Jan. 6, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Ride-sharing app Lyft has announced that it will credit riders for congestion pricing fees for the first month of the new toll. For the rest of January, Queens residents who take a trip to or from the new congestion pricing zone in Manhattan will be credited. Congestion pricing,…
Jan. 6, 2025 By Athena Dawson The ball-drop babies are here! A handful of Queens families celebrated their bundle of joys as the world’s borough’s newest- and tiniest- residents swaddled their way into the New Year. In the Rockaways, Inwood residents Olibia Barrios Cifuentes and Marlon Rabanales welcomed their newborn baby girl, Jimena Sulemia.…
Jan. 6, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Queens actor Adrien Brody won his first-ever Golden Globe on Sunday night, beating off stiff competition to win the highly coveted Best Actor in a Drama Film award at the 82nd annual film and television awards. Brody, 51, a native of Woodhaven, was nominated for his performance in…
Jan. 6, 2025 By Bill Parry Police from the 107th Precinct in Fresh Meadows are looking for four alleged muggers who jumped a 22-year-old man in Jamaica Hills on the evening of Friday, Jan. 3. The victim was walking past 179-33 Hillside Ave. at around 5 p.m. when four strangers approached him and attempted…
Jan. 6, 2025 By Christy Hinko Line dancing, a vibrant and inclusive form of social dancing, continues to captivate enthusiasts across generations and genres. Rooted in American folk traditions, it gained widespread prominence during the country music boom of the 1970s and has since evolved to include a diverse array of musical styles. On…
The NYPD provided a glimpse Friday night of the four Queens mass shooting suspects who opened fire on a crowd near an event hall Wednesday night and left 10 people wounded. On Friday night, police released images of the perpetrators sought for the attack that occurred outside the Amazura event hall at 91-12 144th…
Jan. 3, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Congestion pricing will come into effect at midnight on Sunday after a federal judge greenlighted the toll following an 11th-hour hearing on Friday evening. The toll, which will charge motorists who enter Manhattan south of 60th Street, has provoked significant debate and several lawsuits. Federal Judge Leo Gordon…
Jan. 3, 2025 By Athena Dawson The New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) announced on Thursday, Jan. 2, a groundbreaking initiative to expand access to safe e-bike battery charging on sidewalks across the city. The program includes new rules that will allow the installation of charging cabinets and storage stations at key locations,…
Jan. 3, 2025 By Colum Motherway The Queens Public Library is continuing its ‘Literary Thursdays’ program for 2025 with a host of talented authors ready to give virtual talks about their work. Every Thursday at 6 p.m., hour-long online book talks, which are free and open to the public, will take place to enrich…
Jan. 3, 2025 By Ethan Marshall The New York Mets hosted more than 125 Queens elementary school students for their annual holiday party on Thursday, Dec. 19, in the Piazza Club at Citi Field. From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., the kids got to play games with each other, have lunch and take part…