Aug. 28, 2024 By Ethan Marshall Northwell Health announced the appointment of Dr. Abhisek Swaika, MD, as the new medical director of the Northwell Health Cancer Institute at Rego Park on Tuesday, Aug. 28. He was also named chief of hematology/oncology at Long Island Jewish Forest Hills Hospital. Dr. Swaika spent three years working at Queens…
Aug. 28, 2024 By Anthony Medina Queens Community Board 5 — which represents Ridgewood, Maspeth, Middle Village and Glendale — returns from its summer break with a general board meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 10. The board meeting is scheduled to take place at Christ the King High School cafeteria, located at 68-02 Metropolitan Ave.,…
Aug. 28, 2024 By Bill Parry A Jamaica man was indicted by a Queens grand jury on murder and other charges for beating a 39-year-old neighbor to death with a chair last month. Rahmel Tedder, 30, of 175th St., was arraigned Tuesday in Queens Supreme Court on a five-count indictment charging him with murder,…
Aug. 28, 2024 By Athena Dawson A beloved Richmond Hill institution, Ho Wan Restaurant, has closed its doors after more than four decades of serving the community. Residents from South Ozone Park and Richmond Hill took to Facebook to mourn the loss of the Cantonese and Szechuan-style eatery, which had been a neighborhood staple…
Aug. 28, 2024 By Anthony Medina Council Member Lynn Schulman, who represents City Council District 29, has secured over $10 million in capital funding for her district, marking a significant achievement in the fiscal year 2025 budget. The council member directed these funds toward improving the quality of life for residents in her district,…
Aug. 27, 2024 By Athena Dawson Southeast Queens’ second annual Back-to-School Block Party and Backpack Giveaway brought together hundreds of community members on Sunday, Aug. 25. The event, hosted by Council Member Nantasha Williams in partnership with Senator Leroy Comrie and Assemblymember Alicia Hyndman, took place in front of Williams’ office, located at 172-12…
Aug. 27, 2024 By Bill Parry A resident from a city-run shelter in Long Island City was arrested Friday and booked at the 107th Precinct in Fresh Meadows for stealing personal items belonging to St. John’s University basketball coach Rick Pitino from his office at Carnesecca Arena during the evening of Tuesday, Aug. 20.…
Aug. 27, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Queens Borough President Donovan Richards has announced his conditional support for Mayor Eric Adams’ City of Yes housing plan, which would update the city’s zoning laws and make it easier to build affordable housing units and convert office buildings to housing. The city estimates that the proposal could…
Aug. 27, 2024 By Bill Parry The NYPD’s Hate Crimes Task Force is looking for a vandal who sprayed anti-Semitic graffiti in Woodhaven just after midnight on Wednesday, Aug 14. Police from the 102nd Precinct in Richmond Hill reported that the unidentified man was in the vicinity of 91st Street and Jamaica Avenue, where…
Aug. 27, 2024 By Athena Dawson With the new school year on the horizon, a St. Albans resident is tackling the often-overlooked issue of food insecurity by delivering fresh produce to students in need at a South Jamaica elementary school. Since 2022, Carmine Couloute has partnered with a local nonprofit and the administration at…