E-Bike Rider Killed in Hit-And-Run on the Belt Parkway in South Ozone Park

Jun. 7, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller

New York City is set to receive nearly $105 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to help defray the $1.2 billion it’s already spent on sheltering and providing for tens of thousands of migrants, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries announced Wednesday.

Jun. 7, 2023 By Dean Moses

The Big Apple turned a deep orange on Wednesday afternoon as city officials continue to warn residents to stay clear of the smog wafting from the Canadian wildfire.

Jun. 7, 2023 By Bill Parry

A Connecticut man was arrested Wednesday and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and a slew of other crimes and violations in connection with a fiery multi-vehicle collision on the Belt Parkway in Howard Beach nearly a year ago.

Jun. 7, 2023 By Christian Murray, Dean Moses, Sarah Belle Lin, Ethan Stark-Miller and Robert Pozarycki

The ominous, sometimes orange haze that has been lingering over New York City since Monday is likely to stick around until the weekend—as the smoke from the Canadian wildfires continue to envelop the five boroughs.

Jun. 7, 2023 By Ethan Marshall

The CVS located at 172-21 46th Ave. in Auburndale will be shutting down on July 10, according to one of the store’s supervisors. Until then, the store intends to provide the same quality service for its customers.

A homeless woman living at a Brooklyn shelter was criminally charged on June 6 with attempted murder for shoving an 18-year-old high school girl onto the tracks in a Woodhaven subway station on Monday morning.

June 7, 2023 By Michael Dorgan 

Members of the striking Writers Guild of America picketed outside the Silvercup East Studios in Long Island City on Tuesday, June 6, leading to the day’s shooting of the TV show “Daredevil” to be shut down.

June 7, 2023 By Bill Parry

As the city continues to be shrouded in a smoke-filled haze from Canadian wildfires, Mayor Eric Adams and senior administration officials Wednesday advised New Yorkers to stay indoors as much as possible, particularly those with underlying health conditions.

At 10 p.m. Tuesday night the city’s air quality index hit 218, a level considered to be “very unhealthy,” Adams and his team said during a Wednesday morning press briefing at New York City Emergency Management (NYCEM) headquarters in Downtown Brooklyn. But as of 7 a.m. Wednesday morning, air quality improved slightly to a score of 174 in the Bronx. New York City typically has a score of 50.

The Richmond Hill and South Ozone Park Lions Club, in partnership with local elected officials and community leaders, raised a Progress Pride Flag at the 133rd Street and Liberty Avenue intersection triangle in Richmond Hill, on Tuesday, June 6. 

Richmond Hill-South Ozone Park Lions Club 2nd Vice District Governor, Romeo Hitlall, with the aid of attendees, placed and raised the Pride flag on the existing flagpole, solidifying shared support of the LGBTQ+ community in Richmond Hill and the entire borough.