Nov. 4, 2024 By Bill Parry A man and woman were killed when fire engulfed their heavily cluttered illegal apartment in a detached garage in Jamaica on Saturday morning, officials said. The FDNY received a call of a blaze behind a house at 172-27 91st Ave. in Jamaica just after 6:30 a.m. and dispatched…
Nov. 4, 2024 By Bill Parry A motorcyclist from Jamaica was killed in a crash near Mount Olivet Cemetery in Middle Village on Friday afternoon. Police from the 104th Precinct in Ridgewood responded to a 911 call of a vehicle collision at 69th Street and Eliot Avenue at 5:15 p.m., where they found the…
Nov. 4, 2024 By Czarinna Andres More than 700 Queens residents gathered for the Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on Saturday, Oct. 26. This year’s walk, which relocated to the iconic venue, raised nearly $80,000 to fund Alzheimer’s care, research, and support programs. The…
Nov. 4, 2024 By Ethan Marshall Circus Vazquez will be returning to Citi Field for a series of shows from Nov. 15 to Dec. 15. Additionally, another new circus from the Vazquez family, Fl!p Circus, will be coming to Forest Park from Nov. 8-26. Fl!p Circus provides an intimate big top experience through its…
Nov. 3, 2024 By Dean Moses They came, they saw, they conquered the five boroughs. Some 50,000 participants pushed themselves to the limit at the TCS New York City Marathon Sunday — racing from the foot of the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge on Staten Island and through the five boroughs to Central Park. But every moment…
Nov. 3, 2024 By Ben Brachfeld A trains will not run to the Rockaway Peninsula in Queens for four months next year, leaving New Yorkers with some of the city’s longest commutes with a bumpy start to 2025. The MTA says that from Jan. 17 to May 19, 2025, A trains will not run…
Nov. 2, 2024 By Shane O’Brien New York City FC (NYCFC) withstood a second-half comeback by FC Cincinnati to keep their MLS Cup hopes alive Saturday with a nervy 3-1 win at Citi Field. Alonso Martinez opened the scoring for the hosts midway through a dominant first half, sweeping home after a free-flowing move…
Nov. 2, 2024 By Robert Pozarycki City Hall declared a drought watch in the five boroughs Saturday after a historically dry October, during which there was almost no measurable rainfall in New York City. Mayor Eric Adams and Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Commissioner Rohit Aggarwala issued the drought watch notice, with all city…
Nov. 1, 2024 By Athena Dawson Veo, one of the three participating e-scooter companies in the DOT’s e-scooter program, is partnering with Captur, an AI company, to bring AI-powered parking to Queens. According to Veo, Captur’s technology has proven to reduce mis-parked vehicles by over 80% in major European cities, which the company believes…
Nov. 1, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan Hold on to your pumpkins, jack-o-lanterns and gourds a bit past Halloween for a chance to chuck and smash them into valuable compost. On Friday, State Senator John Liu and Council Member Sandra Ung announced that this year’s Pumpkin Smash will be in partnership with the Queens Botanical…