Jun. 5, 2025 By jmilitello June 5, 2025 By Jessica Militello On Friday, May 30, RFC Promotions brought high-octane action to Long Island City with its K-Series Kickboxing event at the Melrose Ballroom. The showcase featured a stacked lineup of both amateur and professional fighters, from neighborhood gyms to international talent, all competing in…
Jun. 5, 2025 By Bill Parry Two grandsons of the late Gambino mob boss John Gotti were arrested Monday for dishing out some street justice against an associate who allegedly robbed the Howard Beach home of the don’s namesake on Saturday. Reputed Gambino associate Gino Gabrielli, 31, was arrested on Sunday, a day after…
Jun. 5, 2025 By Czarinna Andres Episcopal Health Services (EHS) is once again teaming up with the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation and IMPACT Melanoma to provide free sunscreen dispensers along the Rockaway boardwalk for the summer 2025 beach season. This marks the third consecutive summer that EHS has served as…
Jun. 5, 2025 By Bill Parry A Queens grand jury indicted a Long Island man on charges of murder, manslaughter, leaving the scene of an incident, and related crimes for allegedly driving over a pedestrian in Queens Village, who had been struck by another vehicle moments earlier, and dragging him along Hempstead Avenue in…
Jun. 5, 2025 By Jessica Militello Citi Field is turning up the volume for K-pop fans this summer, starting with Mets K-POP Night on Tuesday, June 10. The event kicks off with a pre-game party in the “K-pop Korner” from 5 to 7 p.m., ahead of the Mets’ 7:10 p.m. matchup against the Washington…
Jun. 5, 2025 By sobrien June 4, 2025 By Shane O’Brien The five most persistent “super speeders” in Queens racked up a combined 643 school zone speed camera tickets in 2024—an average of one every 14 hours—according to new research from street safety groups Transportation Alternatives (TA) and Families for Safe Streets. One driver…
Jun. 5, 2025 By Athena Dawson Council Member Nantasha Williams has recently passed a bill that will bring more attention to the flooding issues plaguing Southeast Queens neighborhoods. The New York City Council passed Intro 1067-B, sponsored by Williams, on Wednesday, May 28, during its Stated Meeting. The legislation will raise awareness and create…
Jun. 5, 2025 By Jessica Militello Members of the FDNY Bravest Boxing Club are getting ready to lace up their gloves and leave it all in the ring at Thrilla in Camilla 9, a charity boxing event taking place Friday, June 13, to benefit the Tunnel to Towers Foundation. The event, sanctioned by USA…
Jun. 4, 2025 By Athena Dawson Queens residents are invited to experience a powerful new exhibit in Richmond Hill that honors the stories and struggles of Indo-Caribbean immigrants who helped shape New York City’s cultural fabric. The Indo-Caribbean Alliance (ICA) launched “Through Their Eyes: Preserving Indo-Caribbean Histories” in December 2024, a multidisciplinary art installation…
Jun. 4, 2025 By Bill Parry A St. Albans sexual predator was sentenced to 34 years in prison for raping two young girls, ages 12 and 16, in separate occasions at the same motel in 2022, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced Wednesday. Viando Ricketts, 31, of 200th Street, was convicted by a jury…