April 21, 2023 By Zach Gewelb A 43-year-old man who was riding on a motorized scooter died in a collision with a school bus in Long Island City on Thursday, April 20, according to authorities. According to an investigation by the NYPD Highway District’s Collision Investigation Squad, a 54-year-old man was driving a 2017 Ford… Read more »
April 21, 2023 By Zach Gewelb Police from the 110th Precinct and 20th Transit District are searching for the creep who groped an MTA worker inside of the Roosevelt Avenue/74th Street subway station earlier this month. Police say the 36-year-old female MTA worker was on duty and working on the northbound E/F train line inside… Read more »
Apr. 19, 2023 By Michael Dorgan A reboot of the hit TV comedy series “Everybody Loves Raymond” will never happen, the show’s star actor Ray Romano has told Schneps Media. The series, which ran for 210 episodes from 1996 to 2005, is a sitcom classic and tells the story of everyman Raymond Barone (played by…
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Apr. 19, 2023 By Ethan Marshall Whitestone resident Katherine McQuade was crowned United States of America’s Miss 2023 earlier this month in Las Vegas. McQuade was one of the 26 finalists to compete in the April 2 pageant after previously being crowned United States of America’s Miss New York. “I’m very proud [to be crowned…
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April 19, 2023 By Michael Dorgan Police are searching for two suspects who allegedly carjacked a man in broad daylight at a Long Island City gas station on Tuesday, April 18. The 55-year-old victim was inside his 2005 Toyota Sienna at the BP gas station on Queens Boulevard and Skillman Avenue just before noon when… Read more »
Apr. 18, 2023 By Max Parrott
Two days before the toker-cherished marijuana holiday, April 20th, New York’s Office of Cannabis Management launched a campaign to tout the benefits of buying marijuana from the state’s seven legal dispensaries.
April 18, 2023 By Bill Parry After three tumultuous pandemic years, Katha and Don Preston Cato have decided to put their Queens World Film Festival (QWFF) on hiatus for a year so they can recalibrate before returning in 2024. When COVID-19 forced the city to shut down in March 2020, the Catos were forced to… Read more »
Apr. 17, 2023 By Bill Parry With the first phase of the $24 million structural repair work on the New York State Pavilion in Flushing Meadows Corona Park completed, NYC Parks on April 15 flipped the switch on the newly added dynamic architectural lighting, illuminating the Pavilion’s Tent of Tomorrow and Towers “Parks Green” to mark the…
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April 17, 2023 By Michael Dorgan Police have released photos of a suspect — whose hands and clothing appear to be covered in blood — wanted for allegedly stabbing and punching a straphanger at an Astoria subway station last month. The alleged incident took place inside the Broadway and 31st Street station on March 23… Read more »
April 17, 2023 By Ethan Marshall The Noguchi Museum in Long Island City will be hosting a series of community days on April 22, May 5 and June 17. During these community days, admission to the museum will be free and there will be free art-making workshops held for people aged 16 years and over…. Read more »