June 30, 2023 By Michael Dorgan There’s more than one way to roll a joint! The operators of the borough’s first legal cannabis dispensary say they have decided to put a tool used in the war on drugs to better use. Extasy James and her cousin, Michael James, Jr., who own Good Grades on Jamaica… Read more »
Tag: Jamaica
Queens Community House opens new senior center at First Presbyterian Church in Jamaica
Jun. 29, 2023 By Bill Parry Southeast Queens elected leaders helped cut the ribbon at a new adult center that Queens Community House opened at First Presbyterian Church in Jamaica on June 28. Nearly a hundred Queens residents from across the borough attended the grand opening ceremony for the new QCH Jamaica Older Adult Center,…
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Jamaica street co-named in honor of Firefighter Cecelia Owens Cox, one of the first women in FDNY ranks
Jun. 27, 2023 By Bill Parry
NYPD searching for suspects who assaulted, robbed man inside Sutphin Boulevard subway station
Jun. 21, 2023 By Julia Moro The NYPD is searching for suspects in connection with the assault and robbery of a 43-year-old man inside the Sutphin Boulevard MTA F train station in Jamaica on June 16. Police from the 107th Precinct reported that two suspects approached the victim on the mezzanine level of the station…
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Queens DA announces million-dollar bust of drug, gun trafficking ring in Jamaica
Jun. 13, 2023 Anthony Medina
Eight men are facing major drug and gun trafficking charges after a year-and-a-half-long investigation that led to the seizure of more than $1 million in narcotics, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced on Tuesday, June 13.
Manhattan man indicted for allegedly raping a woman, attacking another at Jamaica storage facility: DA
Jun. 9, 2023 By Bill Parry
Jamaica man sentenced for possessing child sex abuse materials on computer: DA
Jun. 5, 2023 By Bill Parry A Jamaica man on June 5 was sentenced to one to three years in prison for possessing child sex abuse photos and videos on his personal computer between May 2021 and November 2022 traced through transactions he made using cryptocurrency, according to Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz. Andre Hyman,…
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Teenage girl killed in high-speed collision near Belt Parkway in Springfield Gardens Wednesday evening: NYPD
May. 18, 2023 By Bill Parry
A 14-year-old girl was killed in a horrific motor vehicle collision in Springfield Gardens Wednesday evening.
DOT brings Street Seat initiative to Jamaica Avenue, hardens Queens Boulevard bike lane in Jamaica
May. 16, 2023 By Bill Parry The city’s Department of Transportation (DOT) is “hardening” the bike lane on Queens Boulevard in Jamaica, installing concrete Jersey barriers along the .75 miles of the delineator-protected bike lane from 72nd Street to Grand Avenue to provide protection for cyclists. The project builds on the 3.7 miles of bike…
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Auburndale man charged with murder for gunning down Jamaica man last August: NYPD
May. 12, 2023 By Bill Parry An Auburndale man was arrested May 11 and charged with murder in the fatal shooting of a Jamaica man last summer. Damion Howell, 39, of 194th Street, was taken into custody at the 103rd Precinct in Jamaica, nine months after he allegedly gunned down 29-year-old Julian Askew, who lived…
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