Aug. 23, 2024 By Athena Dawson Dozens of southeast Queens residents voiced their opposition at a town hall meeting last week against the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) recent expansion of its e-scooter program into their area. Homeowners from an array of southeast Queens neighborhoods, including Addisleigh Park, Cambria Heights, Laurelton and Springfield Gardens, were…
Aug. 23, 2024 By Czarinna Andres A lucky ticket holder in Flushing has reason to celebrate after winning the top prize in the Aug. 22 Take 5 Evening drawing. The New York Lottery announced today that the winning ticket, worth $33,465.50, was sold at Freshmart Grocery, located at 40-38 Union St. The Take 5…
Aug. 23, 2024 By Bill Parry A Rockaway Beach man was arrested on Tuesday, Aug. 20, after he was indicted by a Queens grand jury two years after a fatal collision that killed his girlfriend’s sister. Javon Galette, 30, of Shore Front Parkway, was arraigned later that day in Queens Criminal Court, where he…
Aug. 23, 2024 By Anthony Medina The Department of Environmental Protection has paused its policy requiring a homeowner to replace water meters on lead service lines following concerns shared by Council Member Robert Holden earlier this month. The pause from the DEP follows a series of other commitments from the city agency, including the…
Aug. 23, 2024 By Shane O’Brien The Queens Tourism Council will once again operate an information kiosk at the US Open, providing tennis fans with tips and advice about what to do in Queens during the final grand slam event of the year. The United States Tennis Association (USTA) has loaned a kiosk at…
Aug. 23, 2024 By Bill Parry Police from the 110th Precinct in Elmhurst and Transit District 20 are looking for a creep who exposed himself to a 7 train rider while she was aboard a Flushing-bound car approaching the Mets-Willets Point station on the evening of Wednesday, Aug. 21. The incident occurred at around…
Aug. 23, 2024 By Athena Dawson LaGuardia Community College (LAGCC) is partnering with a group of New York City hospitals to train and place New Yorkers in entry-level healthcare jobs. The college is partnering with Northwell Health, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York University Langone and Montefiore Medical Center to train and place New Yorkers…
Aug. 23, 2024 By Council Member Joann Ariola Have you ever heard of the Doomsday Clock? The Doomsday Clock is a symbolic representation of how close humanity is to its own destruction, maintained by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. New York City has its own Doomsday Clock, but ours is not quite as…
Aug. 23, 2024 By Barbara Russo-Lennon See you in September! Well, September is finally (almost) here and it is time to let the learning begin again. The NYC public school year kicks off on Sept. 5. And with the start of the school year comes an array of changes for students and parents. Over…
Aug. 22, 2024 By Czarinna Andres A New York Lottery third-prize-winning ticket worth $50,000 was sold at Moreno Brother’s Inc., located at 94-15 Astoria Blvd., East Elmhurst, for the Aug. 21 Powerball drawing. The winning numbers were drawn from a field of one to 69, with the red Power Ball drawn from a separate…