Jul. 2, 2024 By Christian Murray Approximately 180 dragon boat teams took to the waters at Flush Meadows Corona Park over the June 29/30 weekend for their first practice session of the year in preparation for the upcoming festival. The teams are getting ready for the 32nd annual NYC Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival, scheduled…
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Jul. 2, 2024 By Athena Dawson The three library systems across New York City—including the Queens Public Library—will be fully funded following a deal that Mayor Eric Adams and the City Council reached while negotiating the 2025 budget. Under the deal, library branches in Queens and across the city will not have to cut service…
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Jul. 1, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Elected officials gathered in Flushing on July 1 to meet with family members of the victims of a car crash at a nail salon on Long Island last week that left four dead and nine injured. U.S. Rep. Grace Meng, State Sen. John Liu, Assemblymember Ron Kim and Council…
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Jul. 1, 2024 By Christian Murray Police discovered two bodies in the water off the shore of the Rockaways over the weekend, a little over a week after two teenage boys disappeared while swimming in the area. Cops recovered one body at around 9 p.m. Saturday off Beach 114th Street and the Ocean Promenade. The…
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Jul. 1, 2024 By Robert Pozarycki and Christian Murray A police officer who worked out of the 102nd Precinct in Richmond Hill was killed along with three others when an alleged drunk driver slammed his SUV into a nail salon in Deer Park in Suffolk County at around 4:30 p.m. on June 28. Police Officer Emilia…
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Jul. 1, 2024 By Bill Parry
Police from the 102nd Precinct in Richmond Hill are still looking for two gunmen who shot a 32-year-old man last month and stole nearly $70,000 worth of jewelry from his 47-year-old co-worker inside a warehouse before speeding away from the crime scene in a getaway car.
Jul. 1, 2024 By Athena Dawson Expect to see more e-scooters operating on the streets of eastern Queens. The New York City Department of Transportation launched its e-scooter program in eastern Queens on Thursday, June 27. Docking portals are now being installed in both northeast and southeast Queens, and the program will go into full…
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Jul. 1, 2024 By Christian Murray The Port Authority is launching a summer sale on AirTrain tickets to ease vehicle congestion at JFK Airport amid extensive construction. From July 1 through Labor Day, the AirTrain fare will be reduced to half price, lowering the cost to $4.50 for riders entering or exiting at Howard Beach…
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Jun. 28, 2024 By Ethan Marshall The Queens County Farm Museum has opened its seasonal farmstands on its site in Floral Park and at the Jamaica Hospital Medical Center in Richmond Hill. Farm-fresh fruits and vegetables will be available at these farmstands until November. Located at 134-20 Jamaica Ave., the farmstand at the Jamaica Hospital…
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Jun. 28, 2024 By Bill Parry
A Queens grand jury indicted the son of rapper Remy Ma and another man for a 2021 murder-for-hire of a reputed Astoria drug kingpin in South Jamaica.