Anyone itching for a party where everyone wears white?
Resorts World Casino is hosting the Roseland Reunion White Party on Saturday, August 7 at 9 p.m. t the Central Park event space.
The party is hosted by promoter Felix Hernandez, who created the Rhythm Revue Dance Party in 1991, which has become New York City’s longest running dance party.
Tickets begin at $27 and can be purchased online or at the casino.
Last Saturday proved to be a fun-filled day for the youth and families of southeast Queens.
At the third annual Family Day at St. Albans Park on Merrick Blvd and Sayres Ave, residents heard music from WBLS, children got their face painted and participated in fun activities set up by the Parks Department.
“Family Day has always provided our community the opportunity to get together and enjoy each other’s company, while having fun listening to music and having some great food from the bar-b-que,” said Councilman I. Daneek Miller.
See photos from the event below, courtesy of the office of Councilman Miller.
Police are looking for a man who struck another man in the body and head with a cane inside the Sutphin Boulevard and Archer Avenue subway station.
Authorities said this incident happened on Tuesday, July 26 at approximately 1:30 p.m.
EMS responded to calls for help and transported the 24-year-old victim to Elmhurst General Hospital, where he was treated and released.
Take a look at the video and see if you can identify the suspect.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or submit their tips by logging onto the Crime stoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM.
Authorities say that last night at approximately 5:06 p.m., police responded to a car collision at 115th Avenue and 130th Street.
Police found 40-year-old Zaalika Rasool, of 107-20 95th Avenue, laying on the ground unconscious and unresponsive. EMS pronounced her deceased at the scene.
Authorities also found a 9-year-old girl in the crash. She was taken to Long Island Jewish Hospital and is in critical condition.
EMS found a 71-year-old man and a 47-year-old man at another vehicle. They were taken to Jamaica Hospital.
A police investigation found that one of the cars, a BMW ignored a stop sign and continued through the intersection at a high speed. The BMW struck a Toyota Corolla and then hit three parked cars before coming to a stop.
The driver behind the wheels of the BMW fled the scene.
An investigation is ongoing by the NYPD’s Collision Investigation Squad.
On Friday, July 15 at 8 p.m., Resorts World Casino New York City will host the Cigars under the Stars with presenting sponsor, Arthur Avenue Cigars.
Resorts World’s outdoor event space is the perfect place for an evening of cigars, drinks, and a special guest – Sopranos Star Vincent Pastore, celebrating his 70th Birthday.
Tickets begin at $40 and can be purchased online at www.rwnewyork.com or at the casino. General Admission Tickets (21 and Older) includes 1 cigar, 1 drink, and admission to the Comedy Show with Vic. VIP tickets include 2 cigars, 2 drinks, and comedy show admission.
This Saturday, June 25 at Macedonia Baptist Church, located at 330 Beach 67th Street, the NYPD, Queens District Attorney’s office and the office of Councilman Donovan Richards is hosting a gun buyback session.
You can give in your gun in return for gift cards up to $200. See below for more information.
A portion of 110th Street in South Ozone Park will forever honor the life of the late Qadri Skipper, a resident who died in 2012 from two rare medical conditions.
On Tuesday, Councilman Ruben Wills, was joined by Qadri’s family and friends as well as other local leaders to pay tribute to the late teen.
“Qadri’s name means Under God’s Control and Meaningful Purpose,” said Doreen Blair-Skipper, a family member. “At a young age, he displayed strength through adversity well beyond his years, but always with a positive attitude and compassion for others.”
“I am proud to have been chosen to care for him because his life continues to have Meaningful Purpose: by raising awareness about the rare conditions of Pulmonary Hypertension and Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia,” she added. “I am honored to pay tribute to Q, and thank Councilman Ruben Wills for helping to make this commemorative ceremony possible; as well as everyone who was involved in Qadri’s care, education and emotional and spiritual support.”
When he was a senior at Information Technology High School, Qadri lost his battle to Primary Pulmonary Hypertension (1 in 1,000,000 people) and Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (1 in 5,000 people).
Photo Courtesy/Department of Design and Construction (DDC)
Vanessa Galvez, a 26-year-old Queens Village resident and resident engineer at the Department of Design and Construction (DDC), is currently leading a project to install 164 bioswales in Maspeth.
Bioswales are natural areas located near stormwater catch basins that use extremely porous soil and specific plants to absorb and divert stormwater from filling up city sewers and ultimately, our streets.
“Instead of letting runoff flow into our storm sewers or ponds, or create floods, the bioswales will be collecting the water to saturate the soil, to water the plants and the trees. It will beautify the neighborhood and disperse and clean the water to an extent,” Galvez said. “I take pride in bioswales. If I’m driving around with my family, I’ll say, ‘Oh look! I built that!’ At first you look at it and it just looks like a tree pit, but once you look at all the specs, all the standards, you realize it’s helping the city.”
Galvez, a alumna of NYU’s Tandon School of Engineering, joined DDC in 2012. Her first day on the job was the same day that Superstorm Sandy struck.
Her family comes from El Salvador. When she visited her parents’ home country as a 12 year old, she noticed children playing with dirty water on the streets of the city. A graduate of Thomas Edison High School in Jamaica, Galvez said her interest in mechanical engineering percolated after watching a documentary about the environmental failures in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina.
“Looking back on it now, they could have built a simple filter out of rocks,” she said about her trip to El Salvador. “Maybe it wouldn’t have cleaned the water enough to drink it, but it might have exposed the kids to a bit more cleanliness. The way we function impacts the cleanliness of the environment. It’s all related.”
Galvez said the installation of 164 bioswales in Maspeth should be completed by the winter. The $3.8 million project will also include new sidewalks and curbs.
Former Knicks player Anthony Mason was honored with a street renaming last week in South Jamaica. Hundreds of family, friends and community members showed up to remember the late athlete, a fan-favorite known for his physical prowess.
“When you get these types of honors, it means you’ve touched a lot of people,” said former Knicks star John Starks. “He was a man full of passion, a man of conviction.”
Often known as “Mase,” the South Jamaica native passed away on February 28, 2015, a few weeks after suffering a massive heart attack. He had been diagnosed with congestive heart failure.
To read more coverage about the renaming of Anthony Mason Way, click here.
