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The Queens Economic Development Corporation (QEDC) is inviting small businesses across Queens to apply for $1,000 “flash grants” to cover operational expenses and “nagging problems.” QEDC has teamed up with Maspeth Federal Savings to provide five $1,000 grants to businesses across the borough to cover expenses such as fixing a broken air conditioner, repairing an... Read More
Officers from the NYC Sheriff’s Joint Compliance Task Force (SJCTF) padlocked two convenience stores on 30th Avenue in Astoria after raids during the evening of Wednesday, Aug. 12 for selling illicit cannabis products and untaxed cigarettes. With the assistance of the Queens District Attorney’s Office and the New York State Police, the SJCTF executed a... Read More
New York City has reported its first case of West Nile virus this year amid increased virus activity in mosquitoes across all five boroughs, health officials said Wednesday. The city Health Department said the infected person lives in Manhattan and had spent time outdoors both in the city and at several locations outside of… Read More
Arturo O’Farill and Vincent Hsu joined forces to showcase their love for jazz on Sunday, Aug. 16, at Flushing Town Hall. Titled “Spirit from Both Sides,” the event brought Afro-Cuban Jazz and Afro-Taiwanese Jazz Orchestra together, blending two culturally distinct sounds and creating a vivid night of music and dance. Arturo O’Farill is a six-time... Read More
A Baltimore man was sentenced to nearly three decades in federal prison Wednesday for the murder of a Queens drug dealer in Bayside in the summer of 2024. Marcus “Nacho” Pittman, 31, pleaded guilty on Dec. 10, 2025, to causing death through the use of a firearm, in connection with his participation in an armed robbery and kidnapping... Read More
The MTA risks falling short of its 2040 goal to make its bus fleet 100% zero emission, according to a new audit from state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli's office released Wednesday. The audit found that the MTA's progress toward replacing its nearly 5,800 mostly-diesel bus fleet with entirely zero emission vehicles has hit a few… Read More
The human services organization Commonpoint celebrated the 100th birthdays of two members of its Holocaust Survivor community, George Schiffman and Judith Wohlberg, on Wednesday, Aug. 18, at the Commonpoint Sam Field Center, located at 58-20 Little Neck Pkwy. in Little Neck. The celebration brought together their families and friends, as well as community members and... Read More
Council Member Phil Wong is calling on the City Council to provide more staffing and resources for NYC Parks Forestry services amid a reported uptick in complaints over dead trees and dangerous limbs in the 30th Council District. Wong said tree issues are among the most common complaints that his office receives, pointing to the... Read More
Police from the 114th Precinct in Astoria are looking for a young chain-snatcher who targeted an elderly woman on a residential street during the evening of Thursday, Aug. 13. The 81-year-old victim was walking in front of a home at 33-22 29th St. at 8 p.m. when she was approached by a stranger who allegedly... Read More
Council Member Joann Ariola has welcomed the City Council’s vote to approve legislation creating a new Office of Insurance Accountability, which she said would help set standards in the industry and prevent companies from having “free rein to charge whatever they want.” The Council voted 42-0 to approve Intro 685 last week, which will create... Read More
