Jun. 30, 2023 By Bill Parry
An east Flushing man was killed on Tuesday night when he wiped out and was thrown off his electric scooter just a block from his home on Burling Street.
Jun. 30, 2023 By Bill Parry
An east Flushing man was killed on Tuesday night when he wiped out and was thrown off his electric scooter just a block from his home on Burling Street.
Jun. 15, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed The John Bowne High School community in Flushing held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on May 18 for their Legal Studies CTE (Career and Technical Education) program which exposes students to hands-on experiences bringing classroom teachings to life. John Bowne High School, located at 63-25 Main St., is the first school…
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Jun. 7, 2023 By Robert Pozarycki
Dangerous smoke from Canadian wildfires continues to shroud New York City in an acrid, hazy blanket — prompting yet another air quality alert on Wednesday.
May. 16, 2023 By Bill Parry A Glendale man admitted to stealing thousands of dollars from multiple fund-raising vendors and donors on Long Island. Gregory Vasicek, 60, the president of the Flushing-based charitable organization Play4Autism, pleaded guilty to the charge of scheme to defraud in the first degree for promising to pay thousands of dollars…
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May 11, 2023 By Bill Parry It has been nearly a year since Roe v. Wade was overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court and states around the country began implementing laws to criminalize people for their reproductive health care choices. Since then, New York has taken steps to protect reproductive freedoms, but vulnerabilities persist in… Read more »
May. 4, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller
A city program designed to assist small business owners in navigating the bureaucratic hurdles of running shop in Gotham has helped over 2,200 small businesses across the city avoid roughly $22 million in fines and violations since Mayor Eric Adams took office, amNewYork Metro has learned.
May. 4, 2023 By Peter Tu I moved to Flushing in 1980. It was a village at the end of the 7 line. You could barely see any pedestrians after the sun went down. Now the intersection of Roosevelt Avenue and Main Street has become the third busiest intersection in New York City. The passenger…
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Apr. 14, 2023 By Ethan Marshall As part of the Behavioral Health Loan Repayment Program at NYC Health + Hospitals, 16 behavioral health staff members each received donations of between $30,000 and $50,000 in student debt relief Wednesday. In total, $580,000 in debt relief is being given, with another $420,000 in debt relief now available…
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Apr. 10, 2023 By Thomas J. Grech The state of New York started 2023 by opening the proposal process in the downstate region of New York for up to three full-scale casino licenses that will allow for live dealers at table games, such as blackjack, poker and roulette. As the process begins to review proposals,…
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Mar. 28, 2023 By Dean Moses East Coast Pro Wrestling (ECPW) set up its ring in Queens to do a battle for charity, with a special appearance by a former WWE superstar. The battleground was set inside Elmhurst’s Brooklyn Queensborough Elks Lodge for a series of grappling matches on March 25. This event came exactly one…
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