Mar. 6, 2023 By Ethan Marshall Queens Alliance is preparing to start its spring 2023 season, with Opening Day scheduled for April 15. Kids can still be registered for the league throughout the month of March, as teams in each age group are being organized. According to Little Neck-Douglaston 12U Head Coach Nicholas Singh, there…
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Mar. 3, 2023 Elijah Hamilton After receiving a request made by Queen Community Board 5 (CB 5), the city’s Department of Transportation (DOT) committed to resurfacing several “bumpy” roads in Maspeth. According to CB 5 District Manager Gary Giordano, Fresh Pond Road between Metropolitan Avenue and Flushing Avenue going north, Fresh Pond Road between 59th…
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Mar. 3, 2023 By Tammy Scileppi There’s nothing quite like St. Paddy’s Day in Queens, from pub crawls to lively parades. What makes it even better is getting a drink and some eats before, during or after the parade. “You don’t have to be Irish to love St. Paddy’s Day, especially if you celebrate in…
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Mar. 3, 2023 By Bill Parry A teacher at PS 48Q in Jamaica was arrested at the school Wednesday morning, March 1, and was later charged with assault for allegedly manhandling an 8-year-old girl, according to authorities. Police from the 103rd Precinct were called to the David N. Dinkins School for Community Service, located at…
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Mar. 3, 2023 By Robbie Sequeira For nearly a decade, state Assemblymember Michael Benedetto has embarked on a legislative effort to eliminate tackling in youth football for ages 12 and under, and shift toward non-contact flag football. Responses to the bill over that time — and the possibility of scaling back full-contact and tackling in…
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Mar. 3, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed Flushing Town Hall is welcoming spring with its first-ever Holi music and dance festival featuring performances by the Srijan Dance Company and Apoorva Mudgal Ensemble on Saturday, March 18. The event, Celebrate Holi! — a celebration of the new beginnings that come with the changing of the seasons —…
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Mar. 3, 2023 By Zachary Gewelb Police are searching for the crook who flashed a knife during the robbery of a CVS located on the Ridgewood/Bushwick border on Monday. Authorities say that the unknown male suspect entered the CVS located at 329 Wyckoff Ave., located on the border of Ridgewood and Bushwick, just before 2…
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Mar. 2, 2023 Elijah Hamilton Assemblyman Juan Ardila is partnering with several local businesses in his western Queens district to launch a clothing drive for new migrants and asylum seekers. Ardila said that with the massive influx of migrant workers entering the district, he wanted to support those in need with new clothes. “Over the…
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Mar. 1, 2023 amNewYork Metro staff
This story was reported by Camille Botello, Ximena Del Cerro, Ethan Marshall, Dean Moses, Max Parrott, ET Rodriguez, Barbara Russo, Robbie Sequeira and Ethan Stark-Miller. It was edited by Christian Murray and Robert Pozarycki
Feb. 28, 2023 Elijah Hamilton Ridgewood Rides, a grassroots organization that protects people’s right to bike, is petitioning to save pedestrians’ and cyclists’ access to the Ridgewood Reservoir. The petition advocates for installing bike lanes along Cypress Avenue and widening sidewalks along Cypress Avenue and Vermont Place, both of which lead to the entrance to…
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