Jan. 29, 2025 By Bill Parry A Bronx woman was sentenced to 18 years in prison Tuesday in Queens Supreme Court for killing a 62-year-old Uber passenger while drag racing at more than 120 miles per hour against other drivers on the Whitestone Expressway in May 2023. Melissa Rodriguez-Lopez, 29, of Kossuth Avenue in…
Jan. 29, 2025 By Athena Dawson MTA officials held the final public hearing for the Queens Bus Network Design on Wednesday, Jan 22. The virtual town hall hearing covered an overview of the Proposed Final Plan Addendum and frequently asked questions by bus customers and other stakeholders. MTA officials, including Lucille K. Songhai, assistant…
Jan. 28, 2025 By bparry
[caption id="attachment_88133" align="aligncenter" width="700"] A Woodside man died on Friday, Jan. 25, more than a year after he suffered a serious head injury when he was rear-ended by a driver on Roosevelt Avenue in Jackson Heights. Via Google Maps[/caption]
Jan. 28, 2025 By Bill Parry
Jan. 28, 2025 By Czarinna Andres On Maternal Health Awareness Day, Assembly Member Nily Rozic announced a $50,000 grant to expand breastfeeding education programs at the Charles B. Wang Community Health Center in Flushing. The initiative, unveiled on Jan. 23, is designed to support new parents with culturally competent resources, particularly in English and…
Jan. 28, 2025 By Czarinna Andres Jan. 28, 2025 Staff Report Searching for a summer your kids will never forget? The Queens Family Camp Fair is the place to start! On Saturday, Feb. 8, families from across Queens are invited to Long Island City to explore a world of summer fun and endless possibilities at… Read more »
Jan. 28, 2025 By Bill Parry Detectives from the 109th Precinct in Flushing have identified the suspect in the fatal shooting of a College Point woman in her 14th Road home in mid-December. The NYPD announced on Monday that Kevin Rodriguez, a 33-year-old Hispanic man, is the prime suspect in the murder of 32-year-old…
Jan. 28, 2025 By sobrien Jan. 28, 2025 By Shane O’Brien The Long Island City Partnership (LICP) launched its fourth-annual Lunar New Year business festival at the newly-opened hot pot restaurant Chi Chicken Friday, with special promotions at dozens of local businesses. The event marks the beginning of a month-long LIC Lunar New Year celebration… Read more »
Jan. 28, 2025 By Athena Dawson A Queens lawmaker has passed legislation to expand youth mental health support in schools. Council Member Linda Lee sponsored Int989-A, which requires the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) to create student wellness club toolkits. The toolkits will assist middle and high school students in forming peer-led…
The MTA is looking to give Queens commuters a “rush” in its proposed bus network redesign. During its monthly NYC Transit and Buses Committee meeting at MTA headquarters on Jan. 27, the agency touted the series of “rush routes” in the Queens bus network redesign that aim to speed up commutes for bus riders…
Jan. 27, 2025 By Bill Parry Queens mourns the loss of its longtime voice in letters. Larry Penner, a mass transit expert, transportation advocate, and historian, died in hospice care on Jan. 16 after a year-long battle against pancreatic cancer. He was 71. Although he lived much of his life in Great Neck,…