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Police are seeking help from the public to identify and locate a hammer wielding suspect who attacked two people during a Christmas Day road rage argument in Jackson Heights on Dec. 25. Cops said the victims, a 29-year-old man and a 22-year-old-woman, were arguing with another driver near 93rd Street and 37th Avenue in Jackson Heights at about 5:30 p.m. […]

It’s the hap-happiest season of all! The New York City Department of Sanitation has announced Christmas tree collection guidance for City residents. All residents of Brooklyn and Queens, boroughs already receiving curbside composting collection may simply place their tree out, with their food scraps and yard waste, for collection on their regularly scheduled compost and recycling day. This is the […]

Astoria Man Dies from Crash Injuries A 59-year-old Astoria man has died from injuries he suffered when his moped slammed into a yellow cab in Long Island City on Nov. 22nd. Cops said Antonios Spyropoulos was traveling westbound on Northern Boulevard near 41st Avenue in Long Island City just before midnight when his Yamaha KMAX 350 moped collided head-on with […]

Board 1’s Executive Board met on Jan­uary 3, 2024 to discuss four new State Of­fice of Cannabis Management (OCM) approved premises located within CB 1. The new applicants are: Serpent of Dreams Inc @30-33 32nd Street, 11102 Tata Zolia Corp. @22-58 31st Street, 11105 Urban Hippie Care, LLC @38-40 Cres­cent Street, 11101 CannaBest LLC @45-01 Ditmars Boulevard, 11105 On December […]

This Christmas, Citymeals on Wheels prepared and delivered more than 25,000 holiday meals for homebound elderly New Yorkers, spreading holiday cheer and checking in with the city’s most vulnerable residents. More than 300 caring volunteers spent the morning packing and bringing those festive meals directly to the doors of their older neighbors in need across the city. “The holidays can […]

City lawmakers last week unanimously approved a bill naming the intersection of 32nd Street and Ditmars Boulevard in Astoria “Tony Bennett Place,” in memory of the iconic crooner who took his first steps to fame as a singing waiter in an Italian restaurant located in the Queens neigh­borhood. Bennett, who was born in Long Island City and raised in Astoria, […]

It’s a clear sign that Christmas is about over when the Department of Sanitation (DSNY) issues its annual Curbside Collection Rules. DSNY officials said you can un­wind the tinsel and place your live tree curbside for chipping or composting at any time during its special collection period – giving new life to the tree that lit up your holiday season. […]