Author: schnepsrestagent

Pair of firefighters injured while battling two-alarm fire in Whitestone: FDNY

Mar. 30, 2023 By Zachary Gewelb Two firefighters were injured while battling a two-alarm fire in Whitestone Thursday evening, according to the FDNY. The FDNY received a call at 5:30 p.m. on March 30 regarding a fire at Q’s Moving Corp., a three-story building located at 149-16 14th Ave., not far from the FDNY Engine…
Read More

Queens goes green: Borough’s first woman-owned adult-use cannabis dispensary celebrates soft opening in Jamaica

Mar. 30, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed Dozens of customers were lined up outside of Good Grades, Queens’ first woman-owned adult-use retail cannabis dispensary, which celebrated its soft opening in Jamaica on Thursday, March 30. The new cannabis shop, located at 162-03 Jamaica Ave., opened its doors at 2:45 p.m., and customer Rico Brown could not…
Read More

Man sought for assaulting teenager and stealing his phone in Flushing: NYPD

Mar. 30, 2023 By Julia Moro Police are searching for the man who shoved a teenager to the ground and snatched his cellphone in Flushing earlier this month. Authorities say that a 19-year-old man was walking near 135-32 Roosevelt Ave. at approximately 5:30 p.m. on Monday, March 13, within the confines of the 109th Precinct,…
Read More

Jamaica man sentenced in fatal shooting of grocery store worker in 2011: DA

Mar. 30, 2023 By Bill Parry It took nearly a dozen years, but justice has finally been meted out in Queens Criminal Court for the fatal shooting of a Jamaica grocery store worker in 2011. Dewayne Henry, 45, of Long Street, on March 30 received an indeterminate sentence of 25 years to life in prison…
Read More

Editorial | Save local news in New York: A message to ‘the three people in the room’

Mar. 30, 2023 Schneps Media It’s time for the “three people in the room” traditionally responsible for working out New York’s annual budget to deliver a front-page rescue for New York state’s journalism industry. That rescue comes in the form of the “Local Journalism Sustainability Act” (S.625/A.2958), one of the many legislative items now…