Mar. 30, 2023 By Ethan Marshall Captain Me Kids held a self-determination workshop for occupational and physical therapy educators at the Adria Hotel and Conference Center in Bayside on March 27. The workshop, titled Evidence Informed Strategies to Build Children’s Autonomy, was designed to help the 70 educators in being more equipped to assist kids…
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Police seek two crooks who robbed the same man at gunpoint twice inside a Flushing parking garage
Mar. 30, 2023 By Zachary Gewelb Police are searching for the two crooks who are sought for allegedly robbing the same man inside of a parking garage in Flushing twice in the last two months. The first robbery took place just before 10 p.m. on Feb. 23 inside of a parking garage located at 142-28…
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Queens councilman to host thyroid cancer screening event in Middle Village
Mar. 29, 2023 Elijah Hamilton Queens Councilman Robert Holden is partnering with HeartScan Services to host a thyroid cancer screening event in Middle Village on April 20. The event will be hosted at P.S./I.S. 49, located at 60-80 80th St., and is scheduled to run from 4 to 7 p.m. Holden said that hosting the…
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‘I didn’t get to say goodbye’: Briarwood family searching for answers after ACC euthanized their dog hours after it ran away from home
Mar. 29, 2023 By Ethan Marshall The Leon family in Briarwood had their 19-year-old Poodle-Maltese mix Leona disappear from their own backyard at around 11 a.m. on March 12 — but due to a horrific mixup, their beloved canine had been euthanized by the time they learned she had been found. The dog was found…
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Woman steals, cash, jewelry and a passport after man invited her into his Middle Village home: NYPD
Mar. 29, 2023 By Zachary Gewelb Police are searching for the woman who snatched thousands of dollars worth of loot — including cash and expensive jewelry — from a man’s Middle Village residence earlier this month after he invited her into his home in the middle of the night on March 19. Authorities said that…
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Adams unveils first phase of long-promised MyCity portal, doesn’t say when full service will come online
Mar. 29, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller Mayor Eric Adams rolled out the first phase of his long-promised MyCity online portal on Wednesday, a platform that aims to eventually serve as a “one-stop shop” for accessing city benefits and services, but he didn’t give a clear timeframe for when the full service will be implemented.…
Long Island ‘predator’ indicted on sex trafficking charges for forcing two victims into prostitution using violence, tattoos to intimidate them: DA
Mar. 29, 2023 By Bill Parry A Long Island man was indicted on sex trafficking charges and faces up to 50 years in prison for allegedly forcing two women to engage in prostitution and assaulting and robbing them while weaponizing personalized tattoos as a twisted form of branding his victims, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz…
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Duo sought for stealing 11 PlayStation 5 consoles, $400 cash in armed robbery of GameStop in Ridgewood
Mar. 29, 2023 By Julia Moro Police are searching for the two men who stole cash and several PlayStation 5 consoles from a GameStop in Ridgewood on Monday. According to police, around 12:37 p.m. on March 27, the perpetrators entered a GameStop store located at 57-20 Myrtle Ave. in Ridgewood, within the confines of the…
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Police searching for crook who punched 71-year-old man in the neck in Flushing
Mar. 29, 2023 By Julia Moro The NYPD is searching for the crook who assaulted a 71-year-old man in Flushing last weekend. Police say the elderly man was walking in front of 142-18 38th Ave., within the confines of the 109th Precinct, at approximately 4:30 p.m., when he was approached by the crook, who punched…
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Queens Theatre presents three-day festival celebrating Latin music, dance and theater
Mar. 29, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed This spring, Queens Theatre is presenting performances by various renowned Latin artists, headlined by the return of its annual three-day Latin Culture & Dance Fiesta from Friday, March 31, through Sunday, April 2. The three-day festival features dynamic performances to celebrate Latin culture through song, dance, humor and music….
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