Oct. 3, 2024 By Bill Parry Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz introduced one of the newest members of her team on Wednesday as part of her office’s public information campaign during Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Kimi, a 2-year-old golden retriever/Labrador retriever, has been appointed as a facility dog to provide comfort and companionship to…
Oct. 3, 2024 By Czarinna Andres Senator Joseph P. Addabbo, Jr., and Assembly Member Jenifer Rajkumar hosted a paper shredding event in Forest Park on Saturday to promote identity theft prevention and environmentally responsible document disposal. The event, held on Sept. 28, aimed to provide a secure way for residents to dispose of sensitive…
Oct. 3, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan A group representing dozens of civic and neighborhood organizations across Queens is calling for an investigation into a citywide housing proposal amid federal probes into the mayor and his administration. On Monday, the Queens Civic Congress released a statement calling for an immediate halt to the City of…
Oct. 3, 2024 By Barbara Russo-Lennon Schools Chancellor David Banks will step down from his post on Oct. 16, more than two months earlier than he originally planned — apparently at the request of the embattled Mayor Eric Adams. City Hall announced Banks’ hastened departure on Wednesday night. In a statement to amNewYork Metro,…
Oct. 3, 2024 By Ethan Marshall As the New York Mets look to clinch a trip to the National League Division Series Wednesday night in Milwaukee, the team announced that beginning as early as Thursday, Oct. 3, Citi Field will be hosting watch parties of select away games during the playoffs. Mets fans can…
Oct. 3, 2024 By Robert Pozarycki Queens detectives are looking for three men connected to a botched robbery that ended with two people shot and wounded. Police released on Wednesday night images of two suspects involved in the shooting that occurred at about 2:10 a.m. on Sept. 29 near a playground at the corner…
Oct. 2, 2024 By Athena Dawson A musical about a posse of rebellious iconic princesses is premiering in the world’s borough this October. “Disenchanted!” will begin the first leg of its U.S. tour at the Queens Theatre, located at 14 United Nations Ave. S., in Flushing Meadows Corona Park on Oct. 10 and 11. …
Oct. 2, 2024 By Bill Parry Police from the 109th Precinct in Flushing are looking for a trio of turnstile-jumping, chain-snatching robbers who targeted a 7 train rider at the Main Street subway station late last month. The incident took place on the night of Thursday, Sept. 26, when a 24-year-old man was walking…
Oct. 2, 2024 By Czarinna Andres and Paul Frangipane In the lead-up to the Jewish High Holidays, local officials and community leaders gathered at Tomchei Shabbos of Queens located at 129-01 Metropolitan Ave. in Kew Gardens on Monday, Sept. 30. U.S. Representatives Gregory Meeks and Grace Meng, Attorney General Letitia James, State Senators Joe…
Oct. 2, 2024 By Ethan Marshall A construction project on a 47-story mixed-use skyscraper complex at 71-12 Park Ave. in Kew Gardens Hills is set to begin. Located along Parsons Boulevard, between 71st Avenue and 72nd Avenue and adjacent to the 107th Precinct, the complex will consist of two towers at a shared podium.…