Aug. 7, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Elected officials and organizations across Queens will host backpack giveaways throughout August as children prepare to return to school. Dozens of events will take place across the borough throughout the month, providing families and children with an opportunity to pick up free backpacks ahead of the new term.…
Aug. 7, 2025 By Barbara Russo-Lennon & Robert Pozarycki The nephew of a fallen NYPD officer beamed with pride Thursday as he received a special honor from Mayor Eric Adams himself. Det. Dimitrios Kalbouros of Queens received his uncle’s shield during a surprise ceremony at City Hall. Mayor Adams presented Kalbouros with the same…
Aug. 7, 2025 By Jessica Militello Somedays Bakery has something hot and fresh out of the oven with their latest expansion to the Bayside community in the Bay Terrace Shopping Center. The new location at 212-67 26th Ave. celebrated its grand opening on Aug. 1 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony hosted by Cord Meyer Development.…
Aug. 7, 2025 By Ethan Marshall The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene announced it will be spraying pesticides in an effort to eliminate more mosquitoes and reduce the risk of people catching the West Nile virus on Monday, Aug. 11, across several parts of Queens. Trucks will be spraying the…
Aug. 7, 2025 By Bill Parry Police from the 112th Precinct in Forest Hills are looking for a groper who targeted a woman riding on a bus in Woodhaven during the evening of Tuesday, Aug. 5. The 28-year-old victim was aboard a Q53 MTA bus on Woodhaven Boulevard approaching Myrtle Avenue and Forest Park…
Aug. 7, 2025 By Claude Solnik On a recent day, the Beatles’ “In My Life” with the line “There are places I’ll remember…” played on the sidewalk in front of the TWA Hotel, at John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens. It was a detail, but then this retro hotel, transforming a wing-shaped TWA…
Aug. 7, 2025 By Shane O’Brien The annual Bix Beiderbecke Concert will return to Sunnyside this Sunday, honoring the famed jazz musician and influential cornet player who lived out his final days in the neighborhood. The 1920s-themed celebration, which is returning for its 21st year, is scheduled to take place on 46th Street beneath…
Aug. 7, 2025 By Dean Moses Police in Queens are investigating a deadly shooting at a public housing complex on Wednesday night. According to police sources, officers from the 100th Precinct received a 911 call reporting that a man had been shot at the Hammel Houses NYCHA complex in Rockaway Beach at around 7:48…
Aug. 7, 2025 By Athena Dawson The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) has broken ground on a project to expand a truck parking facility at JFK Airport. Representatives of PANYNJ, community leaders, and elected officials attended the ceremony at the JFK Airport Travel Plaza on Tuesday, Aug. 5. Teresa Rizzuto,…
Aug. 7, 2025 By Paulina Albarracin New Yorkers are catching on to “the most famous bar you’ve never heard of.” Neir’s Tavern, one of the most beloved historic taverns in New York City, recently announced that over 200 people have registered for the annual Road to 200 block party — which was achieved in…