April 17, 2023 By Ethan Marshall The Noguchi Museum in Long Island City will be hosting a series of community days on April 22, May 5 and June 17. During these community days, admission to the museum will be free and there will be free art-making workshops held for people aged 16 years and over…. Read more »
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LIC high school robotics team seeks community support for championship journey
April 5, 2023 By Ethan Marshall The Queens Technical High School robotics team, the RoboTigers, has set up a GoFundMe to cover the cost for traveling and competing in the 2023 FIRST World Championship. The GoFundMe was set up after the RoboTigers earned the chance to compete in the championship, which is scheduled to… Read more »
AG James will not bring charges against off-duty cop who fatally shot an attacker in Woodside in 2021
April 4, 2023 By Bill Parry Attorney General Letitia James announced on April 4 that she will not bring charges against an off-duty city cop who shot and killed 20-year-old Raymierik Lopez in 2021 outside the LaBoom nightclub in Woodside. James’ Office of Special Investigation (OSI) released its report of its investigation into the shooting… Read more »
MTA project to renovate five 7 train subway stations draws near as contractor leases command center in Jackson Heights
March 17, 2023 By Bill Parry In a sure sign the MTA is about to embark on a long-awaited project to renovate subway stations along the elevated 7 train from Woodside to Corona, RockFarmer Properties announced Judlau Contracting LLC has signed a long-term lease for office space at Heritage Tower in Jackson Heights. Judlau Contracting,… Read more »
Cops cuff teen who attempted to subway surf on train departing from Queensboro Plaza station in Long Island City
Feb. 22, 2023, By Zachary Gewelb A 17-year-old was arrested after he was caught clinging to the back of 7 train departing from the Queensboro Plaza station in Long Island City on Wednesday, just two days after a 15-year-old boy was killed in a subway surfing incident on the Williamsburg Bridge. Authorities say that officers… Read more »
Mayor, speaker at odds over Hizzoner’s request to halve the council’s discretionary funds amid migrant crisis
Dec. 21, 2022 By Ethan Stark-Miller Mayor Eric Adams and City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams (no relation) are at odds over the mayor’s suggestion that the council cut its nearly $600 million discretionary budget in half as a means of fiscal belt-tightening amid the growing expense of the migrant crisis currently engulfing the Big Apple…. Read more »