Oct. 17, 2023 By Ethan Marshall The Shops at Skyview in Flushing will be getting into the Halloween spirit with a series of events themed around the holiday from Oct. 28 to Oct. 31, including a “Treat Trail” and “Halloween Spooktacular.” The Treat Trail will be held throughout all three days. For this event, people…
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Oct. 17, 2023 By Rachel Butler Community Board 7 (CB 7) met inside the hall of St. Luke’s Pastoral Center in Whitestone on Monday, Oct. 16, where they warned locals about tax scams and discussed the possibility of a new police precinct. At the beginning of the meeting, the board announced upcoming local events…
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Oct. 17, 2023 By Bill Parry Police are searching for the crook who robbed a Howard Beach smoke shop pistol-whipped an employee last week. Police from the 106th Precinct reported that the heist occurred on the night of Wednesday, Oct. 11, when the suspect entered the Gem Smoke Shop at 150-19 Cross Bay Blvd., just…
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Oct. 17, 2023 By John Schilling With Halloween fast approaching, the spooky season is already underway in West Hamilton Beach with “The Walking Dead Part Two,” a graveyard-like decoration display featuring elaborate figures and ghostly lights. The man behind the eye-catching attraction, Michael Giglio, has decorated his house at 102-24 Rau Ct. in Howard Beach…
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Oct. 17, 2023 By Bill Parry A man was beaten and robbed by two strangers as he tried to withdraw cash from a Cambria Heights ATM last month and the assailants remain at large, according to the NYPD. Police from the 105th Precinct reported that the 41-year-old victim was inside a convenience store in the…
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Oct. 17, 2023 By Rachel Butler Council Member James F. Gennaro, Attorney General Letitia James, Queens Borough President Donovan Richards, State Senators John Liu and Leroy Comrie, Assemblymember David Weprin and members of the SenGupta family gathered together for a street co-naming ceremony for Uma SenGupta on Monday, Oct. 16 as the intersection of 152nd Street and Union Turnpike in Briarwood was co-named “Uma SenGupta Way.” Gennaro authored the City Council bill, which passed earlier this year, to co-name the street in SenGupta’s honor. “Affectionately known as the ‘mother of the community,’ the late Mrs. Uma SenGupta was a pioneer…
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Oct. 17, 2023 By Bill Parry Students from P.S. 176 were thrilled to learn that their Delphin H. Greene Playground in Cambria Heights will undergo a nearly $8 million renovation. Council Member Nantasha Williams and Queens Borough President Donovan Richards announced the extreme makeover , on Oct. 12 and presented the youngsters with two oversized…
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Oct. 17, 2023 By Iryna Shkurhan St. Mary’s annual “Monster Mash” returned to Bayside this past Sunday, Oct. 15, offering fun fall-themed activities for the whole family. The event returned to the parking lot of St. Mary’s Children’s Hospital last year after a pandemic hiatus. Last year they raised over $25,000 and this year they…
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Oct. 17, 2023 By Ethan Marshall According to a report from doxo, the average household in Ridgewood spends 18.2% less on car ownership each month than the national average. While the average cost in the United States is $674, it is just $551 in Ridgewood. When it comes to expenses on auto insurance, Ridgewood households…
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Oct. 16, 2023 By Iryna Shkurhan
A respite center for migrants at the site of the former St. Agnes Academic High School in College Point closed permanently this past weekend.