Jun. 25, 2024 By Athena Dawson The Downtown Jamaica Partnership Business Improvement District (BID) held its annual meeting on Thursday, June 20. The meeting was held at the Jamaica Performing Arts Center, 153-10 Jamaica Ave., where directors of the BID, Queens Borough President Donovan Richards and NYC Department of Small Business Services Commissioner Kevin Kim…
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Jun. 25, 2024 By Gabriele Holtermann The corner of Penelope Avenue and 82nd Place in Middle Village in Queens now bears a new name honoring one of New York City’s finest who was shot and killed in the line of duty 50 years ago. On Saturday, June 22, NYPD representatives, elected officials, family members and…
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Jun. 25, 2024 By Anthony Medina A legislative effort to abolish the horse carriage industry is underway at the New York City Council, with Council Member Robert Holden reigniting leaders to enact change. The death of a horse named Ryder, who collapsed after working for hours under 84-degree heat in the middle of a New…
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Jun. 24, 2024 By Athena Dawson Local elected officials and advocates held a rally at Flushing Library to call on Mayor Adams’ administration to fully restore $58.3 million in funding for the city’s library systems on Sunday, June 23. Supporters are pushing for a resolution before the deadline for the city’s budget at the end…
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Jun. 24, 2024 By Bill Parry
A homeless man who viciously beat a 33-year-old woman in an unprovoked attack inside a Howard Beach subway station in September 2022 was sentenced to 22 years in prison on Monday in Queens Supreme Court.
Jun. 24, 2024 By Bill Parry
NYPD detectives are working to determine how a woman was killed inside a Little Neck home on Saturday morning.
Jun. 24, 2024 By Bill Parry
A Westchester motorist was arrested following a fatal hit-and-run that killed a motorcyclist on the Clearview Expressway in Bayside Saturday night.
Jun. 24, 2024 By Ethan Marshall Construction is well underway for multiple new additions and features at the Bay Terrace Shopping Center. According to Cord Meyer Development, highlights include new restaurants, new store facades and a full-service fitness center. The fitness center, Club Studio, is already being constructed and expected to be completed as early…
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Jun. 23, 2024 By Anthony Medina Queens City Council Members are turning to New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ office to help address quality-of-life issues by introducing legislation to establish the Office of Quality of Life within the Mayor’s office. The new piece of legislation (Int. 0965), introduced by Council Members Robert Holden and Vickie…
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Jun. 22, 2024 By Ethan Marshall While much of New York City saw an increase in homes entering contract from May 2023 to May 2024, Queens was an exception to this trend, according to a report by the real estate listing site StreetEasy. When a home is ‘in contract’, it means an offer to buy…
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