Apr. 1, 2024 By Bill Parry
A Manhattan man was killed by a hit-and-run truck driver near JFK Airport on Sunday afternoon.
Manhattan man killed by hit-and-run driver near JFK Airport on Sunday: NYPD
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Op-Ed | Don’t balance the budget on the backs of those who need help
Apr. 1, 2024 By Assemblyman David Weprin Our annual budgets express our values as a state and, to a large degree, determine our fate as citizens. That’s why it’s so important to me to fight the cuts Governor Hochul wants to make in next year’s budget to the consumer directed personal assistance program (CDPAP). Cutting…
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NYC Parks offers swimming lessons to 2nd graders in Jamaica and Flushing
Apr. 1, 2024 By Athena Dawson The NYC Parks Department has teamed up with the Department of Education to offer swimming lessons to second graders throughout the city. The lessons, which are part of the “Swim For Life” water safety program and have been running since October, aim to prevent childhood drownings. The ten-week program…
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Springfield Gardens man collared for allegedly shooting into a crowd in Cambria Heights, wounding teen: NYPD
Apr. 1, 2024 By Bill Parry
A 19-year-old Springfield Gardens man was arrested Tuesday and charged in connection to a New Year’s Eve shooting incident in Cambria Heights that left a 17-year-old boy wounded more than two years ago.
Queens Public Library rolls out Laurelton Bookmobile Service Saturday
Apr. 1, 2024 By Athena Dawson Starting Saturday April 6th, book lovers living in Southeast Queens can enjoy the Laurelton Bookmobile service. Families are invited to the special opening day event at 134-26 225th St from 10 a.m. -5 p.m. The event will have an array of exciting activities for kids including face painting, magic…
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Queens man cuffed for fatally shooting mother in their home: cops
Mar. 30, 2024 By Emily Davenport
A Queens man was arrested early Saturday morning for allegedly killing his mother the night before.
Queens man cuffed for fatally shooting mother in their home: cops
A Queens man was arrested early Saturday morning for allegedly killing his mother the night before.
Queens rally demands answers days after Win Rozario was shot and killed by police during mental health crisis
Emotions ran high in Queens on Friday evening as the Bangladeshi community demanded answers for the death of Win Rozario, who police officers shot dead during an apparent mental health crisis at his home on Wednesday.
Mayor Eric Adams talks public safety, migrant crisis, and more at packed Woodhaven townhall
Mar. 29, 2024 By Anthony Medina Mayor Eric Adams and dozens of city agency representatives addressed several local concerns at a community event held in Woodhaven earlier this week. The Mayor, who hosted the meeting, spoke to an audience of over 200 residents inside the Woodhaven Manor, located at 96-01 Jamaica Ave, on Wednesday, March…
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Jamaica gang member pleads guilty to 2018 murder of MS-13 member
Mar. 29, 2024 By Bill Parry
A Jamaica gang-member admitted he murdered two men, including the 2018 assassination of an 18-year-old MS-13 rival in Flushing, and butchering another victim who was stabbed more than a hundred times in 2017.