year to have music, games, popcorn and cotton candy made available to eventgoers at…
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Oct. 31, 2023 By Rabbi Marc Schneier
I just returned from the Republic of Kazakhstan — a most prominent Muslim-majority country in Central Asia, a paradigm of interreligious cooperation, a nation that is supportive of both the State of Israel and the plight of the Palestinian people.
Oct. 31, 2023 By Bill Parry The city has completed a pedestrian safety and beachfront access improvement project along a stretch of Shore Front Parkway in Rockaway Beach. NYC Department of Transportation Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez joined Council Member Joann Ariola and members of Community Board 14 on Oct. 7 across from the Dayton Towers at…
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Oct. 31, 2023 By Anthony Medina Council Member Robert Holden, in partnership with NYC Parks, hosted the annual Halloween festival, Trunk-or-Treat and costume parade at Juniper Valley Park in Middle Village, on Saturday, Oct. 28. Kids and parents first gathered at Juniper Valley Park on 74th Street to begin the costume parade filled with both…
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Oct. 31, 2023 amNewYork Metro
The ongoing wars in Israel and Ukraine are not only about the preservation of two great nations, but also the fate of democracy itself — and the basic, eternal battle between might and right.
Oct. 31, 2023 By Iryna Shkurhan The Halloween celebration at Queens County Farm Museum in Floral Park on Sunday, Oct., 29 gathered dozens of costume-clad families for a range of fun fall festivities. At Halloween on the Farm, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., attendees made their way across the sprawling 44-acre farm where they could get a spooky farmhouse experience at the historic Adriance Farmhouse or enjoy a wholesome photo-op among gourds at the patch. The event also featured a performance from Halloween’s Blessing Angel, presented by The Edward Morgan Ballet, for the first time on the farm. And…
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Oct. 31, 2023 By Anthony Medina New York City’s first ever “Rat Czar” visited Ridgewood last week to educate residents and business owners as to how best to combat the troublesome pests. Kathleen Corradi, who was appointed Rat Czar in April, was joined by representatives of multiple city agencies on Thursday, Oct. 26, who set up an information center at the 71st Avenue Plaza on Myrtle Avenue. The visit was dubbed the “Anti-Rat Day of Action,” and the center was staffed by representatives of the New York City Department of Sanitation, Parks & Recreation, Health and Mental Hygiene, Small Business…
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Oct. 31, 2023 By Bill Parry A Jamaica man was criminally charged with manslaughter and assault as a hate crime on Oct. 31 in Queens Supreme Court in the death of 66-year-old Jasmer Singh, just two days after the Sikh community gathered at a South Richmond Hill temple in an emotional call for justice. Gilbert Augustin, 30, of 111th Avenue, was arraigned on a 20-count indictment charging him with manslaughter in the first degree as a hate crime; manslaughter in the first degree; assault in the second degree as a hate crime and a slew of other crimes after he…
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Oct. 31, 2023 By Bill Parry With Veterans Day approaching on Saturday, Nov. 11, Queens Borough President Donovan Richards is inviting all military veterans across Queens County to a celebration honoring the sacrifices of those that have served the United States of America in uniform. The celebration will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 8 in the Helen Marshall Cultural Center at Queens Borough Hall. “Queens is proud to be home to nearly 42,000 military veterans — more than any other borough,” Richards said. “We are having this celebration to express our appreciation for all that our veterans…
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