Nov. 29, 2023 By Ethan Marshall SCO Family of Services held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the opening of Journey Chic Boutique, a new business operated by young adults in foster care, on Tuesday, Nov. 28, at the Genovese Family Life Center, in Jamaica. In addition to local leaders, those on hand for the ribbon…
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Nov. 29, 2023 By Leonard Stekol As we approach the festive holiday season, the importance of financial literacy becomes even more pronounced. Amid the joys of celebrations and gift-giving, it’s crucial to remember that sound financial education can be the most useful gift we give to ourselves and our community. At Ridgewood Savings Bank, we recognize the significance of financial literacy and we are committed to being a community leader in this respect. To date, in 2023, we have held over 250 community workshops reaching more than 15,000 people. We firmly believe that financial knowledge is the key to making…
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Nov. 29, 2023 By Anthony Medina City Council Member Robert Holden is hosting a coat collection drive in Maspeth to help homeless veterans stay warm this winter. Holden, along with the Institute for Community Living (ICL) and the Department of Veterans Services, will accept new coat donations at his district office, located on 58-38 69th St. in Maspeth, until Monday, Dec. 18. The coats will be distributed to the Borden Avenue Veterans Residence, located at 21-10 Borden Ave. in Long Island City, where 243 beds are made available to house veterans around the clock. “In partnership with the city and…
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Nov. 29, 2023 By Bill Parry A 16-year-old boy was robbed at gunpoint in broad daylight while walking past a Forest Hills medical facility last month, according to the NYPD. Police say the teenager was in front of 96-10 Metropolitan Ave. at around 2:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 24, when he was approached by a stranger who allegedly pulled out a handgun and forcibly removed the victim’s necklace, earrings and his wallet containing $30 in cash, police said. The suspect ran off eastbound on Metropolitan Avenue toward Sybilla Street. Police from the 112th Precinct in Forest Hills are still looking…
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Nov. 29, 2023 By Bill Parry A Long Island man got 25 years to life in prison Wednesday for killing his pregnant girlfriend and leaving her body by the side of a road in Bayside in October 2020. Goey Charles, 33, of Rochelle Court in Uniondale, was convicted by a jury on Nov. 14 of murder in the second degree for killing 29-year-old Vanessa Pierre and abandoning her lifeless body on a sidewalk. According to the charges and trial testimony, at around 2:50 a.m. on Oct. 23, 2020, Charles drove the victim’s white Dodge Challenger to a location near 216-07…
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Nov. 29, 2023 By Anthony Medina A new report from the New York City Comptroller Brad Lander’s office revealed that Ridgewood and Maspeth were among the neighborhoods with the longest duration of having no Citi Bikes or docks available to users. According to the comptroller’s report, Lyft failed to ensure the availability of bikes in…
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Nov. 29, 2023 By Ethan Marshall Northwell Health officially opened a new 70,000-square-foot facility Tuesday, Nov. 28, in Rego Park. The new $52 million facility — located at 95-25 Queens Blvd. — offers medical practices meant to cover a host of conditions and delivers complex, coordinated health care. Northwell Health at Rego Park has several resources, including Northwell Health Labs, Vivo Health Pharmacy, Rego Park Imaging and STARS rehabilitation. There are specialists available in bariatrics and weight management, cardiology, endocrinology, gastroenterology, general pediatrics, general surgery, hepatology, HIV, internal medicine, maternal fetal, neurology, neurosurgery, obstetrics and gynecology, orthopedics, pulmonary, rheumatology, urology,…
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Nov. 29, 2023 By Bill Parry Police from the 110th Precinct in Elmhurst and Transit District 20 are looking for the three teenage boys who allegedly threw ice at an on-duty MTA subway conductor as she was operating the train doors at the Woodhaven Boulevard subway station during the afternoon of Saturday, Nov. 18. Police say the three boys threw ice at her, striking her in the face before running out of the station in an unknown direction, police said. The 49-year-old victim sustained minor injuries and EMS transported her to NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Queens in stable condition. The NYPD released surveillance…
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Nov. 29, 2023 By Iryna Shkurhan Four historic landmarks in downtown Flushing will be decorated for the holidays for the 36th Annual Holiday Historic House Tour hosted by the Queens Historical Society on Sunday, Dec. 10. Guests will be able to walk to and tour the landmarked houses – The Bowne House, Friends Quaker Meeting House, Kingsland Homestead and Voelker Orth Museum Bird Sanctuary and Victorian Garden – all less than a mile of each other. The annual event gives visitors a glimpse into Colonial and Victorian era Queens through festive tours, with a provided holiday refreshment in hand. “This…
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Nov. 29, 2023 By Rachel Butler A New York City-based women’s bowling club is celebrating their 50th anniversary with a tournament that will take place at Jib Lanes Bowling Alley in Flushing next month. The New York State Women’s 600 Bowling Club was founded in 1973 and is open to any female member of the New York State United States Bowling Congress (USBC) who is over 18 years of age and has previously bowled in a sanctioned league or tournament play. A 600 series refers to three consecutive games with a combined score of 600 or better. Club member and Regional…
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