July 27, 2022 By Michael Dorgan Two black teenage girls were arrested Tuesday for attacking a woman who was riding an MTA bus in Woodhaven earlier this month, in what police are investigating as an anti-white assault. The two teens, aged 15 and 16, were charged with assault and aggravated harassment as a hate crime… Read more »
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Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival Returns Saturday at Flushing Meadows Corona Park
July 26, 2022 By Michael Dorgan The annual Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival will roar back to full strength at Flushing Meadows Corona Park this weekend. The event, which is the oldest and largest dragon boat festival in the United States, will take place on July 30 and 31 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Attendance… Read more »
DOT Reduces Hours of Operation at Main Street Flushing Busway
July 25, 2022 By Michael Dorgan The Dept. of Transportation has reduced the operational hours of the controversial Main Street busway in Flushing. The busway, which runs down a .6-mile stretch of Main Street between Northern Boulevard and Sanford Avenue, is now in operation from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Mondays through Sundays having previously… Read more »
King of Falafel Announced Wednesday Empire is Up For Sale, But Now Having Second Thoughts
July 22, 2022 By Michael Dorgan The King of Falafel may not be ready to relinquish his crown just yet. Just one day after Fares “Freddy” Zeideia announced on social media that he planned to sell his popular halal food business, King of Falafel and Shawarma, the charismatic chef sat down with the Queens Post… Read more »
Vintage Subway Car Used For 1964 World’s Fair Sold For Nearly $250,000
July 21, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A vintage subway car that once transported passengers to and from the 1964 World’s Fair in Flushing-Meadows-Corona Park has been bought at auction for nearly $250,000. The subway car, one of the last remaining “Redbird” fleet of models, was snapped up by an anonymous buyer Friday who beat off… Read more »
Astoria Experiences Power Outages While Con Ed Asks Central Queens Customers to Conserve Energy
July 21, 2022 By Christian Murray More than 520 Con Edison customers are without power in Astoria, with the utility company saying service is expected to be restored this afternoon. This morning nearly 800 Con Edison customers were without power including 522 customers in Astoria, according to the company’s outage map. The map said the… Read more »
Borough President Richards Calls for Queens Hospital to be Renamed in Honor of Claire Shulman
July 21, 2022 By Christian Murray Queens Borough President Donovan Richards has reached out to the head of NYC Health + Hospitals requesting that Queens Hospital be renamed in honor of former borough president Claire Shulman. Richards penned a letter to Mitchell Katz, the president and CEO of NYC Health + Hospitals, and said that… Read more »
Queens Lawmakers Hold Rally in Woodhaven Against Hate Crimes Following Racist Attack on White Woman
July 20, 2022 By Michael Dorgan Queens lawmakers and local leaders held a rally in Woodhaven Tuesday condemning an alleged racist attack on a white woman that took place earlier this month—and hate crimes in general. The rally was held on Woodhaven Boulevard near Jamaica Avenue, close to where a white woman was allegedly attacked… Read more »
Two Men Stabbed Outside Bayside Bar Early Saturday: NYPD
July 19, 2022 By Michael Dorgan Two men were stabbed outside a bar in Bayside early Saturday, according to police. The two victims, aged 20 and 22, were stabbed at around 4:45 a.m. after getting into a dispute with a man over a woman at the bar. The stabbing took place outside Hatfields sports bar,… Read more »
Queens Electeds Back Holden’s Proposal to Deck Section of Long Island Expressway in Maspeth
July 18, 2022 By Michael Dorgan An ambitious plan proposed by councilmember Robert Holden that would see a section of the Long Island Expressway in Maspeth decked over is quickly gathering support among Queens legislators. U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer, Congresswoman Grace Meng, State Senator Joseph Addabbo and Assemblyman Brian Barnwell have now voiced their support… Read more »