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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Apr. 17, 2023 By Ethan Marshall The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) on April 14 sent workers to Baybridge Condos to turn off the water there so that the Baybridge Condos plumbers could complete repair work on a water main that forced some local residents to go approximately nine days without clean…
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Apr. 17, 2023 By Bill Parry With the first phase of the $24 million structural repair work on the New York State Pavilion in Flushing Meadows Corona Park completed, NYC Parks on April 15 flipped the switch on the newly added dynamic architectural lighting, illuminating the Pavilion’s Tent of Tomorrow and Towers “Parks Green” to mark the…
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Apr. 17, 2023 By Gabriele Holtermann Visitors would never guess that one of New York City’s best-kept secrets hides inside the industrial warehouse at 63 Woodward Ave. in Ridgewood: WassonArtistry, creator of medieval European weapons and armor. New York Adventure Club, a New York City-based tour and event company, hosted a tour and demonstration of…
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Apr. 17, 2023 By Paul Frangipane The Woodhaven Business Improvement District (BID) hosted a community cleanup event on Saturday morning, April 15, to help give a little sparkle to the Jamaica Avenue corridor. Volunteers convened at 92-17 Jamaica Ave., gathering brooms, dust pans, trash pickers and garbage bags to tackle the litter issue on the…
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Apr. 14, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed New York City Sheriff Anthony Miranda addressed Community Board 9 members’ concerns about the proliferation of illegal cannabis smoke shops during a public meeting held at the Villa Russo in South Richmond Hill on Tuesday, April 11. Miranda explained the multi-agency effort to run the Smoke Shop Task Force,…
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Apr. 14, 2023 By Bill Parry
A wall of blue erupted into cheers and applause as NYPD Police Officer Brett Boller was released from Jamaica Hospital Medical Center on April 14, nine days after he was shot in the line of duty.