Oct. 5, 2021 By Christian Murray The police are looking for a man who entered into a church in Astoria last week and allegedly swiped $800 from a collection box. The suspect walked into George Coptic Orthodox Church, located at 38-25 31 St., at around 4:40 p.m. on Tuesday Sept. 28 and removed cash from… Read more »
Oct. 5, 2021 By Allie Griffin The city’s three public library systems—Queens, Brooklyn and New York—are eliminating late fees and scraping all users’ existing balances. The libraries have suspended late fees since March 2020 due to the pandemic and announced Tuesday that they will permanently end late charges — which have been in place since… Read more »
Oct. 4, 2021 By Allie Griffin Dozens of Queens residents rallied for reproductive rights outside Queens Borough Hall Saturday as part of a nationwide day of action for abortion justice. The rally — and more than 600 similar protests across the country — was organized in response to the recent Texas law that effectively bans… Read more »
Oct. 4, 2021 By Allie Griffin A Queens college student and organizer is fighting for New York state to make Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha public holidays. Tanbir Chowdhury, a 20-year-old Jamaica resident and John Jay College student, is calling on state legislators to sign onto to a bill to make the Muslim holidays —… Read more »
Oct. 4, 2021 By Allie Griffin Police officers found the body of a man floating in the East River off Astoria Park Saturday. Officers were called to the waterfront just after 3 p.m. when a 911-caller spotted the body floating in the water near Ditmars Boulevard and Shore Boulevard by the Hell Gate Bridge, according… Read more »
Oct. 1, 2021 By Michael Dorgan Two Olympians from Queens who won gold medals at the Tokyo Summer Games were honored at a ceremony in Kew Gardens Friday. Track and field athlete Dalilah Muhammad and basketball player Tina Charles were both presented with the “Key to Queens” by Queens Borough President Donovan Richards in recognition… Read more »
Sept. 30, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A 47-year-old woman was punched in the head while waiting for a train at a Long Island City subway station Tuesday. The victim was waiting for an E train inside the Queens Plaza subway station just before 6 p.m. when an unidentified man approached her and slugged her several… Read more »
Sept. 29, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A restaurant that specializes in sushi rolls has opened in a new high-rise office building in Long Island City. Temakase, which has locations in Manhattan and Florida, opened Wednesday inside The JACX, a 26-story two-tower building located at 28-07 Jackson Ave. The company has moved into a space inside… Read more »
Sept. 29, 2021 By Christian Murray Sunnyside Gardens Park will host its annual Oktoberfest this weekend, complete with biergarten, authentic German food, the festival’s ever-popular pumpkin patch and an arts and crafts fair. The event is set to take place on Saturday, Oct. 2 between noon and 5 p.m. at the park, located at 48-21… Read more »
Sept. 29, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A number of community-based organizations are coming together to host a block party in Woodside Saturday to celebrate Filipino American culture and history. The event will take place along 70th Street—between Roosevelt Avenue and 38th Avenue—with the gathering scheduled to kick off at 11 a.m. The event’s location is… Read more »