Sep. 20, 2024 By Czarinna Andres Sept. 20, 2024 By Emily Davenport Get ready to pumpkin up on the rooftop! New York City’s Cityside Pumpkin Patch is back, taking over The Summer Club‘s rooftop located at 8-08 Queens Plaza S in Long Island City. Starting October 4th, you can explore a magical wonderland of over… Read more »
Sep. 19, 2024 By bparry
[caption id="attachment_80976" align="alignnone" width="518"] Cops are looking for this suspect, who allegedly gunned down a Corona man in front of his home on 96th Street on Friday the 13th. Photo courtesy of the NYPD.[/caption]
Sept. 19, 2024 By Bill Parry
Sept. 16, 2024 By Czarinna Andres NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst has officially reopened its upgraded Radiation Oncology department for advanced cancer treatments. The $5.5 million renovation, funded by the Queens Borough President’s Office, equips the department with life-saving radiation therapy tools, including the Varian TrueBeam Linear Accelerator (LINAC), a machine designed to treat cancer wherever… Read more »
Sept. 13, 2024 By Bill Parry Two teenagers were abducted in Corona by several men in a gray 4-door Ford Fusion and robbed at gunpoint before they were released at a Citi Field parking lot during the afternoon of Sunday, Sept. 1. Police from the 115th Precinct in Jackson Heights reported that a 15-year-old boy… Read more »
Sep. 12, 2024 By bparry Sept. 12, 2024 By Bill Parry A Woodside woman is accused of being the criminal mastermind of a ring that allegedly stole more than $180,000 in death benefits from union members and their next of kin, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced on Wednesday. Catherine Wenzell-Reyes, 36, was arrested by… Read more »
Sep. 12, 2024 By ishkurhan Sept. 12, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan Western Queens Assembly Member Jessica González-Rojas has partnered with Bronx Senator Gustavo Rivera to introduce legislation to eliminate the cost of asthma inhalers for those with insurance. Many patients are currently expected to share the cost of an inhaler with their provider through a… Read more »
Sep. 12, 2024 By Sadie Brown U.S. Rep. Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez is calling for the passage of a bill that would make it easier for the victims of nonconsensual AI porn to sue the publishers, distributors and consumers of fake X-rated images and videos. Ocasio-Cortez, along with Democratic Women’s Caucus Policy Co-Chair Ayanna Pressley, held…
Sept. 6, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Community leaders and local business owners gathered Thursday afternoon to demand action against a rise in criminal organizations, drug rings, human trafficking, prostitution and shoplifting syndicates along Roosevelt Avenue. The event, which took place at 90-20 Elmhurst Ave., was organized by former City Council Member Hiram Monserrate in response… Read more »
Sep. 4, 2024 By bparry
[caption id="attachment_80078" align="aligncenter" width="680"] Cops are looking for these suspects for allegedly robbing a man at gunpoint in Woodside last Tuesday morning. NYPD[/caption]
Sept. 4, 2024 By Bill Parry
Sept. 3, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan A week before NYC students head back to the classroom, elected officials wrapped up their backpack giveaways to support families in their districts. On Thursday evening, students had the chance to choose from over 1,000 backpacks laid out on several tables along the 34th Avenue Open Street in Jackson… Read more »