May. 8, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan One Friday last month, Top Bagel on the corner of Bell Boulevard and 41st Avenue in Bayside abruptly closed permanently. Those who work in businesses in the vicinity of the former bagel shop recalled seeing staff clearing out the space on Apr. 19. Without sharing their plans to close,…
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Gunman in lumberjack-style jacket sought for shooting in Jamaica: NYPD
May. 8, 2024 By Bill Parry
Police from the 103rd Precinct in Jamaica are on the lookout for a lone gunman in a lumberjack jacket who opened fire on several people sitting in a parked car on a St. Albans street during the early morning hours of Thursday, May 2.
Bayside training center to offer firearm safety courses as part of growing roster of certifications
May. 8, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan In 2016, the Bayside Volunteer Ambulance Corp underwent a significant transformation. Originally a first responder unit, it evolved into a unique training facility now known as BVAC Rescue Response Training Center. This center provides a comprehensive array of safety courses, all under one roof. Now, in response to growing…
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Woodside man indicted on first-degree murder of Det. Jonathan Diller in Far Rockaway: DA
May. 7, 2024 By Bill Parry
The Woodside man who is accused in the fatal shooting of NYPD Detective Jonathan Diller was indicted by a Queens grand jury and arraigned in Queens Supreme Court on Tuesday morning.
Lithium-ion batteries explode at Forest Hills bike shop while Hazmat team was removing them: FDNY
May. 7, 2024 By Bill Parry
FDNY fire marshals arrested the manager of a Forest Hills bike shop last week after several lithium-ion batteries exploded while they were being removed from the store by Hazmat units.
Queens Republican candidates take on migrant crisis: highlight local concerns and border solutions
May. 7, 2024 By Athena Dawson Three local Republican candidates vying for various local and state government positions held a press conference in Jamaica on Monday to address the city’s current migrant crisis. Paul King (Congress, D-5), Yiatin Chu (Senate, D-11) and Dwayne Moore (Assembly, D-29) held a press briefing in front of a migrant…
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Queens officials celebrate upcoming discounted monthly fare pilot program for LIRR and Metro North
May. 6, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan City residents traveling between the five boroughs will soon be able to receive a 10% discount on monthly railroad passes under a temporary fare pilot program. Northeast Queens elected officials and community leaders gathered outside the Bayside LIRR station on Friday morning to celebrate the new initiative, which was…
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New Jersey man busted for threatening to shoot up JFK Airport in chilling video to estranged wife: DA
May. 6, 2024 By Bill Parry
A New Jersey man is criminally charged with making terroristic threats and related crimes after he sent a chilling video to his estranged wife in which a firearm is visible as he made a menacing statement that he was going to shoot up JFK Airport, where she had just landed on Tuesday morning .
Assemblymembers Rozic and Kim rally against voter fraud in Queens ahead of Democratic primary
May. 3, 2024 By Czarinna Andres Assemblymembers Nily Rozic (D-Fresh Meadows) and Ron Kim (D-Flushing) gathered at Assemblyman Kim’s district office in Flushing on Wednesday to discuss the persistent threats of voter fraud and to launch initiatives aimed at safeguarding the electoral process ahead of the June 25 Democratic primary. During the joint press conference,…
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Flushing Town Hall presents an exciting cultural lineup this May
May. 3, 2024 By Athena Dawson Flushing Town Hall is set to host an array of family-friendly cultural events this month, starting this weekend. Join Flushing Town Hall on May 4 for their Global Mashup Takeover, featuring an amazing mashup of Haitian dance and Puerto Rican Salsa Music. There is more to come this month,…
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