May. 5, 2023 By Elijah Hamilton The New York City Parks Department held a community input meeting via Zoom on May 3 to gather public feedback on the potential designs for the reconstruction of “Uncle” Vito F. Maranzano Glendale Playground and Baseball Field 7 at Juniper Valley Park in Middle Village. According to a representative…
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May. 5, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed National manufacturer Crystal Window & Door Systems has promoted Regional Sales Manager Steven Yu as vice president of sales and marketing. Yu, who has been involved in sales and marketing efforts for nearly 20 years, will direct sales operations across the country, as well as corporate marketing initiatives. “Steven…
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May. 5, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed This month, The Public Theater’s Mobile Unit is embarking on a new tour in Queens with a bilingual musical adaptation of Shakespeare’s ‘The Comedy of Errors” that will include English and Spanish music inspired by styles across Latin America. In partnership with New York City’s Department of Parks &…
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May. 4, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller
A city program designed to assist small business owners in navigating the bureaucratic hurdles of running shop in Gotham has helped over 2,200 small businesses across the city avoid roughly $22 million in fines and violations since Mayor Eric Adams took office, amNewYork Metro has learned.
May. 4, 2023 By Bill Parry
An American Airlines mechanic at JFK Airport was found guilty Tuesday by a federal jury in Brooklyn of trying to smuggle more than 25 pounds of cocaine after he was “caught red-handed” during a routine search in 2020.
May. 4, 2023 By Ethan Marshall Queens Community members and leaders on May 4 gathered at John Bowne Park to celebrate the completion of renovations that had been approximately seven years in the works. Among the notable Queens leaders on hand were NYC Parks Queens Borough Commissioner Jackie Langsam, Queens Borough President Donovan Richards, Councilwoman…
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May. 4, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller & Dean Moses As ever more city and state pols strongly condemned an incident where a homeless Black man was killed by being placed in a chokehold by another man on a subway car Monday as vigilantism, Mayor Eric Adams said Thursday he’s going to wait for pending…
May. 4, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed Members of the Senate Queens Delegation were successful in playing a pivotal role in removing Gov. Kathy Hochul’s controversial statewide Housing Compact from the final state budget that would have had a significantly negative impact on the Queens community. In January, Hochul introduced the housing proposal that would have made sweeping…
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May. 4, 2023 By Peter Tu I moved to Flushing in 1980. It was a village at the end of the 7 line. You could barely see any pedestrians after the sun went down. Now the intersection of Roosevelt Avenue and Main Street has become the third busiest intersection in New York City. The passenger…
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May. 4, 2023 By Julia Moro Roughly 170 resident physicians at Elmhurst Hospital voted to authorize a strike if Mount Sinai does not agree to parity pay and various benefits similar to or the same as other city hospitals. Dr. Tanathun Kajornsakchai, a union delegate and fourth-year psychiatry resident at Elmhurst, said their contracts expired…
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