June 8, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A man was shot Tuesday afternoon during a wild daytime shootout near a playground in Woodside. The shootout involved two men exchanging gunfire at around 3:20 p.m. on the corner of 65th Street and Broadway, which is directly across the street from Hart Playground. One of the two men,… Read more »
June 7, 2022 Sponsored Story A new product line that aims to make the upkeep of outdoor decking a thing of the past is available now at a Glendale construction supply company. The product line, called TimberTech, is a low maintenance and environmentally sustainable deck board that is a market leader in innovation, quality and… Read more »
June 7, 2022 Sponsored Story A new product line that aims to make the upkeep of outdoor decking a thing of the past is available now at a Glendale construction supply company. The product line, called TimberTech, is a low maintenance and environmentally sustainable deck board that is a market leader in innovation, quality and… Read more »
June 6, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A popular NHL-sponsored ice hockey program for kids is returning to Long Island City in August and its limited spaces are filling up fast. The program, called Learn to Play, aims to develop the next generation of hockey players by providing affordable hockey lessons and equipment to kids. The lessons… Read more »
June 6, 2022 By Michael Dorgan Queens Borough President Donovan Richards delivered his State of the Borough address Friday where he outlined the borough’s accomplishments during his first 19 months in office and his plans to help Queens recover from the pandemic. The event took place at the LaGuardia Performing Arts Center, located at 31-10… Read more »
This article was originally published by Chalkbeat New York on June 3, 2022, By Marcela Rodrigues-Sherley All New York City public school families regardless of income will receive $375 per child in food benefits to help cover the costs of meals from last summer during the pandemic —whether they attended summer school or not. The… Read more »
June 6, 2022 By Czarinna Andres A 21-year-old man was shot dead outside a recording studio in Ridgewood early Monday. The NYPD were called to 1080 Wyckoff Ave. at about 1:25 a.m., where a man had been fatally shot in the head outside Rockwall Studios. EMS responded to the scene where he was pronounced deceased…. Read more »
June 6, 2022 By Christian Murray Elizabeth Crowley, a former Queens councilmember who lost a nailbiter in her run for borough president last year, has been endorsed by Rep. Gregory Meeks and the Queens County Democratic Organization in her quest to represent the 59th Senate District. Crowley, a moderate Democrat, is running for the new… Read more »
June 3, 2022 By Czarinna Andres The New York Blood Center (NYBC) is holding a series of blood drives throughout Queens this month to help bolster the region’s blood supply that is currently at an alarmingly low level. The center is calling for more blood donors, due to a drop in donations since the Memorial… Read more »
June 2, 2022 By Christian Murray A podcaster and well-known Democratic Socialist from Astoria has thrown the progressive wing of the Democratic party into disarray by announcing she plans to run for the District 59 seat in the state Senate. Nomiki Konst announced Tuesday on “The Majority Report” talk show—a daily political podcast–that she plans… Read more »