Aug. 8, 2024 By Czarinna Andres Lime’s e-scooter expansion into southeast Queens has been met with impressive adoption rates since its launch on June 27. Over 23,000 residents have signed up, leading to more than 56,000 rides. New York City’s shared e-scooter program has grown since its inception in the Bronx in August 2021.…
Aug. 8, 2024 By Bill Parry Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz petitioned the court on Thursday to vacate the convictions of 46 defendants whose cases involved NYPD Detective James Donovan, who was convicted of perjury last year. The disgraced detective, who was assigned to the Warrant Squad at the 103rd Precinct in Jamaica, pleaded…
Aug. 8, 2024 By Ethan Marshall The NYPD and FDNY will once again be competing against each other in the annual “Battle of the Badges” charity baseball game at Citi Field on Thursday, Sep. 12. New York Mets legend David Wright will be on hand as the host of the game for the second…
Aug. 8, 2024 By Anthony Medina A 24-year-old man narrowly escaped death on Wednesday, Aug. 7, when three trespassers entered his residence in Glendale and shot him, grazing his head and neck, police reported. The incident occurred around 2:45 p.m. in the Liberty Park section of Glendale, near 65th Street and Cooper Avenue. According…
Aug. 8, 2024 By Athena Dawson U.S. Rep. Gregory Meeks hosted a local media roundtable on Monday, Aug. 5 in downtown Jamaica. Meeks, who presides over the neighborhoods encompassing The Rockaways, Broad Channel, Cambria Heights, Hollis, Laurelton, South Jamaica and St. Albans, spoke on his re-election campaign, his support of Vice President Kamala Harris for…
Aug. 7, 2024 By Bill Parry A Flushing man was arrested on Friday, Aug. 2 and booked at the 112th Precinct in Forest Hills for stealing a Sefer Torah from a Far Rockaway Yeshiva in May. Saul Colon, 37, of Parsons Boulevard, was arraigned Saturday in Queens Criminal Court on a complaint charging him…
Aug. 7, 2024 By Ethan Marshall Out of the 100 largest cities in the United States, Queens ranked 95th when it came to the average size of an apartment for $1,500 a month, according to a report by the real estate site RentCafe. The study’s results concluded that apartments in Queens with a $1,500…
Aug. 7, 2024 By Anthony Medina The New York Blood Center’s (NYBC) “Pint for a Pint” campaign has partnered with five bars across the borough to encourage residents to donate blood for a free beverage voucher. August marks the third year of the NYBC campaign, part of one of the largest and nationally recognized…
Aug. 6, 2024 By Bill Parry A 75-year-old Flushing man was convicted by a jury in Brooklyn federal court on Tuesday of acting as a covert Chinese agent who spied on dissidents associated with a pro-democracy organization he helped start. Shujun Wang was found guilty on all four counts of an indictment charging him…
Aug. 6, 2024 By Bill Parry A Jamaica man was beaten to death by a neighbor after a verbal dispute escalated into violence. Michael Tobon, 39, of 179th Street, was bludgeoned to death after being struck multiple times in his body and head with a chair during a dispute on Friday, July 26, police…