Sep. 11, 2025 By Ethan Marshall In recognition of the 24th anniversary of 9/11, the New York Mets released a documentary on YouTube, “11 Days in September,” which details the pivotal role Shea Stadium and the organization played in the relief efforts in the days that followed the terrorist attacks. Presented by the Tunnel…
Sep. 10, 2025 By Bill Parry The NYPD has identified the victim who was gunned down in a Jamaica parking lot on the night of Sunday, Sept. 7. Police from the 113th Precinct responded to a 911 call of assault in progress behind 134-29 Guy R. Brewer Boulevard at around 8:30 p.m. and, upon…
Sep. 9, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Residents at Rochdale Village, one of the largest Mitchell-Lama co-op housing complexes in the country, staged a protest Sunday against proposed rate hikes that could rise as high as 30%. Residents on Sept. 7 gathered at the Rochdale Park basketball courts against the backdrop of the Rochdale Village…
Sep. 5, 2025 By Bill Parry and Lloyd Mitchell A teenager was shot inside Jamaica’s Rufus King Park on Friday morning, and the NYPD is searching for two suspects who remain at large. Police from the 103rd Precinct responded to a 911 call of an assault in progress near the park entrance at Jamaica…
Sep. 5, 2025 By Ethan Marshall Northern Queens experienced significant declines in several major crimes year-over-year during the 28-day period from Aug. 4-31, while southern Queens had sharp declines in robberies and burglaries over the same period of time, according to the NYPD. In northern Queens, rapes, robberies, felony assaults, burglaries and grand larcenies…
Sep. 2, 2025 By Ethan Marshall The average cost of homes for one to three families reached $1,013,558 in the second quarter of 2025, marking the first time that price has reached $1 million dating back to the second quarter of 2024, according to a report by the real estate firm Brown Harris Stevens.…
Aug. 29, 2025 By Lloyd Mitchell Nine firefighters were injured, two of them seriously, and two civilians sustained minor injuries during a two-alarm house fire in South Richmond Hill on Friday morning, but it could have been worse if not for the actions of an off-duty veteran EMT. Paramedic Craig Biscuiti was driving to…
Aug. 28, 2025 By Athena Dawson The Health Department will spray pesticides in parts of western and southern Queens to reduce the risk of the mosquito-carried West Nile Virus. Weather permitting, the spraying will take place on Tuesday, Sept. 2, between 8:30 p.m. and 6 a.m. the following morning. In case of bad weather,…
Aug. 27, 2025 By Athena Dawson The Department of City Planning (DCP) Commission voted to pass the Jamaica Neighborhood Plan during a public hearing on Tuesday, Aug 12. Since the plan has passed the commission, it will move forward to the City Council for a vote. The City Council has 50 days to review…
Aug. 27, 2025 By Athena Dawson An annual dance festival celebrating Queens’ dance history is returning to the Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning (JCAL). The Making Moves Dance Festival (MMDF) returns to Jamaica on Friday, Sept. 19. The free three-day festival runs through Sunday, Sept. 21. All performances begin at 7 p.m. at…