Jan. 10, 2024 By Ethan Marshall The number of reported cases of vehicle thefts rose across Queens over the last month compared to the same period a year ago, according to the latest crime stats released by the NYPD on Monday. During the 28-day period from Dec. 11 to Jan. 7, the number of vehicle…
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Jan. 10, 2024 By Rachel Butler A new film based on a novel that is centered on a young jazz musician who reopens his late father’s old jazz club in Jamaica has been released on Amazon and is available for purchase. The Sound of SouthSide is a film made by Tyrel Hunt and was filmed over the course of two weeks in 2021, based on the novel that Hunt penned in 2020 with the same name. Hunt has worked full time at the Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning since March 2020 and he said that it was here that…
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Jan. 9, 2024 By Ben Brachfeld
The proposed Interborough Express (IBX) light rail between Brooklyn and Queens is inching forward, with officials hoping the project can be designed and engineering challenges resolved starting this year, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced on Tuesday.
Jan. 9, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan The same year that William Nieter began teaching at St. John’s University in 1976, a group of environmentally minded community members opened the original Alley Pond Environmental Center on Northern Boulevard. Almost five decades later, with the surrounding park and its center unrecognizable from the early days, the idea to…
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Jan. 9, 2024 By Ben Brachfeld
The 7 line experienced severe delays throughout the morning rush hour Tuesday after a person leapt to their death in front of a train in Queens early in the morning, the MTA reported.
Jan. 9, 2024 By Bill Parry
An Arverne man was sentenced to nine years in prison on Tuesday in Queens Supreme Court for brutally assaulting his longtime friend following an argument and then agreeing to pay $5,000 to a supposed hitman to have him killed.
Jan. 9, 2024 By Anthony Medina A baseball field at Juniper Valley Park in Middle Village will be undergoing a $4 million revamp to resolve flooding and structural issues, according to the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. The plan calls for the installation of a synthetic turf infield at Cardinal Ballfield, as…
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Jan. 9, 2024 By Bill Parry
A 21-year-old woman was robbed at knifepoint in broad daylight on a residential street in Corona on New Year’s Day.
Jan. 9, 2024 By Lloyd Mitchell & Aidan Graham
A mother and her son were killed in a fire that broke out inside a Queens home on Monday night, according to the FDNY.
Jan. 8, 2024 By Bill Parry
An FDNY firefighter suffered minor injuries battling a house fire in Jamaica on Saturday afternoon.