Sep. 12, 2024 By Czarinna Andres The Shops at Skyview will host a Moon Festival celebration on Saturday, Sept. 14, inviting the Queens community to partake in the rich traditions of this important Asian holiday. The event, which runs from 2 to 6 p.m., offers a mix of complementary and ticketed activities, including cultural…
Sep. 12, 2024 By Athena Dawson The NYPD, in partnership with Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz’s office, is hosting a gun buyback program on Saturday, Sept. 21, at First Presbyterian Church, located at 89-60 164th St. in Jamaica. From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., residents can surrender as many guns as they wish; however,…
Sep. 12, 2024 By Czarinna Andres Episcopal Health Services (EHS) is expanding its efforts to address food insecurity in Far Rockaway through its third year of participation in the Health Bucks program while also providing free health screenings and nutritional counseling at local farmers markets. This initiative, led by the EHS Population Health team,…
Sep. 12, 2024 By Anthony Medina The 9/11 Vigil Committee gathered at Juniper Valley Park in Middle Village on Wednesday, Sept. 11, for a yearly candlelight vigil and prayer service to honor those who lost their lives on Sept. 11. 2001. On the 23rd anniversary of the attacks on 9/11, neighbors joined together at the 9/11…
Sep. 12, 2024 By George Onuorah The much-anticipated Sept. 10 presidential debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump has come and gone, leaving the usual flurry of pundits and political analysts dissecting who emerged victorious. While debates have traditionally been seen as crucial to a candidate’s path to the White…
Sep. 12, 2024 By Dean Moses, Ethan Stark-Miller and Robert Pozarycki Police Commissioner Edward Caban has resigned amid an ongoing federal investigation. Multiple outlets reported on Sept. 12 that Caban had stepped down from the post he held for roughly a year as head of the 34,000-member NYPD. Two high-ranking police sources subsequently confirmed those…
Sep. 12, 2024 By Anthony Medina A full schedule for the weekend-long Ridgewood Off-Kilter Film Festival has been revealed, with nearly a dozen Ridgewood-based artists being featured. The Ridgewood Off-Kilter Film Festival (R.O.F.F.) returns this month for its second year, bringing over 30 screenings of unconventional yet exceptional films to the heart of Ridgewood.…
Sep. 12, 2024 By Bill Parry A former American Airlines mechanic at JFK International Airport was sentenced in Brooklyn federal court to nine years in prison for his role in a conspiracy to import and possess cocaine. Paul Belloisi, 56, of Smithtown, Long Island, was convicted in May 2023 following a one-week jury trial…
Sep. 12, 2024 By Anthony Medina Rentar Development Corp., the owners and builders of the retail center at 66-22 Metropolitan Ave. in Middle Village, will begin renovating and rebranding Metro Mall under the new name “The Shops at Rentar Plaza” starting this fall. The development corporation responsible for the shopping facility says the space…
Sep. 11, 2024 By Czarinna Andres U.S. Representative Tom Suozzi (D-Queens, Long Island) hosted his annual “Hometown Heroes” event on Tuesday, Sept. 3, honoring ten law enforcement officers for their exceptional service. The ceremony, held outside the Glen Cove Police Department, celebrated officers from across Suozzi’s district, which includes parts of the North Shore…