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 5, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A new report has revealed that Queens community boards are becoming more diverse. The report, released by the Queens Borough President’s office Thursday, shows an increase in the percentage of board members who identify as minorities, immigrants and LGBTQIA+. Queens Borough President Donovan Richards appointed 373 members across Queens’… Read more »
June 30, 2021 By Michael Dorgan Former US President Donald Trump has blasted the New York City Board of Elections handling of the Democratic primary mayoral vote, labeling it as “an embarrassment and total mess.” Trump, in two separate emails sent out to his supporters Wednesday morning, ripped the Board for revealing overnight that more… Read more »
May 28, 2021 By Michael Dorgan Some of the city’s most beloved and time-worn playground animals are set to be given a new lease of life thanks to an initiative by the NYC Parks Dept. The agency is creating a new “retirement home” in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park for a number of concrete animal statues that… Read more »
May 26, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A Long Island woman has pleaded not guilty for allegedly driving drunk and killing an NYPD Highway officer on the Long Island Expressway last month. Jessica Beauvais, 32, was arraigned before Queens Supreme Court Tuesday faced with a slew of charges for allegedly striking Officer Anastasios Tsakos dead with… Read more »
May 21, 2021 By Michael Dorgan The home of a Woodside senior was spray-painted with the “anarchy” symbol Tuesday night and the tires of a nearby vehicle were slashed. In another incident on Wednesday night, nearly 20 vehicles in Astoria were targeted with a similar type of graffiti. It is unclear if both incidents are… Read more »
May 19, 2021 By Michael Dorgan The Tribeca Film Festival will be held across all five boroughs this summer with screenings set to take place at a number of outdoor venues in Queens. Movie-goers will be able to watch films on a 40-foot tall cinema screen next month at Astoria Park, Flushing Meadows-Corona Park and… Read more »
May 7, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A number of local leaders are holding a rally in Kew Gardens Saturday calling on the city not to transfer the control of school safety officers from the NYPD to the Dept. of Education. The rally, called “Keep Safety Agents in Schools,” will take place outside Queens Borough Hall,… Read more »
April 29, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A federal jury convicted a Ridgewood man Wednesday for making online threats to kill Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Sen. Chuck Schumer and other leading Democrats. Brendan Hunt, 37, was found guilty in Brooklyn federal court after he called for the death and public executions of Ocasio-Cortez, Schumer and House Speaker… Read more »
April 27, 2021 By Michael Dorgan Queens’ first-ever professional soccer franchise has a new home. Queensboro FC announced Tuesday that it will build a new 7,500 seat stadium at York College in Jamaica, where the first team will play its home games in its inaugural 2022 season and beyond. The club said it was entering… Read more »