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.…
Sep. 11, 2025 By Bill Parry A Queens grand jury indicted a Jamaica teenager for the killing of a 17-year-old and injuring others in a high-speed collision on the Cross Island Parkway in Bayside last October. Mohammad Sk, 19, of 87th Avenue in Jamaica, was arraigned on Sept. 10 on a 12-count indictment charging…
Sep. 10, 2025 By Bill Parry The NYPD has identified the victim who was gunned down in a Jamaica parking lot on the night of Sunday, Sept. 7. Police from the 113th Precinct responded to a 911 call of assault in progress behind 134-29 Guy R. Brewer Boulevard at around 8:30 p.m. and, upon…
Sep. 10, 2025 By Athena Dawson The NYC Department of Small Business Services (SBS) has begun its annual Business Solutions Center (BSC) Crawl, bringing resources to entrepreneurs and small business owners in neighborhoods across the five boroughs. The SBS Crawl’s first stop was the Queens Business Solution Center (BSC) 90-27 Sutphin Blvd on Tuesday,…
Sep. 9, 2025 By Bill Parry Police from the 102nd Precinct in Richmond Hill and Transit District 20 are still looking for a groper who targeted a woman inside the Jamaica-Van Wyck subway station last month. The 24-year-old victim was on the escalator just after 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 17, when a stranger…
Sep. 9, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Residents at Rochdale Village, one of the largest Mitchell-Lama co-op housing complexes in the country, staged a protest Sunday against proposed rate hikes that could rise as high as 30%. Residents on Sept. 7 gathered at the Rochdale Park basketball courts against the backdrop of the Rochdale Village…