Jan. 3, 2023 By Christian Murray A local non-profit organization is hosting a Three Kings Day celebration Thursday at Blessed Sacrament Church in Jackson Heights. The event, which is for families with children ages 4-10, is being organized by AAFE, a community development organization dedicated to advancing social and economic justice for Asian Americans and… Read more »
Jan. 3, 2023 By Christian Murray The city’s annual Mulchfest is back for another year, giving residents a chance to dispose of their Christmas trees in an eco-friendly way. Residents can bring their Christmas trees to a select number of city parks to be turned into mulch during the annual Mulchfest. This year’s event will take… Read more »
Jan. 3, 2023 By Michael Dorgan A man is dead after the moped he was driving collided with a car in Jackson Heights early Monday. Tyrell Davis, 31, was riding his gas-powered moped at a high rate of speed through the intersection at 75th Street and 32nd Avenue at around 1:20 a.m. when he lost… Read more »
Jan. 3, 2023 By Christian Murray Police are looking for a man who attempted to invade the residence of a 75-year-old woman at knife point in Elmhurst on Christmas Day. The knife-wielding suspect allegedly entered the elderly woman’s home—located in the vicinity of 51st Avenue and 90th Street—at around 9 a.m. The suspect was then… Read more »
Jan. 3, 2023 By Christian Murray A 46-year-old Maspeth man is dead after falling off his electric scooter just blocks from his home Monday night. Hamdan Almatare, of 65th Place, fell from his scooter in the vicinity of Hamilton Place and Borden Avenue at approximately 11 p.m., according to police. When officers arrived on the… Read more »
Dec. 29, 2022 By Elijah Hamilton When one enters Ellen’s Wines & Spirits, it’s easy to feel a sense of ease that few wine shops offer. That is the atmosphere that head sommelier and owner of the Ellen Wines and Spirits, Debbie Jones, is bringing to the table with her new winery. Located at 50-05… Read more »
Dec. 28, 2022 By Dean Moses Queens cops cuffed a MTA bus driver on Tuesday after he allegedly mowed down his wife with their SUV while his children watched the heinous attack. According to police sources, 36-year-old Stephen Giraldo was driving a 2005 Ford Explorer with his three young children in the rear when he… Read more »
Dec. 27, 2022 By Bill Parry An Ozone Park man was killed in a fiery single-car collision near JFK Airport early Monday morning, according to authorities. Dylan Dipnarine, 24, of 78th Street, was driving on the Nassau Expressway just before 3:30 a.m. on Dec. 26 when he lost control of his vehicle and went airborne… Read more »
Dec. 21, 2022 By Ethan Stark-Miller Mayor Eric Adams and City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams (no relation) are at odds over the mayor’s suggestion that the council cut its nearly $600 million discretionary budget in half as a means of fiscal belt-tightening amid the growing expense of the migrant crisis currently engulfing the Big Apple…. Read more »
Dec. 22, 2022 By Carlotta Mohamed Amid the holiday season and upcoming celebrations for the Lunar New Year, downtown Flushing business owners, community leaders and elected officials are expressing concerns over public safety, as crimes have surged in the area within the past year. It’s a pressing issue in the primarily Asian neighborhood that suffered… Read more »