Aug. 15, 2023 By Bill Parry While it remains difficult to pinpoint the exact number of illegal smoke shops and unlicensed cannabis dispensaries that have proliferated across Queens, it is estimated that more than 8,000 are operating citywide. On Monday a new law was enacted that gives the authorities the power to fine landlords for…
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Aug. 15, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed In response to the rapidly growing opioid overdose crisis among the Bukharian Jewish community in Queens, the UJA-Federation of NY has launched a new initiative to provide 12 community-based institutions with free Narcan kits. This first-of-its-kind initiative brings together The Jewish Board, a licensed Narcan provider, with the local…
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Aug. 14, 2023 By Anthony Medina The SiriusXM and Pandora event “For The Love: 50 Years of Hip-Hop” featured the legendary hip-hop group the Wu-Tang Clan exclusively at the Knockdown Center in Maspeth for one night only on Thursday, Aug. 10. As part of a series of celebrations across the city, in recognition hip-hop’s golden…
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Aug. 14, 2023 By Bill Parry When St. Albans’ favorite son LL Cool J brought his Rock The Bells Festival to Forest Hills Stadium on Aug. 5, he was just over a mile away from where a unique eight-foot-tall bronze sculpture of him stood until recently in Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Astoria-based sculptor Sherwin Banfield…
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Aug. 14, 2023 By Bill Parry An elderly woman was struck and killed on the Cross Island Parkway in Rosedale early Monday morning after she was walking on the highway, according to an NYPD spokeswoman. Police from the 105th Precinct responded to a 911 call of a pedestrian struck just after 5 a.m. on Aug….
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Aug. 14, 2023 By Bill Parry The sounds of Argentine and Italian classics echoed across the Hillcrest campus of St. John’s University as the Queens Symphony Orchestra performed at the school’s 23rd annual Great Lawn Summer Concert on the evening of Aug. 8. Alumni joined with members of University administration and the public for what…
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Aug. 14, 2023 By Anthony Medina TikTok followers of the Olympic gold medalist and history-maker Laurie Hernandez may have seen a familiar Queens location on her page earlier this month. In a paid partnership video on TikTok, Hernandez can be seen showcasing some of her winning dance moves while holding a large department store designer…
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Aug. 14, 2023 By Anthony Medina Drivers who frequent Park Lane South in Richmond Hill may have to consider thinking twice before using residential streets to bypass everyday traffic congestion. In a joint letter sent to the New York City Department of Transportation Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez on Tuesday, Aug. 8, Queens Assemblyman Andrew Hevesi, Senator…
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Aug. 11, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed A project to install a new 20-inch diameter water main on 108th Street from 66th Avenue to 67th Drive in Forest Hills will disrupt water service beginning Monday, Aug. 14 through Friday, Aug. 18, according to the city Department of Design & Construction (DDC). The DDC is managing the…
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Aug. 11, 2023 By Anthony Medina and Bill Parry A 93-year-old woman was killed and a 69-year-old woman was injured while the FDNY battled a two-alarm fire in Ozone Park Friday afternoon, and the FDNY Fire Marshal’s office announced Saturday that the blaze was caused by a lithium-ion battery that caused such intense heat that it…
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