Dec. 13, 2023 By Rachel Butler Queens State Sen. John Liu will be hosting his annual Jollyfest Holiday Parade in downtown Flushing on Sunday. The festivities will take place on Dec. 17 and children and families are invited to attend and march in the parade where children will receive a free holiday hat and can…
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Dec. 13, 2023 By Anthony Medina A new Panera Bread located on Cross Bay Boulevard in Ozone Park officially opened its doors to customers on Monday, Dec. 11. The fast-casual restaurant and bakery-cafe franchise with thousands of locations nationwide—and across 11 countries—brings a wide selection of food and beverage options to its new Ozone Park location, at 137-20 Cross Bay Blvd. Known for serving soups, salads, and sandwiches, Panera Bread also offers alternatives to breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Tim Doherty, president and chief operating officer of Doherty Enterprises Inc. — a franchisee of Panera Bread — shared enthusiasm over the…
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Dec. 12, 2023 By Ben Brachfeld
All aboard, Queens! Changes are coming to your commute.
Dec. 12, 2023 By Bill Parry
The MTA rebate program for Queens residents who use the Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Bridge, which was set to go into effect in the summer of 2020 before the COVID-19 pandemic postponed the rollout, will now be launched in February, Assemblymember Stacey Pheffer Amato announced last week.
Dec. 12, 2023 By Mayor Eric Adams
A fatal overdose occurs in New York City every 3 hours. The opioid epidemic is a growing public health crisis that we must end.
Dec. 12, 2023 By Anthony Medina The last Queens Community Board 9 regular monthly meeting for 2023 has been rescheduled to Tuesday, Dec. 19. at 7 p.m. The announcement was shared through CB9’s social media pages online Tuesday, Dec. 12. — the day the board meeting was initially set to take place. The meeting will…
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Dec. 12, 2023 By Iryna Shkurhan One of 22 schools in the state, and 353 in the country, P.S 221 North Hills in Little Neck received Blue Ribbon distinction by the U.S Department of Education this year. Over a hundred students with tiny blue ribbon stickers stuck on their chests gathered in the school’s auditorium on Tuesday, Dec. 12 to celebrate the award with performances and hear celebratory remarks from local elected officials and the school’s leadership. “It is an incredible honor,” said Principal Allison Myers at the ceremony. “We have again raised the bar for our students and paved…
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Dec. 12, 2023 By Iryna Shkurhan CIDA Community Center in Bayside, a nonprofit organization predominantly serving Asian Americans with developmental disabilities and their caregivers, marked seven years of serving the community last week. The center held a birthday celebration on Friday, Dec. 8, out of its space at 38-50 Bell Blvd. Attendees enjoyed food and musical performances put on by members. CIDA primarily works with individuals on the autism spectrum, but the organization also serves individuals with down syndrome and those born with physical ailments. Much of the non-profit’s work is also geared toward supporting the caregivers, who are often parents…
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Dec. 12, 2023 By Ethan Marshall The number of reported rape cases in Queens has increased across the borough over the last month when compared to the same period of time in 2022, according to the latest crime stats from the NYPD. For the 28-day-period of Nov. 13 through Dec. 10, both northern and southern…
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Dec. 12, 2023 By Aidan Graham Gov. Kathy Hochul warned state colleges and universities that they must crack down on antisemitism on their campus, or risk “aggressive enforcement action” from the state. Hochul’s remarks came after the presidents of several prominent universities before Congress, who denied that their policies did not “clearly and unequivocally”…