Jan. 18, 2024 By Rachel Butler A Jamaica-based arts center is hosting two exhibitions that explore the influence of science fiction, fantasy and horror on contemporary art. The first exhibit, titled “Parables of the Unknown: The art of sci-fi Fantasy and Horror,” features the work of 15 New York based artists and is debuting at…
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Jan. 18, 2024 By Ethan Marshall The developers who plan to build a soccer stadium, affordable housing, retail space, open space, an elementary school and a hotel in Willets Point have purchased additional land where the ambitious project is slated to go. NYCFC, Sterling Equities and Related purchased two parcels in Willets Point for $12.3…
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Jan. 17, 2024 By Ethan Marshall Queens had more foreclosures than any other borough in 2023, accounting for 39% of all cases across the city, according to a report by the real estate firm PropertyShark. Of the 1,620 foreclosures in New York City in 2023, 631 of them were in Queens, including 50 in Elmhurst. The Queens…
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Jan. 17, 2024 By Bill Parry
A 92-year-old woman fell victim to a larcenous couple in Lindenwood last month and police from the 106th Precinct in Ozone Park are still searching for the suspects who remain at large.
Jan. 17, 2024 By Rabbi Marc Schneier The image is chilling in its overt and malevolent celebration of the brutal Hamas attack of October 7, in which more than 1,200 Israeli civilians died. Released by the national office of Black Lives Matter (BLM) in Chicago and featured on X, with the slogan “I Stand With Palestine,” the meme portrays a Hamas fighter on a paraglider on his way to participate in the murderous mission last fall. Separately, The Movement for Black Lives, a coalition of more than 50 Black liberationist organizations – including BLM – released a statement condemning “the…
Jan. 17, 2024 By Bill Parry
With NYPD aviation overhead and police flooding the streets of Springfield Gardens on Wednesday morning, a manhunt was on for a suspect who allegedly stabbed two men near the intersection of Guy R. Brewer Boulevard and 134th Avenue at around 7:30 a.m.
Jan. 17, 2024 By Ethan Marshall The amount of reported cases of robberies and felony assaults across Queens have each risen over the last month compared to the same period of time a year ago, according to the latest crime stats released by the NYPD Monday. During the 28-day period from Dec. 18 to Jan. 14, reported robberies have increased 51.3% in northern Queens, from 117 cases the previous year to 177 this year. At the same time, felony assaults are up 29.3% in northern Queens, from 184 to 238. The 110th Precinct, which covers Corona and Elmhurst, experienced the…
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Jan. 16, 2024 By Bill Parry
A 22-year-old man was allegedly stabbed by a panhandler in front of a Queens Village pawn shop last week and the suspect remains on the run.
Jan. 16, 2024 By Ethan Marshall The average rental price in Queens increased 4.76% over the past year, from $2,654 in December 2022 to $2,780 in December 2023, according to a report by the New York City real estate firm M.N.S. Real Estate. Studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom units all experienced increases in rental prices across…
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Jan. 16, 2024 By Bill Parry
Police from the 103rd Precinct in Jamaica are still looking for a gunman who shot and wounded two 16-year-old boys in broad daylight during the afternoon of Monday, Jan. 8.