Sep. 26, 2024 By Czarinna Andres A statue of the Blessed Mother was damaged in a vandalism incident early Tuesday at the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church in Jamaica. The attack occurred around 3:15 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 24, when a man was caught on camera using a rock to strike the…
Sep. 26, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan The Commonpoint Closet, an annual free clothing pop-up event in Bayside, superseded expectations this year by distributing over 4,000 items to those in need. The event on Sunday, Sept. 22, inside the former Express in the Bay Terrace Shopping Center, saw a 70% increase in participation from last…
Sep. 26, 2024 By Bill Parry A good Samaritan onboard an A train attempted to stop a beatdown of a fellow rider by a group of men and was himself attacked by the perpetrators. Police from the 106th Precinct in Ozone Park and Transit District 23 reported that on the night of Saturday, Aug.…
Sep. 26, 2024 By Tracey Khan In a story of remarkable perseverance and entrepreneurial spirit, Sabrina Wright, the owner of Golden Sugar Bakery in Queens, New York, has transformed a modest $19.84 into a thriving six-figure business. Her journey from baking in Guyana to studying at the Culinary Institute of America and then starting her […]
Sep. 26, 2024 By Senator Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. September is Suicide Awareness Month, and as we observe this designated month, I can’t help but be reminded of the tremendous impact mental health has on our communities. Over 49,000 people died by suicide in 2022, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
Sep. 26, 2024 By Shane O’Brien New York International FC (NYIFC), an amateur soccer club, joined forces with a Manhattan-based therapeutic needs school and a global ocean conservation non-profit to clear 25 pounds of garbage from Rockaway Beach on Tuesday, Sept. 24. NYIFC partnered with Robert Louis Stevenson School on West 74th Street and…
Sep. 26, 2024 By Ethan Stark-Miller, Kirstyn Brendlen, Dean Moses and Robert Pozarycki Mayor Eric Adams was criminally charged on multiple counts of bribery, soliciting illegal foreign campaign donations and wire fraud in a historic Thursday indictment, making him the first sitting New York City mayor to be indicted and throwing his political future…
Sep. 26, 2024 By Bill Parry The Queens World Film Festival creative community will gather Friday evening at The Local in Long Island City for a special screening of “The Listening Tour,” an ongoing project in conjunction with Queens Public Library to create a historical record of life in Queens during the COVID-19 lockdown.…
Sep. 26, 2024 By Anthony Medina The St. Pancras Roman Catholic Church in Glendale is without power today and welcomes community support after firefighters battled a blaze on its building rooftop on Tuesday, Sept. 24. FDNY firefighters responded to a call of a fire at around 11 p.m. at the church, located at 72-22…
Sep. 26, 2024 By Ethan Marshall The newly reopened Queens Public Library Far Rockaway branch, located at 16-37 Central Ave., was named as the “Best New Building” by the Municipal Art Society of New York during its 2024 MASterworks Awards. The New York City Department of Design and Construction (NYC DDC) handled the library’s design and…