Jan. 31, 2025 By bparry
[caption id="attachment_88359" align="aligncenter" width="700"] Cops are looking for this suspect who allegedly slashed a man across his face when he asked her to leave his church in Astoria. NYPD[/caption]
Jan. 31, 2025 By Bill Parry
Jan. 30, 2025 By sobrien Jan. 30, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Global fitness franchise Planet Fitness celebrated the grand opening of its new Woodside location Wednesday evening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, announcing its arrival in the neighborhood with a variety of special offers for the new year. The gym opened before Christmas in the Big… Read more »
Jan. 30, 2025 By Bill Parry and Dean Moses The NYPD Queens Special Victims Squad is investigating an attempted rape in East Elmhurst during the early morning hours of Friday, Jan. 24, and is asking for the public’s help in identifying the suspect, who can be seen in new video surveillance released on Wednesday. Police… Read more »
Jan. 29, 2025 By Czarinna Jan. 30, 2025 By Christian Murray Thomas Ballis, a lifelong Astoria resident, knows the neighborhood like the back of his hand. “I was born and raised in Astoria,” said Ballis, a real estate developer who has built seven residential projects, all in the district. “I know the neighborhood inside out…. Read more »
Jan. 29, 2025 By Jessica Militello In honor of NYC Scholarship month, P.S/I/S 127Q Aerospace Science Magnet School in East Elmhurst hosted a workshop on Jan. 16 to celebrate the school’s achievement of being among the 282,000 public schools that have more than $42 million invested in a 529 direct plan for college. Parents… Read more »
Jan. 29, 2025 By sobrien Jan. 29, 2025 By Shane O’Brien A Long Island City martial arts school has launched a break-a-thon fundraiser to aid the victims of the Los Angeles wildfires. Students at Champions Martial Arts Long Island City, located at 49-15 Vernon Blvd., have each received fundraising envelopes and will break a board… Read more »
Jan. 29, 2025 By jmilitello Jan. 29, 2025 By Jessica Militello Celebrating a decade of food, culture, and community, the Queens Night Market returns to Flushing Meadows Park in Corona this April for its 10th year of bringing the community together with delicious food and entertainment from local small businesses. The event is synonymous with… Read more »
Jan. 28, 2025 By bparry
[caption id="attachment_88133" align="aligncenter" width="700"] A Woodside man died on Friday, Jan. 25, more than a year after he suffered a serious head injury when he was rear-ended by a driver on Roosevelt Avenue in Jackson Heights. Via Google Maps[/caption]
Jan. 28, 2025 By Bill Parry
Jan. 24, 2025 By Shane O’Brien A coalition of New York social workers rallied in Albany on Wednesday in support of the Social Work Workforce Act, sponsored by Assembly Member Jessica González-Rojas. The legislation seeks to repeal the exam requirement for applicants pursuing licensure as master social workers. The Social Workers for Justice Coalition—comprising the… Read more »
Jan. 23, 2025 By sobrien Jan. 23, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Over a dozen officers from the 114th Precinct in Astoria have been reassigned to patrol subway cars overnight as part of Governor Kathy Hochul’s newly launched subway safety initiative. The plan, announced in Hochul’s State of the State address, aims to deploy two police… Read more »