Feb. 26, 2025 By Ethan Marshall Permits have been filed for the construction of a 4-story residential building with 22 units at 21-05 Birdsall Ave. in Far Rockaway, which is currently just a vacant lot. The proposed building would be 40 feet tall and yield 14,713 square feet of space across the 22 residences.…
Feb. 26, 2025 By Jessica Militello Two of Queens’ most popular food festivals are in the running for USA Today’s Best City Food Festival, and time is running out for New Yorkers to cast their votes. Queens Night Market and EEEEEATSCON New York have both been nominated in the national competition, which recognizes the…
Feb. 26, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller Alex Spiro, Mayor Eric Adams’ criminal defense attorney, argued in a new Wednesday legal filing that Hizzoner’s corruption case should be dismissed “with prejudice” due to former Manhattan federal prosecutors leaking documents to the press that, he argues, has tarnished the mayor’s image with any jury pool. In…
Feb. 26, 2025 By Ethan Marshall New York City has launched a housing lottery for five units in a 4-story mixed-use building at 214-33 41st Ave. in Bayside. The building contains 15 residential units, with ten being at market rate. The other five have been set aside for those earning 130% of the area…
Feb. 26, 2025 By Dean Moses Seeking to recruit more officers, NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch announced on Wednesday morning a dramatic reduction in the department’s college credit requirements for candidate cops. The comments came during the top cop’s speech at the ABNY Power Breakfast inside the Hilton Midtown Hotel. Tisch outlined a new, multi-tier…
Feb. 26, 2025 By Robert Pozarycki Police are on the hunt for the suspects who stabbed a young man during a fight in Jamaica on Tuesday night. Law enforcement sources said the assault occurred near the corner of Parsons Boulevard and Archer Avenue. Officers from the 103rd Precinct responded to the location at about…
Feb. 26, 2025 By Athena Dawson Assembly Member Nily Rozic hosted a Property Tax Exemption Event on Thursday, Feb. 20, aimed at assisting homeowners in navigating New York City’s property tax relief programs. The event took place at Commonpoint Queens’ Youth Opportunity Hub in Jamaica in partnership with the NYC Department of Finance (DOF)…
Feb. 25, 2025 By Colum Motherway President Donald Trump announced on Sunday, Feb. 23, that Glendale’s own Dan Bongino has been named Deputy Director of the FBI. The appointment places Bongino at the side of fellow New Yorker Kash Patel, who hails from Garden City in Long Island. The newly confirmed FBI Director signals…
Feb. 25, 2025 By Bill Parry A Southeast Queens man was sentenced Tuesday to 15 years in prison for rape, attempted murder, and another charge for the violent sexual assault of a woman in broad daylight on a Jamaica rooftop in August 2023. Jerson Vasquez, 25, of 170th Street in Jamaica, pleaded guilty in…
Navigating Grand Central Station just got a little easier now that a new passageway to the 7 line has been completed and opened, MTA officials announced on Tuesday. The newly unveiled passageway provides a direct connection between the Flushing, Queens, 7 train and the 4, 5 and 6 lines, making it easier for riders…