Oct. 4, 2024 By Bill Parry A Manhattan man was convicted of murder for strangling a transgender woman to death in her Glendale apartment and then tampering with physical evidence in 2010 for the second time. Rasheen Everett, 43, of Jefferson Street in Lower Manhattan, was originally tried and found guilty in 2013. That…
Oct. 4, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Queens Council Member Robert Holden has voiced concerns over New York City’s sanctuary city laws following an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) report revealing that a Venezuelan gang member, convicted of criminal possession of a firearm, was twice released into the community after local jurisdiction ignored ICE detainer…
Oct. 4, 2024 By Barbara Russo-Lennon Mandatory composting in NYC per the Zero Waste Act goes into effect this Sunday, Oct. 6, throughout all five boroughs. Pick-up is once a week on your designated recycling day. The Department of Sanitation (DSNY) said all compost must go into bins 55 gallons or less with a…
Oct. 4, 2024 By Bill Parry Homicide detectives out of the 101st Precinct in Far Rockaway are investigating the fatal shooting of a 59-year-old man at the Ocean Bay Apartments NYCHA complex in Arverne on the night of Thursday, Oct. 4. Police responded to a 911 call of a person shot inside an apartment…
Oct. 4, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan A study examining how fish in Jamaica Bay responded to environmental stressors over the past three decades found a fish ecosystem reshaped due to climate change. Although it has long been confirmed that changes in water temperature are displacing fish, this study is the first and largest to…
Oct. 4, 2024 By Czarinna Andres Two Cuban migrants wanted for attempted murder in Florida were arrested Thursday after checking into a city-operated shelter in Queens Village, police sources said. Jaroscar Chavez Silva, 36, and his brother, Roshiel Chavez Silva, 30, had been on the run since a near-fatal shooting in Orlando last month.…
Oct. 4, 2024 By Athena Dawson NYC Parks’ Learn to Swim program is back for Queens residents of all ages. Starting now, anyone can register for NYC Park’s Learn to Swim lottery to take free classes at recreation centers throughout the city. Flushing Meadows Aquatic Center and Roy Wilkins Park Recreation Center are available for Queens…
Oct. 4, 2024 By Bill Parry Workers at a Woodhaven bakery were terrorized by a gunman who stormed into their store on the night of Monday, Sept. 23, police said Wednesday. The masked-up stranger burst into the Paneorama Italian bakery at 95-20 Jamaica Ave. at around 8 p.m. and pointed a rifle at a…
Oct. 4, 2024 By Czarinna Andres Team members of Episcopal Health Services (EHS) in Far Rockaway came together to promote breast cancer awareness and research last week, hosting a “Real Men Wear Pink” Fashion Show. The event, held on Sept. 27 at the EHS Clinical Learning Center, featured EHS’s “Real Men Wear Pink” ambassadors,…
Oct. 4, 2024 By Ethan Stark-Miller Nearly 70% of New York City residents think Mayor Eric Adams should resign following his historic indictment on federal corruption charges last week, a new NPR/PBS News/Marist Poll out Friday has found. The survey of 1,073 adult Big Apple residents, contacted by text or online between Sept. 30 and…