Jan. 19, 2024 By Ethan Stark-Miller
Mayor Eric Adams on Friday vetoed City Council legislation that aims to increase NYPD transparency as to its dealings with the public.
Jan. 19, 2024 By Rachel Butler and Aidan Pellegrino The Lunar New Year according to the Chinese zodiac is beginning on Saturday Feb. 10 and with 2024 set to be the year of the dragon there are many events taking place across Queens to mark the occasion. Flushing Town Hall Flushing Town Hall located at 137-35 Northern Boulevard is hosting a series of month-long events including performances by Asian and Asian American artists. The first event will take place on Jan. 27 as an art exhibition “Remember” by Woomin Kim and the immigrant artist collaborative Lily and Honglei will be…
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Jan. 19, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan At a Community Board 7 transportation committee meeting on Thursday evening, the MTA noted various concerns that northeast Queens bus riders have with their plan to overhaul the borough’s entire bus system for the first time in decades. The Queens Final Bus Redesign Plan, unveiled by the MTA in…
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Jan. 19, 2024 By Ethan Marshall The New York Mets partnered with the New York Blood Center to hold a blood drive Wednesday at Citi Field. The donors, 680 in total, were all given a voucher for tickets to two Mets home games for the 2024 season. The blood drive comes less than a week after…
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Jan. 19, 2024 By Czarinna Andres The lobby of a three-story Queens Village building partially collapsed Wednesday, prompting a rapid response from authorities and contractors. The collapse took place at 93-43 222nd St., with the FDNY called to the building at around 7:35 a.m. Despite the structural damage, there were no reported injuries. The FDNY…
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Jan. 19, 2024 By Czarinna Andres Jennifer Walden Weprin, who served as the executive director of Queens County Farm Museum (QCFM) from October 2018 to December 2023, said that her 5-year tenure with the organization included multiple achievements such as helping the farm incorporate additional land and guiding it through COVID-19. Weprin, who is married to former assembly member and council member Mark Weprin, came to the position in 2018 with a background in public service. For instance, she worked as the Director of Cultural Affairs and Tourism for then-Borough President Melinda Katz for two years prior to taking the…
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Jan. 19, 2024 By Bill Parry
A Bronx man was arrested Tuesday and booked at the 110th Precinct in Elmhurst for allegedly robbing a 54-year-old R train rider at knifepoint earlier this month.
Jan. 19, 2024 By Bill Parry
A Jamaica Hills senior was struck and killed in broad daylight while she was trying to cross a residential street one block south of Hillside Avenue in Queens Village last week.
Jan. 19, 2024 By Ethan Marshall The largest and longest-running fan-organized event that pays tribute to the legendary band “The Beatles” will be taking place in Queens next month. The event, called “Fest for Beatles Fans,” will be taking place in Queens during the weekend of Feb. 9-11. The occasion will mark the 50th anniversary since the event was first launched and the 60th anniversary of when the iconic group arrived to the United States at JFK Airport, marking the beginning of a cultural revolution. As a result of these notable anniversaries, the event will be held at the TWA Hotel at…
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Jan. 19, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan Tom Suozzi, a Democrat and former District 3 Congressman, appeared in Whitestone Wednesday night as part of his quest to reclaim his eastern Queens/Nassau County seat in the upcoming special election. At the We Love Whitestone Civic Association meeting, held inside Grace Church, dozens of locals heard Suozzi’s ideas as to how to address national issues such as immigration, as well as critical issues abroad. But the attendees had also expected to see his Republican opponent, Mazi Pilip. Alfredo Centola, president of the association, said that Pilip was invited to the meeting more than…
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