Mar. 25, 2024 By Athena Dawson Flushing Town Hall invites Queens residents to celebrate the spirit of spring during their second annual Holi Dance Concert on Saturday, Apr. 6. The event will have arts and crafts, an array of dance performances and food catered by Queens Curry Kitchen. “This is a celebration of togetherness, spring,…
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Mar. 25, 2024 By Anthony Medina The Cannabis Place, a legal adult-use cannabis dispensary, officially opened its doors at 74-03 Metropolitan Ave. in Middle Village on Saturday, March 16, after years of preparation and a slew of challenges. Osbert Orduña, the chief executive officer and founder of The Cannabis Place, joined with family, friends, and key…
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Mar. 24, 2024 By Ben Brachfeld
Legal loopholes have allowed some of New York City’s most reckless drivers to pile up tickets, sometimes by the dozen, and stay on the road anyway — until or even after killing or injuring other New Yorkers.
Mar. 24, 2024 By Dean Moses
He wanted to hear it like it is from New York City’s straphangers.
Mar. 24, 2024 By Robert Pozarycki
New Yorkers have at least two chances to become wealthier beyond their wildest dreams as the Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots continue to soar near or above the billion-dollar mark.
Mar. 24, 2024 By Robert Pozarycki Queens police are looking for the reckless fool who threw rocks from an overpass at vehicles traveling on an expressway below — leaving four people injured in the process. The NYPD released images of the suspect behind the dangerous stunt, which occurred at about 2 a.m. on March…
Disgraced former Rep. George Santos, who announced in early March that he was challenging his one-time Long Island colleague Rep. Nick LaLota (R-Rocky Point) in the primary race for New York’s first congressional district, has now announced that he will run in the race as an independent.
Mar. 23, 2024 By Zach Gewelb
Police are investigating Friday afternoon’s double shooting in Queens as a potential murder-suicide, according to authorities.
Mar. 23, 2024 By Bill Parry
A Corona man was indicted by a Queens grand jury for sex trafficking of a child after he was arrested in an undercover sting at a Flushing hotel earlier this month.
Mar. 22, 2024 By Athena Dawson Lawmakers from Queens, alongside prison reform advocates, converged in Albany Wednesday to champion parole justice for families in Queens. They urged the legislature to pass parole reform bills focused on providing relief to incarcerated elders. Participants at the rally threw their support behind two specific pieces of legislation: the Elder Parole Bill and the Fair and Timely Parole Bill, advocating for a more just parole system. The first bill would allow the State Board of Parole to evaluate possible parole for older adults that are 55 or older. The bill emphasizes consideration for the…
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