Aug. 12, 2024 By Athena Dawson A local church in South Ozone Park is hosting its monthly food donation program next Thursday, Aug. 22. Volunteers at St. James-St Matthew’s Lutheran Church, located at 119-15 135th Ave., want to give back to some of the neighborhood’s most vulnerable residents. The event runs from 5 to…
Aug. 12, 2024 By Bill Parry Police from the 105th Precinct in Queens Village are looking for a gunman who opened fire near the Queens Public Library branch in Cambria Heights during the evening of Thursday, Aug. 8. The perpetrator was in front of a home at 116-42 219th St. at around 7 p.m.,…
Aug. 12, 2024 By Ethan Marshall Northwest Queens experienced a record number of new lease signings in July 2024, according to a report by the real estate firm Douglas Elliman Real Estate. The 945 new lease signings in July 2024 were the highest ever recorded. This represents a significant year-over-year increase, up 419.2% from…
Aug. 12, 2024 By Athena Dawson A local run club based in Southeast Queens celebrated its first anniversary on Monday, Aug. 5, with a 5K run through the St. Albans neighborhood. The Monarchs Run Club ran through the historic Addisleigh Park neighborhood and various landmarks in St. Albans. A group of 25 runners took…
Aug. 12, 2024 By Athena Dawson Dozens of residents testified in person and on Zoom for a City of Yes for Housing hearing chaired by Queens Borough President Donovan Richards on Thursday, Aug. 8. Residents headed to the second floor of Queens Borough Hall in Kew Gardens to voice their varying opinions on the …
Aug. 9, 2024 By Bill Parry Police from the 102nd Precinct in Richmond Hill are looking for a gunman and his accomplice who walked into a smoke shop at 119-11 Jamaica Ave. and began to argue with a store worker before shooting him multiple times on the night of Monday, Aug. 5. The two…
Aug. 9, 2024 By Jessica Militello If you are looking at the calendar and starting to fret at the fact that summer’s starting to wind down, then now is the time to set up a fun day trip to enjoy the warm weather and longer nights all you can. There are plenty of places…
Aug. 9, 2024 By Anthony Medina Reported data on a constituent survey from State Senator Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. has been updated to include the input of Maspeth residents, among other Queens neighborhoods, with added visuals for readers. Addabbo’s survey, which was conducted in May of this year, asked neighbors in his district to…
Aug. 8, 2024 By Anthony Medina Senator Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. has wrapped up his fourth Naloxone/Narcan training series this summer with a session in South Ozone Park. The Queens lawmaker hosted the final training session this season for the life-saving drug on Wednesday, July 31, at the Akal Care Social Adult Day Care,…
Aug. 8, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Promising Queens boxer Ra-leek Born is set to make his professional debut on Tuesday, Aug. 20, after signing with Team Freeway Boxing on Thursday, Aug. 3. Born, a three-time national champion at the juvenile level, signed with Team Freeway Boxing, owned by prison reform activist “Freeway” Ricky Ross,…