Jul. 19, 2023 By Ethan Marshall Thanks to New York state’s justice involved program for giving out Conditional Adult-Use Retail Dispensaries (CAURD) licenses, Bayside native Sean Kang is looking to open his own dispensary in Queens. After being approved to receive a CAURD license in New York City last April, Kang and his business partners…
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Jul. 17, 2023 By Bill Parry
A cyclist was fatally struck near Captain Tilly Park in Jamaica Hills on Friday evening after he was doored by the driver of a parked car and then was hit by a second vehicle, according to authorities.
Jul. 14, 2023 By Ethan Marshall The Whitestone-based animal rescue nonprofit New York City Second Chance Rescue has partnered with the video chat dog training service GoodPup to launch a scholarship program providing adopted shelter dogs with personalized training. Coming at no cost to the owners of these dogs, the Advantage Program is meant to…
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Jul. 14, 2023 By Bill Parry
Five FDNY firefighters were injured while battling a stubborn two-alarm house fire in Fresh Meadows on Thursday evening.
Jul. 13, 2023 By Ethan Marshall St. Mary’s Healthcare System for Children in Bayside celebrated the fifth anniversary of its Locomotor Training Program on Wednesday, July 12. The program is meant to improve function and reduce limitations for children with spinal cord injuries or neurological diagnoses, helping them to sit, stand and walk again. The…
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Jul. 11, 2023 By Ethan Marshall As of the afternoon of July 12, more than 1,000 people have signed a Change.org petition calling for the Creedmoor Property Development project to be halted in its current form. According to organizer Carin Bail, the purpose of the petition to try and get Queens Borough President Donovan Richards…
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Jul. 5, 2023 By Ethan Marshall Tony Avella has declared victory for the Democratic nomination for the District 19 City Council seat after the city’s Board of Elections released unofficial results of its ranked-choice voting recount for the June 27 primary race, which has the former longtime politician leading by 123 votes. The latest ballot,…
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Jul. 4, 2023 By Bill Parry Despite her landslide victory in the June 27 Democratic primary, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz is reminding her supporters that there is still work to be done in her re-election bid. Katz acknowledged that retired Judge George Grasso, who had a disappointing second-place finish in the primary, will continue…
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Jul. 3, 2023 By Ethan Marshall Hundreds of community members flocked to the soft opening of J Mart’s new location at 249-26 Northern Blvd. in Little Neck on July 3. The new supermarket has taken over the space previously occupied by Stop and Shop before it closed down in Oct. 2021. As part of promoting…
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Jun. 30, 2023 By Ethan Marshall Contracts have now been restored at the Rainbow Child Development Center just two weeks after a rally was held urging the New York City Department of Education not to close the program. As a result, enrollment for the 2023-24 school year has been restored and parents have already begun to…
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