Feb. 25, 2023 By Zachary Gewelb A 20-year-old man fatally stabbed his mother and injured his father inside of their Auburndale residence after being involved in an alleged dispute on Friday, according to authorities. Police from the 111th Precinct responded to a 911 call regarding the incident at approximately 2 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 24,…
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Drag Story Hour supporters greatly outnumber protesters at Jackson Heights library event Friday
Feb. 24, 2023 By Bill Parry Police from the 115th Precinct put up barricades at opposite sides of 81st Street in Jackson Heights Friday in anticipation of protestors attempting to disrupt Drag Story Hour (DSH) at the Queens Public Library branch. DSH events across the city have been targeted by right-wing groups with increasing frequency…
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Weed-be-gone: NYC seized $262,000 in marijuana products from unlicensed sellers in February, sheriff says
Feb. 24, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller
The NYC Sheriff’s office has been busy ‘weed’-ing out illegal pot dealers in February, seizing more than a quarter-million dollars in merchandise from unlicensed retail sellers.
‘Hot Ones’ said knock you out: Queens hip-hop legend LL Cool J can’t handle spice on popular YouTube show
Feb. 24, 2023 By Ethan Marshall Hollis native and hip-hop legend LL Cool J appeared on the latest episode of the YouTube channel First We Feast’s popular series Hot Ones, during which he discussed his life and career with the show’s host, Sean Evans, as the two attempted to maintain composure while eating hot wings…
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Notorious Queens drug kingpin granted early ‘compassionate release’ due to health setbacks
Feb. 24, 2023 By Bill Parry When members of the NYPD and FDNY gather outside the 103rd Precinct in Jamaica in the early morning Saturday, Feb. 26, to mark the 35th anniversary of the assassination of Police Officer Eddie Byrne, the solemnity of the observance could be mixed with outrage. On this weekend in 1988,…
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City Council petitioning could face delays over suit alleging redistricting carved up Queens Asian communities
Feb. 24, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller
Petitioning for this year’s City Council elections, set to start next week, could now be delayed due to a lawsuit filed on Friday by a legal defense group on behalf of Asian American communities in south Queens that seek to alter the new council maps adopted during last year’s redistricting.
Entrepreneur tackles major Queens infrastructure projects while helping the formerly incarcerated
Feb. 24, 2023 By Bill Parry
Before he could take on some of the largest infrastructure projects in Queens, 58-year-old entrepreneur Andrew Simmons first had to rebuild his life.
New western Queens assemblyman holding mobile office hours to meet constituents
Feb. 24, 2023 Elijah Hamilton Newly-elected District 37 Assemblyman Juan Ardila is holding mobile office hours across Sunnyside, Ridgewood, Long Island City, Maspeth and Woodside to meet with residents, solicit feedback and listen to concerns from the community. Ardila, who won last year’s election for the District 37 seat, is asking for complete transparency among…
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Queens/LI Congressman Santos sponsors bill to make AR-15 the ‘National Gun of the United States’
Feb. 23, 2023 By Ethan Marshall Embattled Queens/Long Island Congressman George Santos has sponsored a bill that would declare the AR-15 the “National Gun of the United States,” in one of his first legislative acts in Congress. The bill was originally sponsored by Arizona Republican Rep. Barry Moore on Feb. 17, with Santos and Reps….
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Officials break ground on $4.2 billion JFK Terminal 6 project, future JetBlue hub
Feb. 23, 2023 By Bill Parry One week after an electrical fire at JFK’s Terminal One caused chaos for international travelers for days, Gov. Kathy Hochul helped break ground on the new $4.2 billion Terminal 6 project, the final piece of the massive $18 billion project to transform the entire airport. The new state-of-the-art terminal…
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