Mar. 27, 2023 By Bill Parry The city’s Curbside Composting program resumed across Queens on March 27, following a winter hiatus after the initiative launched as a three-month-long pilot in the borough last fall. During that period, the Department of Sanitation (DSNY) diverted 12.7 million pounds of food scraps, leaves, and yard waste from landfills….
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Mar. 26, 2023 By Ethan Marshall The New York Mets partnered with several organizations and institutions across New York City to celebrate Amazin’ Day on Saturday, March 25. The event provided the team a way to give back to their fans less than a week before Opening Day of the 2023 season. Throughout the day,…
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Mar. 24, 2023 By Zachary Gewelb Police from the 107th Precinct are searching for the brute who injured an 84-year-old woman while stealing her purse in Jamaica Hills earlier this month. Authorities say that the elderly woman was walking in front of 161-27 85th Ave. in Jamaica Hills around 11:30 a.m. on March 19. A…
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Mar. 24, 2023 By Bill Parry With temperatures rising and days growing longer, the NYC Parks Department has launched a new maintenance initiative that will deploy 240 newly hired full-time staff to address cleanliness in city parks during peak days and hours. The so-called “Second Shift” will collect trash and litter and mitigate graffiti at…
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Mar. 24, 2023 By Zachary Gewelb A pair of police officers from the 105th Precinct in Queens Village performed life-saving CPR on a 15-month-old baby in Brookville earlier this month, according to the NYPD. Police responded to a 911 call regarding an unconscious baby at a residence near 226th Street and 146th Avenue in Brookville…
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Mar. 23, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed About 50 community members attended the QueensLink town hall in Ozone Park on March 16 to discuss plans for the dormant 3.5 miles Rockaway Beach train line that would bring accessible transportation to transit desert communities. Volunteers of QueensLink heard community feedback on how to best meet residents’ needs…
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Mar. 22, 2023 By Bill Parry A South Jamaica man was sentenced to 20 years in prison for the fatal shooting of an Elmont, Long Island, man in 2021, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced on March 22. Edson Giron Figueroa, 21, of 108th Avenue, had pleaded guilty last month to manslaughter in the second…
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Mar. 22, 2023 By Bill Parry
Lawmakers from every corner of Queens gathered on March 22 in the state capitol to call on Gov. Kathy Hochul to include funding for an MTA fare freeze and a free bus pilot in the final state budget as negotiations continue through April 1.
Mar. 21, 2023 By Bill Parry In the annual right of spring known as the “budget dance,” the heads of New York City’s three public library systems testified Monday at the City Council to call on the city to reverse a planned $36.2 million proposed budget cuts that would impact hours of service, fewer programs…
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Mar. 21, 2023 By Bill Parry Southeast Queens families will see significant upgrades at Roy Wilkins Park in St. Albans after Mayor Eric Adams announced $55 million in additional funding for a brand-new indoor pool and repairs to the existing pool. The investment builds on the $92 million announced in December 2021 to build a…
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