Aug. 17, 2024 By Athena Dawson Elmhurst Hospital is receiving major funding to support the growing medical needs of expecting mothers and children living in Queens. Gov. Kathy Hochul announced a landmark $27.5 million investment into Elmhurst Hospital’s maternal and pediatric healthcare facilities on Wednesday, Aug. 14. Hochul held a press conference at the…
Aug. 16, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan Under the federal Water Resources Development Act (WRDA), local lawmakers were able to secure $190 million to address flooding in Queens over the next two years. The provision of the WRDA, which authorizes the Army Corp of Engineers to improve the nation’s water infrastructure, was originally introduced by…
Aug. 14, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan A Queens Supreme Court judge officially dismissed one of several lawsuits brought against the operators of Forest Hills Stadium on Wednesday in a win for concertgoers. At the end of 2023, Concerned Citizens of Forest Hills Inc. et al. vs. The West Side Tennis Club, which leases out…
Aug. 13, 2024 By Anthony Medina The NYC Sheriff’s Office and NYPD busted two additional illegal smoke shop operations in Rego Park and Maspeth late last month, adding to the hundreds of smoke shops shuttered across the city as part of ‘Operation Padlock to Protect.’ ‘Operation Padlock to Protect,’ a multi-agency task force comprised…
Aug. 12, 2024 By Athena Dawson Dozens of residents testified in person and on Zoom for a City of Yes for Housing hearing chaired by Queens Borough President Donovan Richards on Thursday, Aug. 8. Residents headed to the second floor of Queens Borough Hall in Kew Gardens to voice their varying opinions on the …
Aug. 9, 2024 By Jessica Militello If you are looking at the calendar and starting to fret at the fact that summer’s starting to wind down, then now is the time to set up a fun day trip to enjoy the warm weather and longer nights all you can. There are plenty of places…
Aug. 8, 2024 By Bill Parry Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz petitioned the court on Thursday to vacate the convictions of 46 defendants whose cases involved NYPD Detective James Donovan, who was convicted of perjury last year. The disgraced detective, who was assigned to the Warrant Squad at the 103rd Precinct in Jamaica, pleaded…
Police conducted a major drug bust in Queens on Thursday, resulting in the seizure of hundreds of pounds of illegal marijuana and cannabis products. The operation took place in a warehouse on Second Street in Astoria in the early morning hours of Aug. 8. Officers from the 114th Precinct were responding to a burglary…
Aug. 9, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan Over 22,000 people have signed a petition expressing their support for keeping Forest Hills Stadium open amid a lawsuit that threatens to end concerts at the historic venue. The Change.org petition was started by the stadium’s operators last month and has since garnered the community support they were…
Aug. 8, 2024 By Athena Dawson NYC Parks Department is hosting a free “Movies Under The Stars” summer movie program, screening some of the biggest blockbuster films. From fun, action-packed films like “Kung Fu Panda 4” to romantic comedies like “My Big Fat Greek Wedding 4,” the big screen has come to Queens through…