Aug. 25, 2025 By Dean Moses The NYPD detective who was shot by “friendly fire” while responding to a Queens carjacking last week went home on Monday after a weekend in the hospital, getting a round of applause from fellow cops. Det. Corey Fisher smiled as he was wheeled on a stretcher out of…
Aug. 25, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Council Member Robert Holden hosted an annual backpack giveaway in Maspeth last Wednesday, making back-to-school season “more exciting” by providing local families with free school supplies ahead of the start of the academic year. Holden hosted the event at his district office at 58-38 69th St. on Wednesday,…
Aug. 25, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Council Member Robert Holden has condemned anti-ICE graffiti that appeared on the Kosciuszko Bridge last week, warning that “dangerous rhetoric will end in tragedy.” The graffiti, which appeared on a pedestrian walkway on the Kosciuszko Bridge on Friday, Aug. 22, promoted “death to all ICE agents,” prompting a…
Aug. 25, 2025 By Bill Parry A Brooklyn man was ordered held without bail after he was criminally charged with a slew of crimes for his attempted carjacking spree that led to an NYPD friendly fire incident in Whitestone on Aug. 22. Kevin Dubuisson, 28, was arraigned Sunday on a criminal complaint charging him…
Aug. 25, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Assembly Member Steven Raga hosted his third annual back-to-school backpack giveaway in Maspeth on Saturday, providing hundreds of local children with free school supplies ahead of the upcoming academic year. Raga held the giveaway at his Maspeth district office at 55-19 69th St. on Saturday morning to support…
Aug. 25, 2025 By Dean Moses The NYPD’s Quality of Life Team apprehended an alleged dog abuser in Queens on Sunday, one day after a Good Samaritan stopped him from tying up a pooch with duct tape and attempting to dump it in a park, police reported. amNewYork spoke with a 30-year-old woman, who…
Aug. 25, 2025 By Athena Dawson Dozens of people celebrated gathered at Queens Borough Hall to celebrate Jamaica’s 63rd Independence Day on Tuesday, Aug 19. Queens locals donned vibrant outfits in the colors of the Jamaican flag as they enjoyed plates of curry chicken, jerk chicken and rice and peas catered by Truth Restaurant…
Aug. 25, 2025 By Ethan Marshall A record number of 239,307 people took part in the 2025 US Open Fan Week, which ran from Monday, Aug. 18, to Saturday, Aug. 23, at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows Corona Park. The new high in turnout was buoyed in large…
Aug. 25, 2025 By Athena Dawson JFK’s New Terminal One will be the new home for Qatar Airlines. The international airline, named Skytrax’s World’s Best Airline for the ninth time, will also debut a premium, 15,000-square-foot lounge space. JFK’s Qatar Airways lounge will be the airline’s first dedicated lounge in New York City and…
Aug. 25, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Assembly Member Jessica González-Rojas has announced that she has distributed more than 2,500 free backpacks to Queens students across five community giveaways held throughout back-to-school season in August. González-Rojas partnered with elected officials across the borough to give away thousands of free backpacks ahead of the new academic…