Aug. 21, 2024 By Athena Dawson The king of dancehall is coming to Queens. Sean Paul, a prominent Jamaican dancehall singer, rapper and DJ, will headline a concert as part of the Rise Up NYC concert series on Saturday, Aug. 24. The free concert will be held at Roy Wilkins Park, located on Merrick…
Aug. 20, 2024 By Athena Dawson Overgrown medians and trash-strewn streets across Queens are raising quality-of-life concerns among residents throughout the borough. Queens Borough President Donovan Richards held a press conference on Tuesday, Aug. 13, urging city agencies to address the neglected medians throughout the borough. Standing in front of an overgrown median at…
Aug. 20, 2024 By Bill Parry Disgraced Hollywood movie mogul Harvey Weinstein will remain in custody on Rikers Island pending the outcome of his upcoming retrial in Manhattan on rape and sexual assault charges, scheduled to begin in November. Weinstein was arraigned in Queens Criminal Court on Monday morning during an administrative function under…
Aug. 20, 2024 By Ethan Marshall New York City saw the number of new listings in July 2024 reach its lowest level since 2016, with Queens experiencing a deep decline in new listings over this period, according to a report by the real estate listing site StreetEasy. Year-over-year, the number of new listings in…
Aug. 19, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan Two days after a family was held hostage during a home invasion in Douglaston, city officials gathered outside local Council Member Vickie Paldino’s office on Monday afternoon to applaud the NYPD’s efficient response. Officials from the NYPD shared details about how the operation, which was compared to something…
Aug. 19, 2024 By Athena Dawson New York City could be one step closer to officially recognizing August as Black Business Month. Queens Council Member Nantasha Williams introduced a package of seven resolutions on Thursday, Aug. 15, supporting legislation created by the state legislature and Congress to bolster Black-owned businesses. The Black Business Month…
Aug. 19, 2024 By Bill Parry A Springfield Gardens woman who was struck and killed by an MTA bus earlier this month was identified by the NYPD on Friday. Amesha Mishael Keys, 31, was two blocks from her home on Baisley Boulevard near 171st Street on the night of Tuesday, Aug. 8, when she…
Aug. 17, 2024 By Athena Dawson Elmhurst Hospital is receiving major funding to support the growing medical needs of expecting mothers and children living in Queens. Gov. Kathy Hochul announced a landmark $27.5 million investment into Elmhurst Hospital’s maternal and pediatric healthcare facilities on Wednesday, Aug. 14. Hochul held a press conference at the…
Aug. 16, 2024 By Bill Parry A homeless man from Brooklyn was indicted by a Queens grand jury for a stabbing spree that left two men wounded in Ozone Park during the evening of Wednesday, Aug. 7. Feruz Radjabov, 40, whose last known address was on East 10th Street in Midwood, was arraigned Friday…
Aug. 16, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan Under the federal Water Resources Development Act (WRDA), local lawmakers were able to secure $190 million to address flooding in Queens over the next two years. The provision of the WRDA, which authorizes the Army Corp of Engineers to improve the nation’s water infrastructure, was originally introduced by…