Sep. 13, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan The Armenian Church of the Holy Martyrs in Bayside is bringing back its annual Armenia Way Festival this weekend. The outdoor event will feature authentic Armenian cuisine — desserts, wine, and a kebob voted best in Queens — along with live music, dancing, and a designated youth zone.…
Sep. 5, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan “The French Workshop,” a bakery that opened in Bayside in 2015, will open its fifth location in Astoria by the end of 2024. The expansion to the other side of the borough is part of a broader plan to bring the popular cafe chain to neighborhoods around the…
Sep. 3, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan Young adult patients in a day program at St. Mary’s Hospital for Children in Bayside participated in the facility’s second annual Prom on Wednesday, Aug. 28th. Like a typical Prom, the event featured a DJ, dancing and a photo booth enjoyed by dozens of patients dressed up for…
Aug. 14, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan As summer winds down, a transportation advocacy volunteer group in eastern Queens invites locals to cool down with a social ice cream ride. The Eastern Queens Greenway organization, part of Transportation Alternatives, has been advocating for closing gaps in walking trails to increase safety for everyone, especially children,…
May. 29, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan The 2024 ‘Bell Blvd Food and Music Fest’ will take over eight blocks in Bayside this Sunday, June 2, with dozens of bites to try and several live music performances to enjoy. The biggest draw of the event is the popular “Restaurant Stroll,” which allows attendees to sample a…
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May. 27, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan Students at P.S. 162 John Golden in Bayside put on performances for their families and faculty inside their newly renovated auditorium following a ribbon-cutting ceremony last week. The renovation, funded by a state grant, began at the start of the school year and concluded just in time for the…
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May. 22, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan Hundreds of local residents filled out the lawn at Fort Totten Park in Bayside on Sunday afternoon for a free 80’s and Beyond music concert by the cover band Decadia. The event was sponsored by Councilwoman Vickie Paladino, who represents Northeastern Queens, and Queensborough Performing Arts Center, which organizes…
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Apr. 9, 2024 By Seán Ó Briain More than a thousand people lined Bell Boulevard in Bayside, to celebrate the 6th annual Bayside St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Saturday April 6th. The parade, which featured hundreds of participants of all ages, began at the intersection of 35th Avenue and Bell Boulevard at 1 p.m. and…
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Mar. 29, 2024 By Anthony Medina The Bayside Times celebrates its 90th anniversary this year and there’s no better time to reflect on years worth of news-gathering and community storytelling. No longer are newsrooms filled with cigarette smoke and rotary phones rigging non-stop, but what remains is the tenacity of the reporters who continue to…
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Mar. 20, 2024 By Bill Parry
The Flushing man, who became known as the “Whitestone Wolverine” following his bizarre assault on Black Lives Matter protesters in June 2020, was sentenced in Queens Supreme Court Tuesday to 14 years in prison.