Apr. 19, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed Asian Pacific Americans Voting & Organizing to Increase Civic Engagement (APA VOICE), a non-partisan coalition of community-based organizations that serve Asian-American communities in New York, recently announced the launch of its 2023 Civic Engagement Coalition. Sixteen member organizations will prepare and lead a comprehensive ‘Get Out the Vote’ programming…
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Apr. 19, 2023 By Bill Parry Police from the 111th Precinct in Bayside are looking for a looter who struck at the Rite Aid pharmacy alongside the White Castle on Northern Boulevard on April Fools Day. The suspect entered the store, located at 43-20 Bell Blvd., on the night of Saturday, April 1, at around…
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Apr. 19, 2023 By Bill Parry A Russian émigré from Brooklyn was sentenced Wednesday to 21 years in prison for the attempted murder of her Forest Hills beautician look-alike with a sedative-laced cheesecake in 2016, according to the Queens District Attorney’s Office. Viktoria Nasyrova, 47, of Voorhies Avenue in Sheepshead Bay, was convicted in Queens…
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Apr. 19, 2023 By Bill Parry A man was robbed at gunpoint in the shadows of Citi Field earlier this month and police from the 110th Precinct in Elmhurst are still looking for the four suspects believed to be behind the incident. Police say the 50-year-old victim was walking near 126-30 35th Ave. in broad…
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Apr. 19, 2023 By Bill Parry As the Edgemere Commons mega-development rises in the Rockaways, the developers announced a second round in a series of grants on Tuesday, April 18, to local nonprofits addressing community needs on the peninsula. The 23 new grants totaling $73,000 will help community-based organizations in Far Rockaway address food insecurity,…
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Apr. 18, 2023 By Michael Dorgan The cast of “Somewhere in Queens,” a new family comedy-drama set in “The World’s Borough” marking Ray Romano’s directorial debut, appeared at a special film screening in Manhattan on Monday, April 17. The new flick tells the story of an Italian-American family living in Queens who are torn apart…
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Apr. 18, 2023 By Ethan Marshall Helen Evangelista’s son Matthew has long been a patient at St. Mary’s Hospital for Children in Bayside, where he receives treatment for Sly Syndrome. Thanks to breakthroughs in treatment for those suffering from this rare illness, as well as Helen being able to connect with others who know people…
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Apr. 18, 2023 By Bill Parry
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz’s re-election campaign on April 17 announced the endorsement of New York State Attorney General Letitia James. The latest endorsement builds on her support from other elected officials, organized labor unions and community groups.
Apr. 18, 2023 By Bill Parry According to authorities, a man was shot in the face during a Laurelton road rage incident in broad daylight over the weekend. Police from the 105th Precinct are looking for a gunman who opened fire on another motorist on a quiet tree-lined street just before 1 p.m. on Saturday,…
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Apr. 18, 2023 By Bill Parry With the $47.5 million rehabilitation project underway at the Jacob Riis Bathhouse in the Rockaways, the National Parks Service has authorized placement of approximately 360,000 cubic yards of sand along 5,000 feet of shorefront in front of the iconic structure. Last year, sections of the beach at Jacob Riis…
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