July 8, 2021 By Ryan Songalia A free music festival featuring members of rock bands Sonic Youth and The Modern Lovers will take place this Sunday in Sunnyside. The event, called Summer Jam, will take place from 12:45 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Skillman Avenue and will feature several Queens-based artists performing music, comedy and… Read more »
July 8, 2021 By Michael Dorgan Science is back! The New York Hall of Science (NYSCI) opened its doors for the first time in nearly 16 months today after being closed due to health risks stemming from COVID-19. The science museum has fully reopened and features a new interactive exhibit called The Happiness Experiment. The… Read more »
July 8, 2021 By Allie Griffin A 66-year-old woman was shoved into a subway train by a stranger at a station in Jackson Heights on Sunday. The woman was standing on the train platform inside the 74th Street–Roosevelt Avenue station at around 11:45 p.m. when another woman randomly pushed her into a northbound E train,… Read more »
July 8, 2021 By Allie Griffin A 34-year-old man was slashed across the face in an apparent anti-gay attack in Jackson Heights Tuesday. The victim was outside a building on 77th Street near 37th Road at around 3:10 a.m. when he got into an argument with another man, police said. The argument escalated and the… Read more »
July 7, 2021 By Allie Griffin Queens borough president candidate Elizabeth Crowley slammed her opponent’s allegations of racism as “slanderous and untruthful” in a statement Wednesday. Crowley said there was zero evidence to back up the claims made by incumbent Queens Borough President Donovan Richards, who accused her of racism in a series of tweets… Read more »
July 7, 2021 By Ryan Songalia A Long Island City woman who ran for a state assembly seat last year will give it another shot in 2022. Mary Jobaida, who came up short in her primary challenge of long-time District 37 Assemblywoman Catherine Nolan in 2020, announced on July 1 that she will once again… Read more »
July 7, 2021 By Allie Griffin Queens Borough President Donovan Richards declared victory in his bid for re-election Tuesday, while blasting his opponent as an alleged racist on Twitter. Richards, the presumptive winner of the Democratic primary for borough president, released two victory statements — one via Twitter and one via a spokesperson — with… Read more »
July 7, 2021 By Ryan Songalia An annual festival for outdoor enthusiasts will be taking place at Jamaica Bay this Saturday. The Jamaica Bay Festival, organized by the Jamaica Bay-Rockaway Parks Conservancy, will provide the public with the opportunity to paddle a kayak, learn how to fish, watch nature, go sailing and participate in various… Read more »
July 7, 2021 By Allie Griffin The leading candidates in Queens council races have secured victories after absentee ballots were counted Tuesday. The NYC Board of Elections (BOE) released the most complete results Tuesday, with the majority of absentee ballots tallied and ranked choice voting tabulations applied. Several races that were nail-biters on election night… Read more »
July 6, 2021 By Allie Griffin Queens Borough President Donovan Richards maintained a narrow lead in his bid for re-election after absentee ballots were tallied Tuesday. Richards, who was sworn into office last year following a special election, is all but certain to serve a full term as borough president now that almost all the… Read more »