Jul. 20, 2023 By John Schilling Behind the hustle and bustle of Times Square and 34th Herald Square in Manhattan, the busiest intersection in New York City exists in Queens at Flushing’s Main Street and Roosevelt Avenue, and it’s easy to see why. For years, Flushing has been one of the largest central business districts…
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Jul. 19, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed Eastern Queens elected officials and community leaders are denouncing the city’s plan to create a large-scale tent facility to house an influx of migrants on the grounds of the old Creedmoor Psychiatric Center in Queens Village. In a show of bipartisan support, Councilwoman Linda Lee joined Councilwoman Vickie Paladino,…
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Jul. 19, 2023 By Anthony Medina There’s a consistent pattern of coffee enthusiasts, roasters and baristas devoting everything they have for a chance to start their own successful cafe in Ridgewood. The historic buildings along Onderdonk Avenue play host to businesses that come and go, but the owners of a new cafe serving Ecuadorian, Peruvian,…
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Jul. 19, 2023 By Ethan Marshall CompTIA, a leading workforce and IT association, is partnering with Queens Community House and YouthBuild Queens to provide local high school dropouts between the ages of 18 and 24 with free IT and tech career training. Those interested can apply online for the program at comptia.org until July 31,…
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Jul. 19, 2023 By Ben Brachfeld The MTA on Wednesday voted to hike subway and bus fares to $2.90, the first increase in the base price in nearly a decade. The 15-cent fare hike, which was approved by the agency’s board, is set to go into effect on Aug. 20, and also applies to…
Jul. 19, 2023 By Gabriele Holtermann Summer is here and with New Yorkers heading to the beach to beat the heat, the NYPD Community Affairs Bureau hosted a beach safety event with the NYPD Scuba team in Far Rockaway on July 18. NYPD Community Affairs Bureau Det. Tanya Duhaney said the NYPD had organized the…
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Jul. 19, 2023 By Bill Parry
Jul. 19, 2023 By Bill Parry The Brooklyn man who allegedly went on a deadly shooting rampage through the streets of Richmond Hill, firing at random from a scooter and leaving a grandfather dead and two others wounded on July 8, was indicted by a Queens grand jury on July 19 on a 14-count indictment…
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Jul. 19, 2023 By Anthony Medina At the last Community Board 5 meeting for the summer, the Middle Village Players Roller Hockey League officially announced its start date of September, but the league’s success so far in gathering players and volunteers can be seen well before the start of the season. “We just want to…
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Jul. 19, 2023 By Ethan Marshall Thanks to New York state’s justice involved program for giving out Conditional Adult-Use Retail Dispensaries (CAURD) licenses, Bayside native Sean Kang is looking to open his own dispensary in Queens. After being approved to receive a CAURD license in New York City last April, Kang and his business partners…
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