Aug. 18, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed The Greater Jamaica Development Corporation (GJDC) will host its second annual 5K Walk/Run on Saturday, Aug. 26, to raise funds for area organizations while celebrating the neighborhood. GJDC’s 5K run is designed to promote a meaningful community connection through a day of fitness and physical activity. The course route…
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Aug. 17, 2023 By Ethan Marshall Whether it’s music, discussions, tours or anything else, Queens has a lot of events going on this weekend. Be sure to check out some of these events, including an author discussion, comedy show, several musical performances and much more. Friday, Aug. 18 Author Talk with Hasan Ferdous Head to Jackson Heights for an author talk with New York-based writer Hasan Ferdous, who worked for the United Nations from 1989 until 2015. He studied English Literature at Dhaka University and received a Master’s Degree in International Relations from Kyiv University, Ukraine. (Queens Public Library, 35-51…
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Aug. 17, 2023 By Bill Parry A furious and fed-up Ozone Park mother rallied with community leaders Wednesday, Aug. 16, outside a shelter for homeless men where her 17-year-old daughter was allegedly sexually harassed by residents twice in the last month. Lissette Moreno joined members of the Ozone Park Residents Block Association outside the Laurel…
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Aug. 17, 2023 By Anthony Medina A Maspeth man was fatally struck and killed in a collision while driving an electric scooter southbound on Fresh Pond Road in the northbound lanes on Wednesday, according to authorities. Police from the 104th Precinct responded to a 911 call of a motor vehicle collision at the intersection of…
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Aug. 17, 2023 By Ethan Marshall According to a recent report posted by M.N.S. Real Estate, Queens neighborhoods have experienced a .35% increase in average rent price in July 2023 compared to June. The average rent price went up from $2,725 to $2,735, according to the M.N.S. report. Despite the increase in rental prices in…
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Aug. 17, 2023 By Anthony Medina Police from the 104th Precinct and 33rd Transit District are searching for the crook who assaulted a woman at the Halsey Street subway station in Ridgewood on Tuesday, Aug. 15. Police say the 26-year-old victim was inside the Halsey Street subway station at approximately 5:45 p.m., when the unknown…
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Aug. 17, 2023 By Bill Parry Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz moved quickly to bring criminal charges against an alleged sexual predator from Jamaica in connection with a brutal rooftop rape earlier this week. Jerson Vasquez, 23, of 170th Street, was arraigned in Queens Criminal Court on Aug. 16 on charges of rape in the…
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Aug. 17, 2023 By Ethan Marshall A data study performed by Zumper to determine the most pet-friendly cities across the United States saw New York City rank 95th out of 100 cities on the list. The low ranking in the study was thanks in large part to the conclusion reached that determined residents who reside…
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Aug. 17, 2023 By Bill Parry Southeast Queens elected leaders are praising Councilwoman Selvena Brooks-Powers for negotiating a deal with the developers of Ocean Crest, a 100% affordable homeownership project in Far Rockaway, two weeks after the City Council approved the rezoning. The project, which would facilitate 89 new homeownership units in Bayswater, represents the…
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Aug. 17, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed Kew Gardens residents Carol Lacks and Tony Mavilia are inviting community members to share their images of the urban village through their new project “Picturing Kew Gardens.” For Lacks and Mavilia, of the Kew Gardens Council for Recreation in the Arts, community art projects have brought residents together showcasing…
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