Jul. 19, 2024 By Bill Parry The NYPD’s Hate Crimes Task Force has joined the investigation into an assault and robbery of an 18-year-old man in Downtown Jamaica on Tuesday afternoon. Police from the 103rd Precinct in Jamaica responded to the intersection of 160th Street and Jamaica Avenue, where the victim was attacked by…
Jul. 19, 2024 By Bill Parry Detectives from the Queens Special Victims Squad have joined the urgent manhunt for the sexual predator who allegedly beat and raped a 53-year-old woman inside a commercial building in Downtown Flushing on the night of Sunday, July 14. Police from the 109th Precinct in Flushing responded to a…
Jul. 19, 2024 By Czarinna Andres An IT issue with the software CrowdStrike has caused significant disruptions for carriers operating out of John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) and LaGuardia Airport (LGA) today. The cloud server outage has led to operational challenges impacting international and domestic flights. The Port…
Jul. 18, 2024 By Athena Dawson Spectrum announced a $25,000 donation to a Far Rockaway-based workforce development organization on Tuesday, July 16. The communication service company’s donation supports the Rockaway Development and Revitalization Corporation’s (RDRC) Spectrum Learning Lab at 19-20 Mott Ave. The funding will go towards new computer equipment and enrichment programs for…
Jul. 18, 2024 By Bill Parry New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli released a report late last month revealing that small businesses with fewer than five employees grew by over 10% in New York City during the COVID-19 pandemic. Queens experienced a growth rate of more than 6%, while Manhattan saw the slowest growth…
Jul. 18, 2024 By Ethan Marshall Thomas “Tommy” Barcia Jr., the founder of the popular Adrian and Rocky’s Catering at 132-08 Crossbay Blvd. in Ozone Park, died Saturday at the age of 61. Since founding the catering company in 1981, Barcia spent nearly every day there serving the Queens and Long Island community members.…
Jul. 18, 2024 By Bill Parry Police from the 103rd Precinct in Jamaica are looking for a creep who subjected a 16-year-old girl to public lewdness in broad daylight while they rode a Q43 bus in Jamaica Estates late last month. The incident occurred just after 2 p.m. on Tuesday, June 25 as the…
Jul. 17, 2024 By Bill Parry New York Attorney General Letitia James announced Wednesday the takedown of a prolific Queens-based gun trafficking crew accused of selling firearms and ammo at an East Elmhurst playground, the Queens Center Mall and other locations around the borough. James secured a 625-count indictment charging five men for participating…
Jul. 17, 2024 By Athena Dawson Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning, a multidisciplinary art center in southeast Queens, is set to host an array of free events to close out the month of July. The center offers ongoing summer art experiences for residents across the borough. This month’s events series includes an art…
Jul. 17, 2024 By Ethan Marshall Ten Taekwondo students from the New York Black Belt Center in Bayside took part in the Amateur Athletic Union’s (AAU) 2024 USA National Championship at the Broward County Convention Center in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, which was held from June 30 to July 6. The students, taught by Master…