Oct. 14, 2024 By Bill Parry Police from the 107th Precinct in Fresh Meadows and Transit District 20 are looking for two young men who beat, slashed and robbed a 42-year-old man on Hillside Avenue in broad daylight last week. The victim’s ordeal began when he was sleeping on a bench inside the Sutphin…
Oct. 14, 2024 By Athena Dawson Experience the sounds of New Orleans in the world’s borough this October. The Soul Rebels, a New Orleans brass band, will play at Kupferberg Center for the Arts (KCA) LeFrak Concert Hall, located at 65-30 Kissena Blvd. in Flushing, on Oct. 26 at 7 p.m. The Soul Rebels…
Oct. 11, 2024 By Ethan Marshall and Paul Frangipane Students at at P.S. 19Q Marino Jeantet in Corona, under the leadership of Emily Calandrelli (AKA Emily the Space Gal), were among more than 250 schools across the United States to launch a baking soda bottle rocket on Thursday, Oct. 10, setting a record for…
Oct. 11, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan City officials and transportation safety advocates gathered in Kissena Corridor Park in Fresh Meadows on Wednesday morning to celebrate newly secured capital funding to close a gap in the Eastern Queens Greenway. The $11.9 million check, allocated by the city council for Fiscal Year 2025, will connect Kissena…
Oct. 11, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Council Member Robert Holden has criticized Mayor Eric Adams and the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) for their “insufficient efforts” to address lead service line replacements in his district. Holden was speaking in response to an announcement by the Adams administration Wednesday to expand the…
Oct. 11, 2024 By Athena Dawson A local mobile bakery is bringing a delectable taste of Transylvania to Queens residents. Radu Sirbu, a Middle Village local, owns Twister Cake Bakery, a mobile bakery specializing in twister cake, a popular street food found in Hungary and Romania. Sirbu said the twister cake is reminiscent of…
Oct. 11, 2024 By Ethan Marshall The Arts4All Foundation, local elected officials, local community organizations and community members gathered together at the Unisphere at Flushing Meadows Corona Park for the first-ever Diwali and Navaratri Festival and Parade on Saturday, Oct. 5. The event was held to mark the 60th anniversary of the World’s Fair,…
Oct. 10, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan P.S. 41 in Bayside unveiled its new facilities on Wednesday morning, featuring light-filled classrooms with views of Crocheron Park, an upgraded art studio complete with a kiln and a modern computer lab, marking significant improvements to the school. The ribbon-cutting ceremony marked the completion of a $51 million…
Oct. 10, 2024 By Bill Parry The FDNY and the city’s Department of Buildings (DOB) have shut down a Halloween haunted house in Hollis. On Saturday, Oct. 5, they conducted a joint inspection at 211-17 Hollis Ave. and found unsafe conditions inside that posed a danger to the public, as well as first responders.…
Oct. 10, 2024 By Athena Dawson A local nonprofit organization supporting developmentally disabled adults and children celebrated a significant funding injection of $550,00 from Assembly Member Nily Rozic (D-25). The Queens Centers For Progress (QCP) held a Building Restoration and Rededication Ceremony on Wednesday, Oct. 9, in front of the QCP’s Adult Center, located…