Jul. 24, 2024 By Ethan Marshall Queens community members and leaders gathered at Alley Pond Park in Oakland Gardens to celebrate the completion of four new pickleball courts in the athletic fields on Friday, July 19. The completion of this $28,000 project provides a dedicated space for one of the fastest growing sports in…
Jul. 23, 2024 Athena Dawson The Bankra Caribbean Cultural Festival will be returning to St. Albans in August to bring plenty of great Caribbean music, entertainment and more to the community. Braata Productions will host its 11th annual festival at Archie Spigner Park, located on 169th Street between Merrick Boulevard and Marne Place, on…
Jul. 23, 2024 By Ethan Marshall The median asking price for rent in New York City rose in June 2024 compared to the same time the previous year, contributing heavily to less demand for rentals, according to a report by the real estate listing site StreetEasy. Year-over-year, the median asking rent in New York…
Jul. 23, 2024 By Bill Parry Police from the 104th Precinct in Ridgewood are looking for a burglar who stole property and cash from an employee locker room at a warehouse in Glendale that is home to the Finback Brewery factory and other businesses on the night of Thursday, July 18. The perpetrator entered…
Jul. 23, 2024 By Bill Parry and Lloyd Mitchell The FDNY battled a blaze that broke out on the top floor of a 3-story apartment building in Ozone Park on Monday night. The call was received just before 9 p.m. and units from the 39th Battalion arrived at 105-10 77th St. minutes later to…
Jul. 23, 2024 By Anthony Medina Medical experts are warning the public of new and persistent COVID-19 variants as infection rates grow across the state this summer. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates COVID-19 infections in New York are likely growing to epidemic status, according to information released by the CDC…
Jul. 22, 2024 By Bill Parry A Springfield Gardens couple was sentenced in Queens Supreme Court on Monday in a groundbreaking case of endangering the welfare of a child charges for allowing their 16-year-old son to drive a sports car they gave him before he was old enough to drive. The teenager was charged…
Jul. 22, 2024 By Ethan Marshall The New York Mets and mass mobility service company Rally on July 19 announced a partnership to provide shuttle service to three upcoming Mets games from special locations or crowdsourced trips. This service will be available for the Saturday, July 27, game against the Atlanta Braves, the Saturday,…
Jul. 22, 2024 By Gabriele Holtermann Debate over the Creedmoor Community Master Plan tp create more than 2,700 housing units on the psychiatric hospital’s vast campus in eastern Queens continued during the Empire State Development (ESD) virtual public scoping meeting on July 18. Numerous residents and activists pushed for the plan’s approval because it would…
Jul. 20, 2024 By Athena Dawson Residents in southeast Queens have taken to social media to voice their complaints about the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) recent expansion of its e-scooter program into the area. Many residents have posted on Facebook groups and other online forums to complain about the e-scooter program that launched on…