Sep. 18, 2025 By Bill Parry Police from the 103rd Precinct are looking for a creep who groped a woman on board a Q65 MTA bus in Jamaica Hills last month. Police say the 20-year-old victim was riding on Hillside Avenue near 169th Street just before 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 23, when a…
Sep. 17, 2025 By Ethan Marshall Jamaica Gateway to the Sciences High School student Andrea Avellana has been nominated for the 2025 USA Football Heart of a Giant Award, presented by the Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) and the New York Giants. Avellana is one of ten high school student-athletes from across the Tri-State…
Sep. 16, 2025 By Bill Parry A man was struck and killed by two vehicles as he tried to cross the Belt Parkway in South Ozone Park last week, according to authorities. Police from the 113th Precinct responded to a 911 call of a pedestrian struck on the westbound Belt Parkway near 146th Street…
Sep. 15, 2025 By Athena Dawson A local nonprofit is working to beautify underpasses throughout Queens. The Woodhaven Mural Project, led by Woodhaven residents Jennifer Lambert and Neil Giannelli, aims to paint multiple murals throughout underpasses in Queens to bring vibrant art to the borough’s often overlooked pathways. Seven murals will be erected underneath…
Sep. 12, 2025 By Bill Parry A Queens grand jury indicted a Jamaica man and his accomplice on weapons and drugs charges for trafficking illegal guns from Georgia into southeast Queens. Teddy Gaston, 39, of Linden Boulevard, and Jezerel Huston, 41, of Macon, Georgia, were arraigned Sept. 9 in Queens Supreme Court on a…
Sep. 12, 2025 By Paulina Albarracin This weekend, an upscale café will raise a toast to its one-year milestone. Deja Brew Café (DBC), the first café and bistro on Jamaica Avenue, is set to mark the occasion with a dazzling display of neighborhood spirit. From Friday, Sept. 12, to Sunday, Sept. 14, the neighborhood…
Sep. 11, 2025 By Bill Parry U.S. Secret Service agents executed a search warrant at a Jamaica warehouse on Wednesday afternoon, following the arrests of four Queens men and a Brooklyn resident after an indictment was unsealed in Brooklyn federal court on charges that they stole and resold more than $20 million in building…
Sep. 11, 2025 By Ethan Marshall In recognition of the 24th anniversary of 9/11, the New York Mets released a documentary on YouTube, “11 Days in September,” which details the pivotal role Shea Stadium and the organization played in the relief efforts in the days that followed the terrorist attacks. Presented by the Tunnel…
Sep. 11, 2025 By Bill Parry City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams, Queens Borough President Donovan Richards and community and faith leaders unveiled a street sign co-naming Liberty Avenue and 127th Street in South Richmond Hill as “Masjid Al Abidin Way” on Friday, Sept. 5. Established in South Richmond Hill in 1977, Masjid Al Abidin…
Sep. 11, 2025 By Shane O’Brien An upcoming art exhibition at the Cambria Heights branch of Queens Public Library (QPL) aims to showcase the work of Black and brown artists across New York City. “Uplifted,” curated by Queens resident Marissa Lowe, will launch at QPL’s Cambria Heights branch at 218-13 Linden Blvd. on Sept.…