Sept. 16, 2024 By Shane O’Brien A coalition of community groups held a community sleepout and potluck on Vernon Boulevard on Saturday evening as part of efforts to present an alternative to the One LIC Neighborhood Plan. Dozens of people attended Saturday’s event, hosted by Western Queens Community Land Trust (WQCLT), LIC Coalition and the Hunters Point Community… Read more »
Sept. 16, 2024 By Czarinna Andres NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst has officially reopened its upgraded Radiation Oncology department for advanced cancer treatments. The $5.5 million renovation, funded by the Queens Borough President’s Office, equips the department with life-saving radiation therapy tools, including the Varian TrueBeam Linear Accelerator (LINAC), a machine designed to treat cancer wherever… Read more »
Sept. 13, 2024 By Staff Report The Siena Condominium at 31-27 Crescent St. has achieved a significant sales milestone, surpassing 50% of its units sold since its launch in March 2024, according to an announcement by Park Construction Corp. and The Gavrilov Grasso Team of The Corcoran Group. The seven-story luxury development features 28 one-… Read more »
Sept. 13, 2024 By Bill Parry Two teenagers were abducted in Corona by several men in a gray 4-door Ford Fusion and robbed at gunpoint before they were released at a Citi Field parking lot during the afternoon of Sunday, Sept. 1. Police from the 115th Precinct in Jackson Heights reported that a 15-year-old boy… Read more »
Sept. 12, 2024 By Bill Parry A Woodside woman is accused of being the criminal mastermind of a ring that allegedly stole more than $180,000 in death benefits from union members and their next of kin, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced on Wednesday. Catherine Wenzell-Reyes, 36, was arrested by members of the Queens DA… Read more »
Sept. 12, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan Western Queens Assembly Member Jessica González-Rojas has partnered with Bronx Senator Gustavo Rivera to introduce legislation to eliminate the cost of asthma inhalers for those with insurance. Many patients are currently expected to share the cost of an inhaler with their provider through a deductible or copayment. If passed,… Read more »
Sept. 10, 2024 By Bill Parry A grieving Woodside mother returned to the intersection where her 16-year-old daughter was fatally struck by a hit-and-run delivery truck on the last day of school, calling for urgent city action to curb traffic violence and safeguard children after the same driver also injured her younger daughter. Maria Sumba… Read more »
Sept. 6, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Community leaders and local business owners gathered Thursday afternoon to demand action against a rise in criminal organizations, drug rings, human trafficking, prostitution and shoplifting syndicates along Roosevelt Avenue. The event, which took place at 90-20 Elmhurst Ave., was organized by former City Council Member Hiram Monserrate in response… Read more »
Sept. 5, 2024 by Shane O’Brien Popular Astoria pet store Tom’s Pet Supply will close its doors in December after more than five years on Broadway. The store, opened by Tom Odermatt at 21-11 Broadway, has provided a wide range of pet supplies since opening in 2019, including products for dogs, cats, fish and reptiles…. Read more »
Sept. 4, 2024 By Bill Parry A 52-year-old man was robbed at gunpoint by two masked men in Woodside during the early morning of Tuesday, Aug. 27. The victim was walking on a commercial stretch of Broadway near 64th Street just before 4 a.m. when two strangers approached him from behind, and one of his… Read more »