Jan. 6, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Ride-sharing app Lyft has announced that it will credit riders for congestion pricing fees for the first month of the new toll. For the rest of January, Queens residents who take a trip to or from the new congestion pricing zone in Manhattan will be credited. Congestion pricing,…
Jan. 6, 2025 By Athena Dawson The ball-drop babies are here! A handful of Queens families celebrated their bundle of joys as the world’s borough’s newest- and tiniest- residents swaddled their way into the New Year. In the Rockaways, Inwood residents Olibia Barrios Cifuentes and Marlon Rabanales welcomed their newborn baby girl, Jimena Sulemia.…
Jan. 6, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Queens actor Adrien Brody won his first-ever Golden Globe on Sunday night, beating off stiff competition to win the highly coveted Best Actor in a Drama Film award at the 82nd annual film and television awards. Brody, 51, a native of Woodhaven, was nominated for his performance in…
Jan. 6, 2025 By Colum Motherway Council Member Robert Holden has accused Gov. Kathy Hochul of “gaslighting the public” after she issued a plan to tackle the mental health crisis in New York. Hochul believes many crimes are linked to untreated mental illness and plans to introduce legislation to make it easier to commit…
Jan. 6, 2025 By Shane O’Brien In a blow to Queens’ vibrant dragon-boating community, NYC Parks has announced that the temporary docks at Flushing Bay’s World’s Fair Marina, a hub for the centuries-old sport, will close indefinitely starting in May 2025. Dragon-boating, an ancient Chinese team sport featuring large canoe-like boats adorned with dragon…
Jan. 3, 2025 By Athena Dawson The New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) announced on Thursday, Jan. 2, a groundbreaking initiative to expand access to safe e-bike battery charging on sidewalks across the city. The program includes new rules that will allow the installation of charging cabinets and storage stations at key locations,…
Jan. 3, 2025 By Colum Motherway New York City has taken a major step toward modernizing its waste management system with the launch of its first fully operational commercial waste zone in Central Queens, the Department of Sanitation (DSNY) announced Thursday, Jan. 2. The program, mandated by Local Law 199 of 2019, aims to…
Jan. 3, 2025 By Bill Parry A Queens grand jury indicted a Far Rockaway man for allegedly driving drunk and erratically with his children in his car and crashing into a school bus in November. Junior Deslances, 42, of Beach Channel Drive in Far Rockaway, was arraigned in Queens Supreme Court on Thursday on…
Jan. 3, 2025 By Colum Motherway The Kiwanis Club of Glendale is saddened to announce the passing of its 72nd President, Kathleen O’Hara, on Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024. Born on May 26, 1978, she passed away at the age of 46. Kathleen is survived by her husband, Kenneth Giananti, as well as her parents,…
Jan. 3, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Close to 300 probationary firefighters graduated from the FDNY Fire Academy during a ceremony at Queens College at the end of December following more than four months of training on Randall’s Island. FDNY Commissioner Robert S. Tucker presided over the graduation of 289 firefighters at the Queens College…