Apr. 15, 2024 By Athena Dawson Hundreds of people packed the Claire Shulman Theater in Corona on Apr. 12, as they waited in anticipation for Queens Borough President Donovan Richards’ “State of the Borough” address. The large crowd, who filled the 472-seat theater that is part of Flushing Meadows Corona Park’s iconic Queens Theatre, consisted…
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Apr. 12, 2024 By Ethan Marshall The number of new leases of residential units nearly doubled to the highest on record from March 2023 to March 2024, according to a report by the real estate agency Douglas Elliman. During the same period of time, the median rental price for units in northwestern Queens decreased slightly….
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Apr. 12, 2024 Athena Dawson Thousands of New York City Football Club (NYCFC) fans packed Citi Field on Saturday, Apr. 6, for the team’s first home game in Queens this season, playing against Atlanta United FC. This match marked the beginning of a series of five straight home games, equaling the club’s all-time record for…
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Apr. 12, 2024 By Bill Parry
A 16-year-old Jamaica boy was arrested on Thursday and criminally charged in the vicious attack that left a 68-year-old grandmother in critical condition after the teen shoved her while she was heading to church in Jamaica Hills on Sunday morning.
Apr. 10, 2024 By Bill Parry
Jamaica gang member Sean Brown was sentenced to 30 years in prison on Wednesday for gunning down 14-year-old Aamir Griffin on a South Jamaica basketball court in a mistaken-identity shooting at the Baisley Park Houses in 2019.
Apr. 10, 2024 By Ethan Marshall Queens accounted for the most foreclosures among the New York City boroughs in the first quarter of 2024, with 191, according to a report by the real estate agency PropertyShark. These 191 foreclosures accounted for 45% of the 424 cases that occurred in New York City this quarter. Its…
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Apr. 10, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan Over a dozen Queens dining destinations made an appearance on this year’s New York Times list recognizing the best restaurants across the city. While the majority of the restaurants are located in Manhattan, fourteen of the hundred lauded establishments are spread across Queens. But what is most notable about…
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Apr. 9, 2024 By Bill Parry and Lloyd Mitchell
Police from the 106th Precinct in Ozone Park responded to a report of a suspicious device found near a Chase Bank in Richmond Hill just before noon on Tuesday.
Apr. 9, 2024 By Bill Parry
An 18-year-old South Ozone Park man and his 17-year-old accomplice were arrested Sunday and charged in connection to an armed robbery in Jamaica late last month. Police from the 107th Precinct in Fresh Meadows are still looking for a third suspect.
Apr. 9, 2024 By Athena Dawson The Jamaica Hospital Medical Center (JHMC) celebrated the grand opening of its latest addition, the MediSys Health Network Cancer Center, on Monday, Apr. 8. The ceremony was attended by dozens of guests, including hospital administrators from JHMC, representatives from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) and local government leaders,…
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