Jan. 7, 2025 By Andy Humm Ed Sedarbaum, who founded a gay activist group in Queens, led LGBTQ groups in Westchester and the Berkshires, and was a leader in the fight against hate crimes, died on Nov. 20, 2024 in Williamstown Massachusetts. He was 78 and pre-deceased in 2019 by his beloved longtime partner…
Jan. 7, 2025 By Athena Dawson Visitors to the Queens Botanical Garden in Flushing can experience a colorful winter wonderland through “Lektrik: A Festival of Lights,” a large-scale light installation running now through March 2025. The event, located at the garden at 43-50 Main St., features over 100 illuminated lamp scenes created by 150…
Jan. 7, 2025 By Mayor Eric Adams 2025 marks a historic occasion — our city’s 400th anniversary. It marks four centuries since the first European settlement of Manhattan in 1625, on land then known as Lenapehoking, the homeland of the Lenape people. The tiny Dutch colony began as New Amsterdam and then changed to New…
Jan. 7, 2025 By Todd Maisel The NYPD has locked out emergency medical crews from police radio communications, putting both police officers and EMS first responders at risk, EMS union leaders say. The department began radio encryption in July 2023, but failed to accommodate Emergency Medical Service technicians and paramedics who have historically had…
Jan. 6, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Ride-sharing app Lyft has announced that it will credit riders for congestion pricing fees for the first month of the new toll. For the rest of January, Queens residents who take a trip to or from the new congestion pricing zone in Manhattan will be credited. Congestion pricing,…
Jan. 6, 2025 By Colum Motherway Alicia Vaichunas, a longtime Maspeth resident, civic leader, and Deputy Chief of Staff for Council Member Robert Holden, has officially announced her candidacy for the New York City Council to succeed her term-limited boss. Vaichunas has been a key member of Holden’s team for nearly eight years. Her…
Jan. 6, 2025 By Athena Dawson The ball-drop babies are here! A handful of Queens families celebrated their bundle of joys as the world’s borough’s newest- and tiniest- residents swaddled their way into the New Year. In the Rockaways, Inwood residents Olibia Barrios Cifuentes and Marlon Rabanales welcomed their newborn baby girl, Jimena Sulemia.…
Jan. 6, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Queens actor Adrien Brody won his first-ever Golden Globe on Sunday night, beating off stiff competition to win the highly coveted Best Actor in a Drama Film award at the 82nd annual film and television awards. Brody, 51, a native of Woodhaven, was nominated for his performance in…
Jan. 6, 2025 By Bill Parry Police from the 107th Precinct in Fresh Meadows are looking for four alleged muggers who jumped a 22-year-old man in Jamaica Hills on the evening of Friday, Jan. 3. The victim was walking past 179-33 Hillside Ave. at around 5 p.m. when four strangers approached him and attempted…
Jan. 6, 2025 By Colum Motherway Council Member Robert Holden has accused Gov. Kathy Hochul of “gaslighting the public” after she issued a plan to tackle the mental health crisis in New York. Hochul believes many crimes are linked to untreated mental illness and plans to introduce legislation to make it easier to commit…