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Crazed Scooter Riders Stab Two Men in Fender Bender
Liz Goff | August 5, 2021
Detectives in Astoria are reviewing multiple video images to determine if two crazed moped riders knifed two brothers through their open car window on Wednesday...
‘Queens Is Flying High Today’
| August 4, 2021
JetBlue announced on Tuesday, August 3, that the company intends to maintain its corporate headquarters in Long Island City following the expiration of its Brewster...
Concerts Are Back!
| July 28, 2021
Forest Hills Stadium held their first post-pandemic concert on Friday, July 23, starring six-time Grammy winner Brandi Carlile. The show was well-received as many fans...
Honoring Astoria Icons With Street Co-Naming Ceremonies
| July 21, 2021
Senate Deputy Leader Michael Gianaris honored two icons of the Astoria community during street co-naming ceremonies this past weekend. Senator Gianaris recognized Lt. Edith Elida...
Community Calendar
Queens Public Library: Mobile Vaccination; Learn English
The Queens Public Library is partnering with the City to offer mobile COVID-19 vaccination services outside several library locations. Get...
Restaurant of the Week
Cobblestones Pub and Biergarten
There’s always something new and exciting at Cobblestones Pub and Biergarten in Forest Hills. First off…check out their sleek, new...
Seniors
The Hidden Dangers Of Sleep Apnea
Dear Savvy Senior, How can you tell when someone has sleep apnea? My husband has become such a terrible snorer...
Political Page
I On Politics
MOYA RESPONDS TO MASS SHOOTING: Following a mass shooting in North Corona on Saturday, July 31, leaving 10 people wounded, Council Member Francisco Moya, together...
I On Politics
FAA APPROVES LAGUARDIA AIRTRAIN: Governor Andrew Cuomo released the following statement on July 20: “The new LaGuardia Airport—the first new airport in the United States...
The Certified NYC Primary Results
The NYC Board of Elections certified the results of the Primary Elections on July 20, just shy of a full month after the election on...
Editorials
Peace And Unity In The Olympics
Inspired by the ancient Olympic Games held in Olympia, Greece beginning in the 8th century BC, the first modern Olympics were held in Athens, Greece...
Letters to the Editor
Impose Mandates Now To The Editor: The seminal belief is that all bad things occur in threes. Looking back over time, tragedies seem never to...
National Night Out Helps Build Safe Strong Communities
Every year, with the exception of last year, on the first Tuesday in August neighborhoods across America participate in National Night Out. The annual event...
Book Review
Queens- I Love You, But You’re Bringing Me Down Comic
The comic is available digitally (linktr.ee/kich) Queens Chinese/Filipinx-American artist Kim Chan (she/they/siya) has released a short comic on the experience of white supremacy in Queens....
Book Review: Peter S. Giakoumis “The Forgotten Heroes of the Balkan Wars: Greek-Americans and Philhellenes 1912-1913”
“You have to know the past to understand the present,” said Carl Sagan. Peter S. Giakoumis’ book was like reading a 2021 Greek-American newspaper. I...
The Queens Nobody Knows:
“[William Helmreich] paints a vibrant portrait of a place constantly on the go yet at a far less hectic pace than Manhattan— and with better...
Features
Suspect in Fatal Lyft Driver Crash Skips Bail
A 22-year-old Brooklyn man facing murder and drunk driving charges in the death of a Queens Lyft driver remained “in the wind,” as of August...
Crime Watch
Cops Nab Child Pervert in Jackson Heights Attack Police have arrested a 34-year-old Queens man in the violent attack and robbery of an 11-year-old Jackson...
Crazed Scooter Riders Stab Two Men in Fender Bender
Detectives in Astoria are reviewing multiple video images to determine if two crazed moped riders knifed two brothers through their open car window on Wednesday...