Jun. 19, 2023 By Bill Parry
New Louis Armstrong Center set to open to public on July 6 in Corona
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Check out this Pride pop-up museum at JFK Terminal 4
Jun. 19, 2023 By Ethan Marshall JFKIAT has partnered with the LGBT Network and NYC LGBT Historic Sites Project to create a Pride Pop-up Museum at Terminal 4 of JFK International Airport. The exhibit marks the latest in JFKIAT’s T4 Arts and Culture program, an initiative presenting a curated, ongoing series of installations, exhibits and…
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St. Albans man gets 25 years in prison for gunning down Briarwood deli owner in 2021: DA
Jun. 16, 2023 By Bill Parry
An elderly St. Albans man on June 16 was sentenced in Queens Supreme Court to 25 years in prison for attempted murder as well as drug and weapons possession charges in the 2021 shooting of a Briarwood deli owner and the subsequent discovery of a large quantity of heroin in his home.
Queens DA challenger receives endorsements from pair of Asian-American advocacy groups in Flushing
Jun. 16, 2023 By Bill Parry
Retired state Supreme Court Judge George Grasso was in Flushing on June 15 where he received endorsements in his campaign for Queens district attorney from two Asian-American political advocacy organizations just two days before the start of early voting for the June 27 Democratic primary election.
Adams drops 90-day rule for city housing vouchers, battle with council over voucher access still looms
Jun. 16, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller Mayor Eric Adams signed an emergency rule on Friday to nix the mandate that people must spend 90 days in homeless shelters to access city housing vouchers, a month after the City Council passed a bill doing the same thing. The move comes as Adams’ office faces ongoing…
Officials break ground on new Jamaica Hospital emergency department expansion project
Jun. 16, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed Governor Kathy Hochul joined Jamaica Hospital officials and local electeds on Friday, June 16, for a groundbreaking ceremony to celebrate the expansion of the hospital’s new Emergency Department that will improve access to quality emergency care in southeast Queens and neighboring communities. About 500 attendees were gathered outside in…
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Glendale property owners hear from Forest Park administrator, Senator Addabbo and Queens DA candidate
Jun. 16, 2023 By Anthony Medina Membership of the Glendale Property Owners Association ended their final meeting before their summer break with a wealth of information sharing on Thursday, June 15. Inside the Brewery Kennan Heiser Post, on 68-01 Cooper Ave., in Glendale, the group welcomed Portia Cook-Dyrenforth, the New York City Parks Department Forest…
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Public advocate hosts open forum in Jamaica to hear residents’ housing concerns
Jun. 16, 2023 By John Schilling New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams hosted an open forum with residents of southeast Queens on Thursday, June 15, to hear their concerns about Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposed New York Housing Compact, a plan that would create 800,000 new homes in New York over the next decade to…
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Caught on camera: Cops seek pair of teenagers who tore down Pride flag in Fresh Meadows
Jun. 16, 2023 By Bill Parry
The NYPD’s Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating an incident in Fresh Meadows that was caught on camera earlier this week in which a pair of teenagers tore down a Pride flag from the porch of a private home.
South Queens lawmaker invites students in Howard Beach to participate in her summer reading challenge
Jun. 16, 2023 By Bill Parry Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato visited P.S./M.S. 207, The Rockwood School, in Howard Beach on June 13 to announce the return of her Summer Reading Challenge, which annually inspires hundreds of children to participate and take up reading throughout their summer vacation. Pheffer Amato is inviting students from Ozone Park,…
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