Aug. 26, 2025 By Bill Parry A funeral service was held on Saturday, Aug. 23, for Patrick J. DiMotta, the longtime Chairman of the Board of the Queens Public Communications Corporation (QPCC), who died on Aug. 15 at the age of 78. DiMotta first joined QPCC at the recommendation of former New York City…
Aug. 26, 2025 By Barbara Russo-Lennon Nestled within NYC’s 8.5 million New Yorkers, crowded streets, skyscrapers and bumper-to-bumper traffic is Maspeth, a town in Queens that provides residents a reprieve from busting city life. It has quiet, tree-lined residential streets, a village center and a townhall that offers information and services for seniors, students,…
Aug. 25, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller Mayor Eric Adams on Monday declined to say whether his ex-chief adviser, Ingrid Lewis-Martin, is still volunteering on his long-shot reelection campaign just days after she was indicted on a slew of fresh bribery and conspiracy charges. Hizzoner, during an Aug. 25 news conference where he was endorsed…
Aug. 25, 2025 By Ethan Marshall Sign up for our weekly email newsletter to stay updated on the latest housing lotteries in New York City. An affordable housing lottery for 13 units in a 7-story residential building at 143-26 84th Rd. in the Briarwood part of Jamaica will be coming to a close on Friday, Sept.…
Aug. 25, 2025 By Dean Moses The NYPD detective who was shot by “friendly fire” while responding to a Queens carjacking last week went home on Monday after a weekend in the hospital, getting a round of applause from fellow cops. Det. Corey Fisher smiled as he was wheeled on a stretcher out of…
Aug. 25, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Council Member Robert Holden hosted an annual backpack giveaway in Maspeth last Wednesday, making back-to-school season “more exciting” by providing local families with free school supplies ahead of the start of the academic year. Holden hosted the event at his district office at 58-38 69th St. on Wednesday,…
Aug. 25, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Council Member Robert Holden has condemned anti-ICE graffiti that appeared on the Kosciuszko Bridge last week, warning that “dangerous rhetoric will end in tragedy.” The graffiti, which appeared on a pedestrian walkway on the Kosciuszko Bridge on Friday, Aug. 22, promoted “death to all ICE agents,” prompting a…
Aug. 25, 2025 By Bill Parry A Brooklyn man was ordered held without bail after he was criminally charged with a slew of crimes for his attempted carjacking spree that led to an NYPD friendly fire incident in Whitestone on Aug. 22. Kevin Dubuisson, 28, was arraigned Sunday on a criminal complaint charging him…
Aug. 25, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Assembly Member Steven Raga hosted his third annual back-to-school backpack giveaway in Maspeth on Saturday, providing hundreds of local children with free school supplies ahead of the upcoming academic year. Raga held the giveaway at his Maspeth district office at 55-19 69th St. on Saturday morning to support…
Aug. 25, 2025 By Dean Moses The NYPD’s Quality of Life Team apprehended an alleged dog abuser in Queens on Sunday, one day after a Good Samaritan stopped him from tying up a pooch with duct tape and attempting to dump it in a park, police reported. amNewYork spoke with a 30-year-old woman, who…