Feb. 3, 2025 By Ethan Marshall and Ramy Mahmoud Numerous Queens community members gathered to celebrate the Lunar New Year at the annual Flushing Lunar New Year parade on Saturday, Feb. 1. Plenty of local elected officials were also hand, including Council Members Linda Lee, Sandra Ung and Vickie Paladino, Congresswoman Grace Meng, Assembly…
Feb. 3, 2025 By Jada Camille In a powerful demonstration of support for reproductive rights, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed new legislation designed to strengthen New York’s position as a sanctuary for reproductive health care in America. The bill, known as S.36A/A.2145A, allows healthcare providers who prescribe medication used for abortions to have the name…
Feb. 3, 2025 By Ethan Marshall Construction is almost done on a 13-story hotel and residential building, the Northern Tower, at 35-32 Leavitt St. in Flushing. As of the end of January 2025, the Northern Tower has been fully clad in white and earth-toned paneling and external floor-to-ceiling glass. Glass railing for terraces also…
Hate crimes detectives are looking for three suspects who scrawled swastikas in Queens and Manhattan last month in two separate incidents. According to police sources, the first hateful act occurred at around 3:22 p.m. on Jan. 21 inside of Manhattan’s Washington Square Park. Cops say a man approached the iconic arch in Greenwich Village…
Feb. 3, 2025 By Colum Motherway Queens Community Board 5—which represents Ridgewood, Maspeth, Middle Village and Glendale—will hold its monthly meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 12, with important discussions on the agenda. The meeting will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Cafeteria of Christ the King High School, located at 68-02 Metropolitan Ave. in Middle…
Feb. 3, 2025 By Bill Parry Two alleged burglars repeatedly stabbed a Flushing woman during a terrifying home invasion on Sunday evening. Police from the 109th Precinct in Flushing responded to a 911 call of an attempted robbery inside an apartment building located near the intersection of Roosevelt Avenue and Parsons Boulevard just before…
Feb. 3, 2025 By Bill Parry A Queens Village man was struck and killed by a truck driver around the corner from his Hollis Court Boulevard home on Friday morning. Police from the 105th Precinct in Queens Village responded to a 911 call of a motor vehicle collision involving a pedestrian at 212th Street…
Feb. 3, 2025 By Bill Parry A man was struck and killed by an E train as it approached the Forest Hills-71st Avenue subway station on Sunday afternoon. Police from the 112th Precinct in Forest Hills and Transit District 20 responded to a 911 call of an injured man at the location just before…
Feb. 3, 2025 By Colum Motherway For the past 30 years, Power Women has served as a significant symbol of recognition for countless influential women while also fostering valuable connections. Victoria Schneps started this journey in 1994 with just one newspaper, The Queens Courier, which she launched from her living room. Today, her visionary…
Feb. 3, 2025 By Colum Motherway Council Member Robert Holden introduced a series of legislative proposals to address a range of urgent concerns impacting New Yorkers’ lives at a New York City Council’s Stated Meeting held on Thursday, Jan. 23. The proposed bills and resolutions address critical issues such as transportation, veteran support, animal…