Jul. 19, 2024 By Bill Parry A South Ozone Park man was indicted by a Queens grand jury in the fatal shooting of a 24-year-old celebrating his 24th birthday in 2022. Curtis Benjamin, 27, of 113th Street, was arraigned Thursday in Queens Supreme Court on a 14-count indictment charging him with murder, attempted murder…
Jul. 19, 2024 By Czarinna Andres An IT issue with the software CrowdStrike has caused significant disruptions for carriers operating out of John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) and LaGuardia Airport (LGA) today. The cloud server outage has led to operational challenges impacting international and domestic flights. The Port…
Jul. 19, 2024 By Athena Dawson Sen. Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. (D-15) joined a local non-profit on Wednesday, July 17, for their inaugural community cleanup initiative in Ozone Park. Addabbo secured $60,000 in funding to support a year-long community cleanup initiative led by the New York City Center for Employment Opportunity (CEO). CEO employs…
Jul. 18, 2024 By Ethan Marshall Thomas “Tommy” Barcia Jr., the founder of the popular Adrian and Rocky’s Catering at 132-08 Crossbay Blvd. in Ozone Park, died Saturday at the age of 61. Since founding the catering company in 1981, Barcia spent nearly every day there serving the Queens and Long Island community members.…
Jul. 18, 2024 By Bill Parry Police from the 103rd Precinct in Jamaica are looking for a creep who subjected a 16-year-old girl to public lewdness in broad daylight while they rode a Q43 bus in Jamaica Estates late last month. The incident occurred just after 2 p.m. on Tuesday, June 25 as the…
Jul. 17, 2024 By Bill Parry A Queens grand jury indicted a Southeast Queens man for fatally stabbing a stranger to death in a Jamaica deli last month. Jahshua Kelley, 40, of 107th Avenue in Queens Village, was arraigned in Queens Supreme Court Wednesday on a four-count indictment charging him with murder in the…
Jul. 17, 2024 By Bill Parry New York Attorney General Letitia James announced Wednesday the takedown of a prolific Queens-based gun trafficking crew accused of selling firearms and ammo at an East Elmhurst playground, the Queens Center Mall and other locations around the borough. James secured a 625-count indictment charging five men for participating…
Jul. 17, 2024 By Athena Dawson Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning, a multidisciplinary art center in southeast Queens, is set to host an array of free events to close out the month of July. The center offers ongoing summer art experiences for residents across the borough. This month’s events series includes an art…
Jul. 17, 2024 By Bill Parry Police from the 102nd Precinct in Richmond Hill are looking for a gunman who allegedly shot a 32-year-old man in front of an auto detailing shop last month. The suspect allegedly approached the victim in front of 130-05 91st Ave. near the Long Island Rail Road’s Richmond Hill…
Jul. 16, 2024 By Athena Dawson Thirteen local business owners graduated from a Port Authority-sponsored program, bringing them one step closer to operating a restaurant or store at JFK Airport in Jamaica. The ten-week training program, dubbed the Institute of Concessions, helps local business owners—particularly those who are minorities and/or women—learn the skills necessary…