Sep. 18, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan Elected officials in Northeast Queens gathered on Monday afternoon to criticize the rollout of e-scooters in Queens and call out the Department of Transportation for failing to discuss their concerns. The press conference outside City Council Member James Gennaro’s office on Union Turnpike in Fresh Meadows brought together…
Feb. 27, 2024 By Rachel Butler A 4-year-old Fresh Meadows boy who survived cancer has been named as an ambassador for an annual cancer campaign conducted by Stop & Shop and Memorial Sloan Kettering (MSK). Joshy Ford, who beat kidney cancer, will have his face on billboards at Stop & Shop stores as a means to raise money and create awareness of childhood cancer. The campaign, which Joshy is prominently part of, has been running annually for over two decades each March in all Stop & Shop locations. The campaign calls on customers to round up the total of their…
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Jan. 15, 2024 By Isabel Song Beer and Czarinna Andres New York City Restaurant Week is back and better than ever with over 600 participating restaurants, including more than 30 in Queens. Beginning Jan. 16 and running through Feb. 4, NYC Restaurant Week bills itself as an opportunity to explore new dining experiences as well… Read more »
Nov. 8, 2023 By Rachel Butler Queens Assemblymember Nily Rozic announced that she is allocating $30,000 in funding to build a new STEM lab for students at a Fresh Meadows school. The new STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) lab will be built at Schechter Queens, located on 76th Road and Parsons Boulevard in Fresh Meadows, which is a community Jewish day school that teaches students through a dual Judaic and secular curriculum and serves students from pre-K to eighth grade. The lab will focus on robotics and science, with some features including iPad devices, charging stations to keep devices powered…
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Oct. 30, 2023 By Iryna Shkurhan U.S. Rep. Grace Meng distributed $900,000 in federal funds to be split equally between two notable Queens immigration advocacy organizations – Women for Afghan Women and Emerald Isle Immigration Center. The grant is through the 2023 Citizenship and Integration Grant Program, which is administered by the U.S. Citizenship and…
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Aug. 9, 2023 By Bill Parry A Queens public school teacher was arrested Tuesday morning and booked at the 107th Precinct in Fresh Meadows for allegedly endangering the welfare of a child, according to the NYPD. Shahiem Willis, 25, of Queens, is accused of crimes against a child after it was reported to law enforcement…
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Aug. 3, 2023 By Julia Moro The New York Lottery announced a third-prize-winning ticket was sold for the Aug. 2 Powerball drawing in Fresh Meadows. The winning ticket, worth $50,000, was sold at Food Universe, located at 196-35 Horace Harding Expressway. The winning numbers for the Powerball game are drawn from a field of one…
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Aug. 1, 2023 By Bill Parry The late matriarch of a Queens political dynasty was honored Sunday, July 30, during a street co-naming celebration in Fresh Meadows. State and city officials gathered at the northeast corner of 192nd Street and 67th Avenue to unveil Sylvia Weprin Way, just around the corner from Saul Weprin Street,…
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Jul. 31, 2023 By Bill Parry An off-duty Brooklyn cop was arrested early Monday morning and booked for assault at the 107th Precinct in Fresh Meadows, according to the NYPD. Police Officer Harry Espinal, 34, who works out of the 88th Precinct in the Clinton Hill section of Brooklyn, was arrested following a brawl with…
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Jul. 14, 2023 By Bill Parry
Five FDNY firefighters were injured while battling a stubborn two-alarm house fire in Fresh Meadows on Thursday evening.