May. 27, 2024 By Czarinna Andres Anacostia Rail Holdings, the company that owns and operates freight railroads in the United States, has announced the appointment of Marlon Taylor as the new President of New York and Atlantic Railway (NYA). Taylor succeeds James Bonner, who has led the railway since 2016. “Marlon has become an integral…
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May. 27, 2024 By Athena Dawson The Southern Queens Park Association (SQPA) is set to host a Wellness Fair and Basketball Tournament on Saturday, June 1, at the Roy Wilkins Recreation Center in Jamaica. The event, which will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., is free and open to the public. Located at 177-01…
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May. 24, 2024 By Ethan Stark-Miller Mayor Eric Adams announced Friday a deal with the union representing city lifeguards that is expected to help boost the number of workers who patrol city beaches and pools amid a years-long shortage. The deal, part of the ongoing negotiations between the city and the union District Council…
May. 24, 2024 By Anthony Medina Queens resident Christina Wilkinson says it was on Mother’s Day when she first spotted what appeared to be a female Mallard duck sleeping behind the fence of Mount Olivet Cemetery in Maspeth. The duck was discovered with some missing feathers and near a bowl of water, in desperate need…
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May. 24, 2024 By Bill Parry
Police from the 109th Precinct in Flushing are still looking for more than a dozen young people who allegedly robbed a man at knifepoint on Roosevelt Avenue and then pulled a smash-and-grab minutes later, looting a store of tens of thousands of dollars worth of merchandise last month.
May. 24, 2024 By Czarinna Andres and Paul Frangipane The Queens County Bar Association (QCBA) held its 147th Annual Dinner on Wednesday, May 22, at Terrace on the Park in Flushing. The event marked a significant occasion with the installation of new officers and the presentation of the prestigious Charles W. Froessel Award. Arthur Terranova,…
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May. 24, 2024 By Anthony Medina The placement of tree guards across New York City could soon fall under the joint responsibility of the Department of Transportation (DOT) and the city’s Parks Department if a new bill introduced by Council Member Robert Holden is signed into law. Holden, who represents District-30 in City Council, introduced…
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May. 24, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan Queens State Senator Toby Ann Stavisky, the first woman to chair the Senate Committee on Higher Education, was honored with a SUNY medal this week for her longtime advocacy of education. The distinction came on the 50th anniversary of SUNY’s Tuition Assistance Program (TAP), which covers the full cost…
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May. 24, 2024 By Athena Dawson and Bill Parry Chaos erupted at a middle school in Flushing on Thursday morning when a pepper spray device was discharged in the school cafeteria, affecting dozens of students and staff. The incident occurred at 10:40 a.m. at P.S./M.S. 219, located at 144-39 Gravett Rd. Police reported that 43…
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May. 24, 2024 By Bill Parry
A South Richmond Hill man was arrested on Monday and booked at the 102nd Precinct in Richmond Hill for groping a woman on a bus near the eastern edge of Forest Park earlier this month.