Oct. 4, 2024 By Athena Dawson NYC Parks’ Learn to Swim program is back for Queens residents of all ages. Starting now, anyone can register for NYC Park’s Learn to Swim lottery to take free classes at recreation centers throughout the city. Flushing Meadows Aquatic Center and Roy Wilkins Park Recreation Center are available for Queens…
Oct. 4, 2024 By Bill Parry Workers at a Woodhaven bakery were terrorized by a gunman who stormed into their store on the night of Monday, Sept. 23, police said Wednesday. The masked-up stranger burst into the Paneorama Italian bakery at 95-20 Jamaica Ave. at around 8 p.m. and pointed a rifle at a…
Oct. 3, 2024 By Athena Dawson Local elected officials and Con Edison representatives gathered for a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the launch of the energy company’s billion-dollar clean energy project in Southeast Queens. Con Edison Chairman and CEO Tim Cawley, joined by Vice President LaAsia Hundley, Assembly Member Clyde Vanel, Port Authority Executive Director…
Oct. 3, 2024 By Bill Parry Construction of a new state-of-the-art kitchen classroom at Richmond Hill High School is expected to be completed in the coming months. The classroom will offer students a unique opportunity to explore the culinary arts in a professional setting and prepare for careers in the hospitality industry. Council Member…
Oct. 3, 2024 By Bill Parry Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz introduced one of the newest members of her team on Wednesday as part of her office’s public information campaign during Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Kimi, a 2-year-old golden retriever/Labrador retriever, has been appointed as a facility dog to provide comfort and companionship to…
Oct. 3, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan A group representing dozens of civic and neighborhood organizations across Queens is calling for an investigation into a citywide housing proposal amid federal probes into the mayor and his administration. On Monday, the Queens Civic Congress released a statement calling for an immediate halt to the City of…
Oct. 3, 2024 By Ethan Marshall As the New York Mets look to clinch a trip to the National League Division Series Wednesday night in Milwaukee, the team announced that beginning as early as Thursday, Oct. 3, Citi Field will be hosting watch parties of select away games during the playoffs. Mets fans can…
Oct. 2, 2024 By Czarinna Andres and Paul Frangipane In the lead-up to the Jewish High Holidays, local officials and community leaders gathered at Tomchei Shabbos of Queens located at 129-01 Metropolitan Ave. in Kew Gardens on Monday, Sept. 30. U.S. Representatives Gregory Meeks and Grace Meng, Attorney General Letitia James, State Senators Joe…
Oct. 2, 2024 By Ethan Marshall A construction project on a 47-story mixed-use skyscraper complex at 71-12 Park Ave. in Kew Gardens Hills is set to begin. Located along Parsons Boulevard, between 71st Avenue and 72nd Avenue and adjacent to the 107th Precinct, the complex will consist of two towers at a shared podium.…
Oct. 2, 2024 By Athena Dawson JFK Airport Terminal 4 operator JFK International Air Terminal (JFKIAT) announced on Sept. 26 that it has invested in Green-e® certified Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) as part of its effort to combat climate change and transition to renewable electricity. Green-e® certified RECs represent the environmental benefits of generating…