May 5, 2023 By Michael Dorgan The Queensboro Dance Festival will celebrate its 10th season next month and organizers plan on making it a year to remember with 30 outdoor events set to take place across the borough. The dance festival will kick off on June 3 and will run throughout the summer with the… Read more »
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Going Green: New Con Edison renewable energy line running between Astoria, Corona is now operational
May 4, 2023 By Michael Dorgan Queens is going green. The energy provider Con Edison has announced that a new six-mile-long renewable energy line running from Astoria to Corona has gone into operation, marking a major step toward the borough and the state’s transition from fossil fuels to green energy sources. The line, along with… Read more »
Community health center for AAPI, LGBT community opens in Jackson Heights
May 2, 2023, By Michael Dorgan Queens leaders and advocates gathered in Jackson Heights on Wednesday, April 26, for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the opening of a new low-cost healthcare facility that specializes in treating members of the Asian, Asian American, and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) and the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) communities. The new facility,… Read more »
Alleged pedophile wanted for raping 11-year-old girl in 2016 is back in Queens: NYPD
April 17, 2023 By Michael Dorgan A man who is wanted for allegedly raping an 11-year-old girl in Queens seven years ago may be back in the borough — and police on Sunday released a photo of the suspect to alert the public. The alleged pedophile, Eddie Yos, is accused of the sickening rape of… Read more »
Pedestrian struck dead by BMW driver in late-night Elmhurst crash: NYPD
April 17, 2023 By Michael Dorgan A pedestrian is dead after he was struck by the driver of a BMW in Elmhurst late Saturday night. The victim, who has yet to be identified, was attempting to cross the intersection of 76th Street and Broadway at around 11:50 p.m. when he fell and the 2023 BMW… Read more »
Group of suspects wanted for mugging two men within 30 minutes in Corona last month: NYPD
April 13, 2023 By Michael Dorgan Police have released video of a group of suspects wanted for carrying out two muggings within 30 minutes in Corona last month. Police say the three suspects, including one getaway driver, first targeted a 66-year-old man who was walking in front of a house located at the intersection of… Read more »
‘A home run for the borough of Queens’: New $5 million Cohen Family Wellness Center opens in Woodside
April 12, 2023 By Michael Dorgan Queens leaders gathered together in Woodside on Tuesday for a ribbon-cutting ceremony marking the opening of the new $5 million Cohen Family Wellness Center. The center was funded by a nonprofit group headed by the Cohen family, who own the New York Mets. The new facility is located on… Read more »
Police release video of man wanted for firing gun near Jackson Heights/Corona border: NYPD
April 12, 2023 By Michael Dorgan Police have released video of a man wanted for firing a gun on the boundary of Jackson Heights and Corona last month. The suspect discharged a firearm multiple times in the direction of an unknown individual at the intersection of Elmhurst Avenue and Roosevelt Avenue on March 18 at… Read more »
Motorist dead after plowing SUV into tree on Grand Central Parkway in East Elmhurst: NYPD
April 10, 2023 By Michael Dorgan A motorist is dead after he lost control of his SUV and struck a tree on the Grand Central Parkway in East Elmhurst on Sunday, April 9. The victim, Raeven Rishi, 20, was driving a 2022 Hyundai SUV eastbound in the left lane of the thoroughfare near exit 8… Read more »
Senior suffers fractured knee fighting off would-be robber at Corona bus stop: NYPD
April 6, 2023 By Michael Dorgan A 70-year-old woman suffered a fractured knee as she fought off a would-be-robber who tried to steal her bag at a Corona bus stop on Sunday morning, April 2. The senior was waiting for a bus at the intersection of Granger Street and Horace Harding Expressway at around 8:25… Read more »