Jul. 12, 2024 By Gabriele Holtermann The annual Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival, coming to Meadow Lake in Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens on Aug. 3 and 4, kicked off its festivities with the Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival Awakening Ceremony in Times Square on July 11. Festivities included a performance by the New…
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Hundreds attend grand opening of first Raising Cane’s in Queens
Jul. 11, 2024 By Ethan Marshall and Angelica Vivas Hundreds of Queens residents lined up outside 39-20 Main St. in Flushing Tuesday, July 9, to get a bite to eat from the first Queens location of the popular chicken finger restaurant chain Raising Cane’s during its grand opening. Despite the 90-degree heat, these people overcame…
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GatewayJFK and NYPD clear over 30 abandoned vehicles in Jamaica cleanup operation
Jul. 11, 2024 By Athena Dawson Over 30 abandoned vehicles were removed in a section of Jamaica as a part of a widespread tow operation orchestrated between GatewayJFK Business Improvement District, NYPD’s 105th and 113th Precincts and NYPD Patrol Borough Queens South. The cleanups, which took place last month, removed abandoned, derelict vehicles, including cars,…
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Chilling video of South Jamaica mom’s murder re-released in hopes of sparking new leads before case goes cold: NYPD
Jul. 11, 2024 By Bill Parry
Homicide detectives out of the 113th Precinct in Jamaica re-released video of a suspect wanted in connection to a heinous murder of a mother in South Jamaica back in 2021, hoping to catch a break in the investigation before it becomes a cold case in December.
Passports can now be renewed online under pilot program aiming to speed up the process
Jul. 11, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan The U.S. Department of State is working to make passport renewal faster and easier for the rising number of travelers. Last month, the federal agency launched an online pilot system allowing passport holders to apply for a renewal online. Typically, the application is filled out on paper and mailed…
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NYPD searching for burglary crew that targeted nearly 30 laundromats in Queens and others in Brooklyn and the Bronx
Jul. 10, 2024 By Bill Parry
Police from the 110th Precinct in Elmhurst are looking for three masked men who broke into Susan’s Laundromat at 85-12 Grand Ave. at around 3:15 a.m. on Monday, June 24, while a fourth member of their crew acted as a lookout near their getaway car parked in front.
Video of alleged gunman released in fatal 4th of July shooting in St. Albans: NYPD
Jul. 10, 2024 By Bill Parry
Homicide detectives from the 113th Precinct in Jamaica and Patrol Borough Queens South have come up with a brief snippet of surveillance video that shows a masked gunman sprinting across Montauk Street during a fatal shooting of a Howard Beach man in St. Albans during the morning of the 4th of July.
Council Member Joann Ariola secures $31 Million for Queens District 32 in NYC budget
Jul. 10, 2024 By Anthony Medina Queens City Council Member Joann Ariola, representing City Council District 32 residents, has secured $31 million in funding as part of the recently approved New York City Council budget for fiscal year 2025. The councilwoman steered millions of dollars to help maintain vital services and organizations this year in…
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Southeast Queens man indicted after an arsenal of weapons was found in his vehicle near LaGuardia Airport last month: DA
Jul. 9, 2024 By Bill Parry
A Hollis man was indicted by a Queens grand jury on gun charges after a cache of weapons was found in his vehicle during a traffic stop near LaGuardia Airport in East Elmhurst last month.
Law enforcement ghost car crackdowns continue with dozens of vehicles seized on Whitestone Bridge: MTA
Jul. 9, 2024 By Bill Parry
MTA Bridge and Tunnel officers, the NYPD and law enforcement partners impounded 55 vehicles from motorists crossing into Queens on the Whitestone Bridge on Monday, July 8, as a multi-agency crackdown continued unabated.