Jun. 6, 2024 By Athena Dawson More than 1,000 airport service workers from JFK and LaGuardia airports, represented by the 32BJ SEIU union, rallied at noon earlier today at JFK’s Terminal 8. The workers are demanding higher wages and improved health and leave benefits from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. At…
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Jun. 5, 2024 By Bill Parry
Police from the 109th Precinct in Flushing are searching for an alleged rapist who attacked a woman at knifepoint inside a Murray Hill commercial building on the night of Thursday, May 30.
Jun. 5, 2024 By Athena Dawson and Bill Parry Summer fun-seekers are in for a treat at Flushing Meadows Corona Park this summer, starting with two major events in June: the return of the Governors Ball Music Festival and the 60th-anniversary celebration of the 1964-65 World’s Fair. The Governors Ball, a standout music festival in…
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Jun. 4, 2024 By Ethan Marshall The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene announced plans to conduct the first aerial larviciding treatment of the season across the city from June 7-10. The goal is to reduce the number of mosquitos throughout the summer by killing them before they become adults. Weather permitting,…
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Jun. 4, 2024 By Bill Parry A Venezuelan migrant is expected to be arraigned Wednesday morning for his alleged involvement in a shootout with police in East Elmhurst during the early morning hours of Monday, June 3. He will be criminally charged from his hospital bed at New York-Presbyterian where he is currently recovering from…
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Jun. 4, 2024 By Athena Dawson Head to Flushing Town Hall this June to hear the uniquely beautiful sounds of Korean traditional music. Seo Jungmin, a renowned Korean gayageum player, will make her New York debut at Flushing Town Hall located at 137-35 Northern Blvd., on Friday, June 21, at 8 p.m. Jungmin pushes the…
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Jun. 4, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan Three Andean Bear cubs who were born at Queens Zoo in Flushing earlier this year are now ready for their public debut. Typically, Andean bears only have one to two cubs at a time. But the birth of the three cubs, two males and one female, five months ago…
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Jun. 3, 2024 By Ethan Marshall Real estate brokers in Queens are speaking out against a proposed New York City Council bill to legislate broker fees for residential rentals. The bill, Intro 360, mandates that any representative or agent involved in a residential rental transaction collect their fees from the party that hires them, whether…
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Jun. 3, 2024 By emarshall June 3, 2024 By Ethan Marshall In celebration of the beginning of Pride month, Jackson Heights hosted its 32nd annual Queens Pride parade Sunday. Thousands gathered to celebrate this parade. Founded in 1993 by Daniel Dromm and Maritza Martinez, this parade is the second-oldest and biggest in all of New… Read more »
Jun. 3, 2024 By Athena Dawson On Thursday, May 30, Council Member Sandra Ung (D-20) held a press conference with local community leaders to oppose the DOT’s e-scooter program, which is set to expand in Flushing. Ung cites Flushing’s “unique challenges and dense urban environment” and ongoing congestion conditions as reasons why the plan would…
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