Jul. 3, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed Brian Sweeney, an English and journalism teacher at Townsend Harris High School in Flushing, was recognized as one of six grand-prize winners of this year’s FLAG Award for Teaching Excellence. The FLAG Award for Teaching Excellence award, founded by Glenn and Amanda Fuhrman, recognizes and celebrates extraordinary public school…
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Teen downs in rough surf in the Rockaways after lifeguards cleared beach due to lightning: NYC Parks
Jul. 3, 2023 By Bill Parry A teenager drowned off Beach 75th Street in the Averne section of the Rockaways on Sunday evening when he became trapped in the rough surf after lifeguards cleared the waters ahead of a thunderstorm, according to NYC Parks. The 14-year-old boy went swimming just before 5 p.m. after lifeguards…
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Op-Ed | New York City’s budget: Investing in working families and New Yorkers in need
Jul. 3, 2023 By amNewYork Our city’s budget reflects our values, and for my administration, the needs of everyday people come first. This year, we navigated many significant financial challenges and have reached a budget agreement with our colleagues on the City Council—a budget that is smart, strategic and fiscally responsible, a budget that advances our…
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Rockaway Beach restaurant receives $10,000 grant from DoorDash
Jul. 3, 2023 By Ethan Marshall The Cradle NYC, a West African restaurant in Rockaway Beach, was one of a handful of businesses across the city chosen to be a part of the DoorDash Accelerator for Local Restaurants program. As a result of being selected for this program, The Cradle NYC will receive a $10,000…
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NYC Parks opens new mounted command facility in Queens after 20-plus years
Jul. 3, 2023 By John Schilling A brand new Parks Enforcement Patrol (PEP) Mounted Command Facility will open at Sunrise Stables in Gemini Fields, the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation announced on Friday. The new command facility, the first to open in the borough in over two decades, will be home to…
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The story of John Pitkin and how Woodhaven got its name: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was
Jul. 1, 2023 By Woodhaven Cultural and Historical Society The son of a shoemaker, John R. Pitkin left home at the age of 12 to seek his fortune. A hard working young man, Pitkin worked on different farms for several years, his earnings starting at $5 per month and soon reaching $11. Having put aside…
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Brooklyn man gets more than a decade in prison for armed robbery spree across Queens in 2022: DA
Jun. 30, 2023 By Bill Parry
A Brooklyn man was sentenced in Queens Supreme Court Friday to more than a decade in prison for an armed robbery spree that hit ten locations across the borough, including gas stations and convenience stores, with 15 people being held up at gunpoint, in November 2022.
Woodhaven BID encourages businesses, residents to keep Jamaica Avenue clean
Jun. 30, 2023 By Anthony Medina In partnership with the Department of Sanitation for New York and the Queens Chamber of Commerce, the Woodhaven BID hosted a tabling event on June 29 to help encourage businesses and residents to keep Jamaica Avenue clean on. The group set up in front of the BID office at…
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East Flushing scooter rider killed after losing control, striking his head a block from home: NYPD
Jun. 30, 2023 By Bill Parry
An east Flushing man was killed on Tuesday night when he wiped out and was thrown off his electric scooter just a block from his home on Burling Street.
Prosecutors in Santos case hand his defense over 80K pages of material
Jun. 30, 2023 By Jake Offenhartz, AP
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) — Prosecutors said Friday that they have turned over more than 80,000 pages of materials to U.S. Rep. George Santos ’ lawyers in the federal fraud and money laundering case against him.