May. 10, 2024 By Ethan Marshall Queens residents can expect a slowdown in the amount of new development in the coming years. The number of building permits issued in Queens in 2023 was the lowest since 2016, with developers obtaining 3,834 permits in the borough last year, according to a report by the New York City…
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May. 10, 2024 By Czarinna Andres A lucky lottery player in Flushing, has won a top prize of $36,274 in the TAKE 5 evening drawing, the New York Lottery announced today. The winning ticket for the May 9 draw was purchased at 79-07 Express News Inc., located at 79-07 Main Street in Flushing. The same…
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May. 10, 2024 By Anthony Medina Over 50 volunteers from four partnering organizations worked diligently on Thursday, May 9, to plant 35 new trees and uproot invasive greenery in the historic Oak Ridge section of Forest Park in Woodhaven. White Cap, a nationally recognized construction supply company, hosted the tree planting event in partnership with…
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May. 10, 2024 By Athena Dawson On Saturday, May 4th, NYPD officers gathered for the 9th annual mass and wreath-laying ceremony in honor of NYPD 105th Precinct Detective Brian Moore. Moore was tragically killed in the line of duty on May 2, 2015. Moore and his partner were on a routine plainclothes patrol when he…
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May. 9, 2024 By Athena Dawson The Queens Public Library (QPL) in Cambria Heights is giving teens a perfect prom experience during their Prom X QPL giveaway event this Saturday, May 11 from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Families can go to the teen center at the library, located at 218-13 Linden Blvd., and pick…
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May. 9, 2024 By Ethan Stark-Miller City Comptroller Brad Lander on Thursday excoriated Mayor Eric Adams’ 60-day shelter stay limit for migrants in a new report finding the policy has been implemented in a “haphazard and arbitrary” fashion, without proper guidelines or staffing. Lander, during a May 9 news conference outside the Row Hotel…
May. 9, 2024 By Bill Parry
Police from the 101st Precinct in Far Rockaway are looking for two brazen burglars who stole a safe from a newly constructed religious establishment in Bayswater in broad daylight on Tuesday afternoon.
May. 9, 2024 By Athena Dawson Council Member Sandra Ung (D-20), in partnership with the Queensborough Performing Arts Center (QPAC), will host a free Disney-themed concert, “The Rhythms of Spring,” at Kissena Park. The concert will take place on Saturday, May 18 at 6:30 p.m. Families can head over to Kissena Corridor Park West, near…
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May. 9, 2024 By Anthony Medina Efforts by the federal government to safeguard personal digital data from outside sources through legal measures have reached the state level. Assemblymember Jenifer Rajkumar recently introduced legislation designed to safeguard the digital data of New Yorkers and prevent future cyberattacks. This legislative move comes nearly a month after President Joe…
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May. 9, 2024 By Czarinna Andres Chapin Home for the Aging in Jamaica Hills, which was established in 1869, is celebrating a significant milestone this year: 155 years of dedicated service. As one of the few remaining non-profit nursing homes in the state, Chapin Home has continued to uphold its mission of enhancing the quality…
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