Dec. 18, 2023 By Iryna Shkurhan Several elected officials came to the defense of eastern Queens Council Member Vickie Paladino after a Brooklyn council member told her to repeat her pro-Israel sentiments “face to face,” instead of on social media. The squabble began after Council Member Shahana Hanif, who represents the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Park…
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Dec. 18, 2023 By Iryna Shkurhan Constantine’s Delicatessen, a staple deli in the Bayside community since 1931, is set to close its doors at the end of the year. The narrow spot on 48th Avenue has gone through three changes in ownership over the years, but the name has stayed the same since its first…
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Dec. 18, 2023 By Aidan Graham
New York City lost more than 5% of its population in the two years following the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study from state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli.
Dec. 18, 2023 By Christian Murray New York City is set to receive a boost in its efforts to address and mitigate flooding along Brookville Boulevard between 149th Avenue and Rockaway Boulevard, which straddles the Queens/Nassau border. The city has been awarded a $3.1 million federal grant from FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) and the New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services (DHSES) to conduct a comprehensive feasibility study and analysis for the flood-prone area. The 0.8 mile stretch, which locals call Snake Road, has long suffered from flooding due to high tides and coastal storms, with…
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Dec. 18, 2023 By Bill Parry A man suffered a head injury during an unprovoked attack near the Kew Gardens-Union Turnpike subway station on Queens Boulevard in October and the suspect is still on the run more than two months later. The random assault occurred during the early morning hours of Wednesday, Oct. 11 when the 26-year-old victim was walking near the station just before 2 a.m. when a stranger approached him and struck him in the head with a Master lock causing a laceration to his skull. The suspect ran off in unknown direction and police from the 112th…
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Dec. 18, 2023 By Aidan Graham
New Yorkers woke up on Monday to a massive storm that drenched the city’s streets and left thousands of tri-state area customers without power.
Dec. 18, 2023 amNY Shops
This winter, travel accessories will be in high demand. That’s because 115 million people will be hitting the road (and the sky) in the next few weeks — two million more people than last year and the second highest since 2000, when AAA began tracking.
Dec. 17, 2023 By Victoria Schneps My dear friend Michael Serao introduced me to an “angel” and she touched my heart. Michael, the EVP of First Central Savings Bank, was making a donation to Hewlett House in Hewlett, Long Island, on Saturday and invited me. I went as a favor to him and left feeling…
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Dec. 16, 2023 By The Old Timer Ask someone about the location of St. James Park and the answer could be somewhere in the Bronx or in London, England. But we wonder how many of our readers are aware that the name once referred to a section of Ridgewood. Today, much of what once was known as…
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Dec. 15, 2023 By Christian Murray A Queens man discovered a swastika keyed into his car Wednesday stemming from what authorities believe was a road-rage incident that occurred in Forest Hills earlier in the day. The victim allegedly got into a dispute with a fellow motorist prior to parking his vehicle at 96-01 Metropolitan Ave.,…
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