Aug. 29, 2024 By Athena Dawson The fare-free program for a busy Queens bus line is ending this week. On Saturday, Aug. 31, the fare-free bus pilot program for the Q4 will end, with fare collection resuming on Sept. 1. The Q4 bus service runs between Linden Boulevard and 235th Street in Cambria Heights…
Aug. 29, 2024 By Shane O’Brien City Parks Foundation, a non-profit offering free youth programs in public parks throughout the five boroughs, honored three-time grand slam winner Lindsay Davenport at its Annual Tennis Benefit at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on Tuesday, Aug. 27. The non-profit also honored humanitarian and philanthropist Jean…
Aug. 29, 2024 By Bill Parry A Flushing man was indicted by a Queens grand jury for stealing a Sefer Torah from a Far Rockaway yeshiva in May. Saul Colon, 37, of Parsons Boulevard, was arraigned in Queens Supreme Court on Monday on the indictment charging him with grand larceny and burglary for taking…
Aug. 28, 2024 By Bill Parry A West Virginia man pleaded guilty in Brooklyn federal court on Friday to murder while engaged in narcotics trafficking for his role in the 1991 murder of Oscar Flow in Springfield Gardens. As part of his plea, 60-year-old Jerome “Sha” Jones also admitted to his role in the…
Aug. 28, 2024 By Athena Dawson A Moroccan-Israeli restaurant serving up vibrant Mediterranean food has opened its newest Queens location. Claudette’s, a family-owned restaurant focused on health-conscious, hearty offerings, is now operating its third location, at 157-02 Crossbay Blvd. in Howard Beach. Opened in mid-July, the Howard Beach restaurant mirrors Claudette’s other locations, offering…
Aug. 28, 2024 By Anthony Medina Queens Community Board 5 — which represents Ridgewood, Maspeth, Middle Village and Glendale — returns from its summer break with a general board meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 10. The board meeting is scheduled to take place at Christ the King High School cafeteria, located at 68-02 Metropolitan Ave.,…
Aug. 28, 2024 By Bill Parry A Jamaica man was indicted by a Queens grand jury on murder and other charges for beating a 39-year-old neighbor to death with a chair last month. Rahmel Tedder, 30, of 175th St., was arraigned Tuesday in Queens Supreme Court on a five-count indictment charging him with murder,…
Aug. 28, 2024 By Athena Dawson A beloved Richmond Hill institution, Ho Wan Restaurant, has closed its doors after more than four decades of serving the community. Residents from South Ozone Park and Richmond Hill took to Facebook to mourn the loss of the Cantonese and Szechuan-style eatery, which had been a neighborhood staple…
Aug. 27, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Queens Borough President Donovan Richards has announced his conditional support for Mayor Eric Adams’ City of Yes housing plan, which would update the city’s zoning laws and make it easier to build affordable housing units and convert office buildings to housing. The city estimates that the proposal could…
Aug. 27, 2024 By Bill Parry The NYPD’s Hate Crimes Task Force is looking for a vandal who sprayed anti-Semitic graffiti in Woodhaven just after midnight on Wednesday, Aug 14. Police from the 102nd Precinct in Richmond Hill reported that the unidentified man was in the vicinity of 91st Street and Jamaica Avenue, where…