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Fall festival brings families together at Victory Field in Woodhaven
Fall festival brings families together at Victory Field in Woodhaven

Oct. 21, 2024 By Colum Motherway

Fall festivities brought a lively celebration to Queens on Saturday, Oct. 19, as Council Member Joann Ariola and the Detective Brian “Smiles” Simonsen Foundation hosted a family-friendly event at Victory Field in Woodhaven.

The afternoon was packed with games, music and seasonal treats, drawing both children and their parents to enjoy the festive atmosphere. Victory Field was transformed into a bustling fairground featuring a variety of stands and inflatable rides.

A popular highlight was the friendly dance competition held at the DJ booth, which had kids showing off their best moves to the cheers of an enthusiastic crowd.

The many businesses that have occupied Woodhaven’s ‘Old Reliable Corner’ – Our Neighborhood: The Way it Was

Oct. 19, 2024 By the Woodhaven Cultural and Historical Society

It’s always fascinating to reflect on how our neighborhoods evolve over time, especially when iconic businesses come and go. The recent closure of Kmart’s last full-sized store in the U.S. is a reminder of the ever-changing retail landscape. But did you know that Woodhaven once had its own Kmart on Jamaica Avenue, right where Woolworth’s used to be?

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Former FBI agent from Queens Village charged with possessing arsenals of illegal ghost guns: DA

A former FBI agent from Queens Village is criminally charged with possessing an arsenal of illegal ghost guns and a stockpile of ammunition after law enforcement raided his home and a storage unit in Port Washington, L.I.

Scott Chiang, 53, was arraigned Friday in Queens Criminal Court on a 242-count criminal complaint after the searches at the two locations uncovered 18 illegal firearms, including eight ghost guns and six assault weapons, as well as high-capacity magazines, ammo and gun manufacturing tools.

Boy on board M train in Ridgewood punched out and robbed, suspect remains at large: NYPD

Police from the 104th Precinct in Ridgewood and Transit District 33 are looking for the perpetrator who attacked and robbed a 13-year-old boy in broad daylight on board an M train on Tuesday, Oct. 8.

The youngster was riding in a southbound M subway car approaching the Seneca Avenue station just after noon when a stranger approached him and sucker-punched him in the head, police said on Tuesday. The boy’s assailant proceeded to forcibly remove his cell phone and headphones before running off the train inside the Seneca Avenue station. He was last seen on foot on Palmetto Street. The victim refused medical attention at the crime scene.

Richmond Hill man charged with attempted kidnapping after mother foils abduction of 2-year-old daughter: NYPD

A Richmond Hill man was arrested and charged with attempted kidnapping after he allegedly tried to abduct a 2-year-old girl at knifepoint in broad daylight at a laundromat around the corner from his home on 109th Street on Thursday, Oct. 10.

Peter Vonderhofen, 32, was arraigned in Queens Criminal Court the following day on a complaint charging him with attempted kidnapping in the second degree, menacing, endangering the welfare of a child and criminal possession of a weapon.

Queens DA paralegal fired after arrest for threatening to bomb Elmhurst migrant shelter

An Elmhurst man was fired from his job as a paralegal at the Queens District Attorney’s office after he was arrested and criminally charged late last month for threatening to bomb a migrant shelter across the street from his home on 77th Street just south of Roosevelt Avenue.

Derek Klever, 27, was arrested by police from the 110th Precinct in Elmhurst after they executed a search warrant at his apartment at 40-37 77th St. a day after they learned of his plot to bomb the Kamway Lodge, a hostel at 40-36 77th St., that the city converted to temporarily house asylum seekers.