Gov. Kathy Hochul made the trip to Garden City to honor Victoria Schneps-Yunis, founder of Life’s WORC and Schneps Media, at Life’s WORC’s headquarters, which was recently renamed the Victoria Schneps-Yunis Building.
Nov. 16, 2023 By Ethan Marshall The Department of City Planning announced that updates have been made to the Population FactFinder and Population MapViewer tools on its website to provide new demographic information and features on New York City’s community. These updates include information from the Census Bureau’s 2020 “Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics” file. “The latest additions to Population FactFinder and MapViewer are the next step in our ongoing work to make important demographic information about New York City accessible and transparent to all,” Department of City Planning Director Dan Garodnick said. “Our cutting-edge online tools make it easy…
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Nov. 15, 2023 By Ethan Marshall The kids are not leaving the nest. Approximately 28% of the 1.2 million millennials and 79% of the 2 million Gen Z adults in New York City have yet to leave their multigenerational homes to find their own place to live, according to a report recently released by real…
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Nov. 15, 2023 By Anthony Medina Police from the 104th Precinct arrested one of two men who allegedly robbed a man at gunpoint while on a scooter in Ridgewood last month, according to the NYPD. Police say the robbery occurred in front of 16-81 Linden St., at approximately 3:18 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 28, when…
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Nov. 15, 2023 By Anthony Medina A thrilling set of games in the final stretch of the Middle Village Players Roller Hockey League’s season only furthers the competition heading into the championship match. In the first game of the playoffs, the Hawks outlasted the Bears 5-4 in a showing of phenomenal defense. The game was only seconds away from hitting overtime, but the Hawks fought hard and earned the victory. Coaches Gary, Jojo and Eugene lead the way in helping the Bears in their hard-fought playoff battle. The second game featured the Jets and the High Flyers, who played a…
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Nov. 14, 2023 By Bill Parry A Fresh Meadows man was criminally charged in Queens Supreme Court on Tuesday, Nov. 14, in connection with a fatal crash that killed a 75-year-old woman in Maspeth last month. Rony Zino, 27, of 71st Avenue was arraigned on a six-count indictment charging him with criminally negligent homicide for…
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Nov. 13, 2023 By Emily Ramos Police from the 104th Precinct are searching for three suspects in connection with the burglary of a pharmacy in Ridgewood last weekend. According to police, at approximately 3: 28 a.m. on Nov. 5, the three unidentified criminals broke into JRX Pharmacy, located at 65-15 Fresh Pond Rd. in Ridgewood….
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Nov. 13, 2023 By Gabriele Holtermann Middle Village paid tribute to the nation’s veterans at its annual Veterans Day Parade on Sunday, Nov. 12. The parade started on the corner of 80th Street along Metropolitan Avenue, with revelers waving American flags and holding signs thanking veterans for their service and sacrifice. This year’s grand marshal was U.S. Marine Corps veteran Sgt. Brendan Gibbons. The Queens native and Middle Village resident served from 1996 to 2002 and received numerous military commendations, including two Navy and Marine Achievement medals and the Kosovo Campaign Medal and Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, to name a…
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Nov. 13, 2023 By Anthony Medina The 104th Precinct Civilian Observation Patrol (104COP) is in desperate need of drivers, volunteers and funds. At the final meeting for the volunteer organization on Thursday, Nov. 9, held at Christ The King High School in Middle Village, the group remained in high spirits, despite being continuously challenged by…
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Nov. 10, 2023 By Anthony Medina Queens Community Board 5 (CB 5) officially voted to oppose all three applications for legal adult-use cannabis dispensaries during its meeting at Christ the King High School in Middle Village, on Wednesday, Nov. 8. As a follow-up to the Community Board 5 Liquor License and Cannabis Committee meeting held last week, board members heard again from the public regarding the proposed sites for the state’s conditional adult-use retail dispensary applicants and moved to vote on the matter once and for all. Once the Liquor License and Cannabis Committee report was shared with the board,…
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