Mar. 3, 2023 By Tammy Scileppi There’s nothing quite like St. Paddy’s Day in Queens, from pub crawls to lively parades. What makes it even better is getting a drink and some eats before, during or after the parade. “You don’t have to be Irish to love St. Paddy’s Day, especially if you celebrate in…
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Mar. 3, 2023 By Bill Parry A teacher at PS 48Q in Jamaica was arrested at the school Wednesday morning, March 1, and was later charged with assault for allegedly manhandling an 8-year-old girl, according to authorities. Police from the 103rd Precinct were called to the David N. Dinkins School for Community Service, located at…
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Feb. 27, 2023 By Ethan Marshall Drivers for Uber and Lyft joined together to engage in a 12-hour strike at LaGuardia Airport Sunday, Feb. 26, in response to the rideshare companies allegedly being reluctant to grant pay raises, with Uber filing a lawsuit last December to block a pay hike. This strike marks the third…
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Feb. 27, 2023 By Bill Parry The NYPD marked the 35th anniversary of the assassination of Police Officer Edward Byrne early Sunday morning at the South Jamaica corner where he was killed in the line of duty on Feb. 26, 1988, as he sat in a patrol car protecting a family who had enough of…
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Feb. 27, 2023 By Ethan Marshall The Bay Terrace Shopping Center hosted its first-ever Winter Festival on Sunday, Feb. 26. Cord Meyer Development Company planned the event with assistance from the Bayside Historical Society, Dancing Dreams, Commonpoint Queens, Bayside Little League and local Girl Scout Troops. According to Cord Meyer Development Company Vice President Controller…
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Feb. 27, 2023 By Bill Parry Two people were shot at the Baisley Houses in South Jamaica Sunday evening, and police are still searching for the gunman. The incident occurred shortly after 6 p.m. on Feb. 26, when the alleged perpetrator approached a man and a woman standing near the front door of the NYCHA…
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Feb. 24, 2023 By Ethan Marshall Hollis native and hip-hop legend LL Cool J appeared on the latest episode of the YouTube channel First We Feast’s popular series Hot Ones, during which he discussed his life and career with the show’s host, Sean Evans, as the two attempted to maintain composure while eating hot wings…
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Feb. 24, 2023 By Bill Parry When members of the NYPD and FDNY gather outside the 103rd Precinct in Jamaica in the early morning Saturday, Feb. 26, to mark the 35th anniversary of the assassination of Police Officer Eddie Byrne, the solemnity of the observance could be mixed with outrage. On this weekend in 1988,…
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Feb. 24, 2023 By Bill Parry
Before he could take on some of the largest infrastructure projects in Queens, 58-year-old entrepreneur Andrew Simmons first had to rebuild his life.
Feb. 23, 2023 By Bill Parry One week after an electrical fire at JFK’s Terminal One caused chaos for international travelers for days, Gov. Kathy Hochul helped break ground on the new $4.2 billion Terminal 6 project, the final piece of the massive $18 billion project to transform the entire airport. The new state-of-the-art terminal…
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