She did not cross the Atlantic to make a stand. Robyn Fryer Bodzin, a female rabbi from Fresh Meadows, said she came to the Old City of Jerusalem simply to exercise her rights to pray. But on Monday, February 11, her peaceful worship abruptly ended when Israeli police detained her and nine other women at [...]
BY ANTHONY O’REILLY In a time when the Roman Catholic church has been thrust into the national spotlight following Pope Benedict XVI’s resignation, local parishioners gathered for the somber celebration of Ash Wednesday— the beginning of the holy season known as Lent. The 3 p.m. service at Holy Family R.C. Church in Fresh Meadows was [...]
A lottery millionaire from Flushing has thrown his hat in the ring to fill a vacant City Council seat in northeast Queens. Isaac Sasson, 72, said he is running to replace outgoing Councilmember James Gennaro in the 24th District, which stretches from Fresh Meadows to Jamaica. “I’ve been involved in the community for quite some [...]
The landmark status of a historic Colonial-era burial ground in Fresh Meadows has been approved by the City Council. The council voted overwhelmingly to accept Brinckerhoff Cemetery’s landmark designation on December 10 after the 18th century site was approved for official landmark status by the city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) in August. “With the landmarking [...]
Eleven Queens residents were indicted — and two human trafficking victims in Manhattan were saved — after authorities busted a $7 million prostitution-based money laundering ring that spanned the tri-state area, the attorney general said. A 16-month joint agency investigation led to the 180-count indictment of advertising corporation Somad Enterprises, Inc. and 19 individuals, who [...]
A state lawmaker is looking to take his legislative know-how to City Hall. Assemblymember Rory Lancman officially announced his candidacy for City Council on Monday, November 19. The Democratic hopeful will seek to head the 24th Council District, which currently stretches from Fresh Meadows to Jamaica and is led by outgoing Councilmember James Gennaro. “The [...]
Two Queens men were killed after a plane they were flying in crashed in a Long Island inlet last weekend, authorities said. Cyril Mclavin, 51, of Fresh Meadows, and Andrew Messana, 72, of Bayside, have been identified as the two victims whose lives were claimed on October 20 at 3:06 p.m. when a small plane [...]
Fresh Meadows residents are saying ta-ta to their neighborhood rack shack after the establishment known for its busty wait staff bounced out of town last week. Hooters emptied its 61-09 190th Street nest on Sunday, October 14, and reopened as a new brand, Bud’s Ale House. According to officials, failed year-long negotiations led corporate heads [...]
TODAY’S FORECAST Monday: Clear. High of 66. Winds from the NW at 10 to 15 mph. Monday night: Partly cloudy. Low of 57. Winds from the WNW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20%. EVENT of the DAY: Free Ballroom Dancing Every Monday evening the Queens Library Forest Hills branch offers free ballroom dancing lessons from Jing [...]
Bayside, Auburndale and Fresh Meadows offer a wide range of housing opportunities, from cozy little co-ops to stately manses, with prices ranging from under $500,000 to over $3 million. Here’s a range of what you can find on the tree-lined streets of this tri-neighborhood region. Information and photos are courtesy of www.mlsli.com and www.homes.com. [...]
