Sept. 8, 2022 By Michael Dorgan Two Queens council members have called on the Parks Dept. to nix the Trump Organization’s license to operate a golf course in the Bronx – and to cancel a Saudi-backed women’s international golf tournament at the venue next month. Council Speaker Adrienne Adams and Councilmember Shekar Krishnan say that… Read more »
Sept. 8, 2022 By Christian Murray Ten new school buildings opened across the city today, with four of them in Queens. A new 646-seat middle school opened in East Elmhurst, with school buildings added to Francis Lewis High School in Fresh Meadows, P.S. 131 in Jamaica, and P.S. 196 in College Point. There were two… Read more »
Sept. 8, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A Flushing teenager has been busted for allegedly having a cache of weapons in his home and for selling fentanyl to undercover cops during a sting operation. Justin Echeverry, 19, was indicted by a Queens grand jury and arraigned before Queens Supreme Court Wednesday on drug and weapons charges—as… Read more »
Sept. 7, 2022 By Christian Murray The state’s mask mandate for public transit has been lifted, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Wednesday. Hochul said the state will immediately end masking rules on subways, buses, Metro-North and the Long Island Rail Road. The new policy also applies to airports, for-hire vehicles, correctional facilities, detention centers and homeless… Read more »
Sept. 7, 2022 By Michael Dorgan An Elmhurst man was arrested on hate crime charges Tuesday for headbutting a 22-year-old Asian American man in Astoria nearly two months ago. Rudy Coslopez, 41, was charged with assault and aggravated harassment as hate crimes for an attack that took place outside 34-27 Steinway St. on July 12,… Read more »
Sept. 6, 2022 By Michael Dorgan An outdoor music festival featuring performers from around the world — and around the corner — is coming to Sunnyside Gardens Park next week. The event, called the Queens United International Party Music Festival (QUIP), will take place on Sept. 17 at the park located on 39th Avenue. The festival… Read more »
Sept. 6, 2022 By Christian Murray A new store serving the arts community has opened on Skillman Avenue in Sunnyside. The store, called Sunnyside Arts, is located at 45-18 Skillman Ave. and offers items such as fine arts supplies and gifts—as well as an array of classes and events. The business is owned and operated… Read more »
Sep. 6, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A badly worn-out Woodside athletic field is about to undergo a near $1.3 million makeover. The artificial playing field at Big Bush Park, located between 61st and 64th Street by Laurel Hill Boulevard, will be ripped up and a new high-quality synthetic turf surface will go down in its place… Read more »
Sept. 6, 2022 By Christian Murray The police released video footage Friday of three men wanted for holding up a Woodside cellphone store at gunpoint last month. The suspects allegedly entered the AT&T store located at 58-20 Roosevelt Ave. at around 6:55 p.m. on Aug. 26, before one of the men displayed a firearm and… Read more »
Sept. 6, 2022 By Michael Dorgan The widow of the alleged “duck sauce killer” – the man accused of fatally shooting a delivery worker in Forest Hills in April – was indicted Friday for having a cache of illegal weapons at her home. Dorothy Hirsch, 62, who was married to the late Glenn Hirsch, 51,… Read more »