Aug. 5, 2025 By Ethan Marshall and Ramy Mahmoud Leadership from Episcopal Health Services (EHS) and local elected officials came together to mark the opening of a new labor and delivery suite with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday, July 31, at St. John’s Episcopal Hospital, located at 327 Beach 19th St. in Far Rockaway.…
Aug. 5, 2025 By Bill Parry Police from the 102nd Precinct are looking for a vandal who was caught on video surveillance slashing the tires on a Cityline Ozone Park Civilian Patrol (COPCP) marked patrol car and a second vehicle during the early morning of Tuesday, July 29. The security camera footage shows the…
Aug. 5, 2025 By Athena Dawson A new airport lounge with unique amenities has landed in John F. Kennedy Airport’s Terminal 4. JFK’s Terminal 4’s newest addition is the Capital One Airport Lounge, a flagship 13,500-square-foot lounge — their largest to date — that opened to the public on June 19. The 24/7 lounge offers…
Aug. 5, 2025 By Shane O’Brien The Sunnyside Shines Business Improvement District (BID) unveiled a new lighting initiative on Greenpoint Avenue, celebrating the diversity of the business corridor by making it the “Avenue of the World.” The initiative, which illuminates light poles along Greenpoint Avenue with sun designs and colors of national flags that…
Aug. 5, 2025 By Athena Dawson As back-to-school season approaches, Assemblymember Ron Kim is hosting a backpack giveaway in Flushing. The annual Back-to-School Backpack Giveaway will be held on Friday, Aug. 8, at 11 a.m., in the back lot of the 109th Police Precinct along Union Street. The event is open to youngsters in…
Aug. 4, 2025 By Bill Parry As it endeavors to become the largest commercial casino in the nation, Resorts World New York City has received its last major land use approval for its $5.5 billion vision to create an integrated resort at Aqueduct Racetrack in South Ozone Park, ensuring work can immediately begin if…
Aug. 4, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Queens Public Library will offer seven-day service at five new locations after the City Council secured a $2 million investment to expand weekend library services across the New York in the city’s FY 26 budget. QPL’s Sunday service will be extended to libraries in Glen Oaks, Hunters Point,…
Aug. 4, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Tenants and elected officials gathered in Glendale Saturday afternoon to protest against what they described as “displacement tactics” enforced by the landlord of three residential buildings on Clover Place — accusations which the landlord strongly denies. Residents at 56-07, 56-11 and 56-21 Clover Pl. have accused the building’s…
Aug. 4, 2025 By Bill Parry Police from the 114th Precinct in Astoria are looking for a burglar who, late last month, went on a one-man crime spree and targeted four restaurants in just over a week. Police say the first break-in occurred on the night of Monday, July 21, when the suspect entered…
Aug. 4, 2025 By Ethan Marshall and Ramy Mahmoud With the 35th annual Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in New York coming to Flushing Meadows Corona Park on Aug. 9-10, the organizers of the highly anticipated event held an Awakening Ceremony on Wednesday, July 30, at the Bethesda Fountain in Central Park. This ceremony…