Michael Gannon

New York

Eastern and Southeast Queens Editor/Transportation Editor at Queens Chronicle

Articles

Readying riders for bus route changes

1 week ago | qchron.com | Michael Gannon

New York City Transit is anticipating some initial confusion when it rolls out phase 1 of the Queens Bus Network Redesign on June 29. And the boss himself was out at a major transit hub early Monday morning as agency staff took to the streets to help ease riders’ transition to changed routes and new bus stops.
Free Kupferberg Jazz Trail concerts on tap

1 week ago | qchron.com | Michael Gannon

The Kupferberg Center for the Arts at Queens College has announced the schedule for its 2025 Jazz Trail Concert Series. The seven free outdoor concerts celebrate the rich and world-renowned jazz heritage of Queens, which was home to legends from Bix Beiderbecke to Louis Armstrong and Billie Holliday.
Newest trivia tome a must for Mets fans

1 week ago | qchron.com | Michael Gannon

If you’re a Mets fan, you love team trivia and history. And the new book “More Amazing Mets Trivia,” by Ken Samelson and Forest Hills resident David Russell, covers its ground better than Keith Hernandez. Russell, an associate digital editor at the New York Post and a former editor at the Queens Chronicle, said the partnership was set in motion two decades ago by the book “Amazing Mets Trivia,” which Samelson wrote with Ross Adell.
QBG getting a new education building

1 week ago | qchron.com | Michael Gannon

Leaders and trustees of the Queens Botanical Garden were in a celebratory mood on Monday, and it would be hard to blame them. After years of discussions and planning, they were joined in Flushing by city officials at the future site of the $34 million Joan N. and Norman Bluestone Education Center.
Flushing candidate accused of fraud

2 weeks ago | qchron.com | Michael Gannon

A Flushing resident is facing a federal wire fraud charge in connection with his unsuccessful run for the state Assembly in 2024. A complaint unsealed Friday in federal court in Brooklyn alleges that Dao Yin, 62, reported fake campaign donations in order to secure $162,800 in matching public funds for his attempt to unseat Assemblyman Ron Kim (D-Flushing) in last June’s Democratic primary.
Pedestrian struck aad killed

2 weeks ago | qchron.com | Michael Gannon

The NYPD is investigating a pedestrian fatality on Northern Boulevard in Bayside on June 11.
District 26 celebrates stalwart PTA leaders

2 weeks ago | qchron.com | Michael Gannon

Two hundred guests turned up at Douglaston Manor on May 23 for the annual legislative breakfast of the President’s Council of District 26. The honorees were legacy PTA presidents who have served at least three terms.
Cops seeking two in home invasion

2 weeks ago | qchron.com | Michael Gannon

Police are still looking for two suspects in an armed home invasion robbery in Whitestone on Monday morning. The NYPD said officers from the 109th Precinct responded to a 911 call in the vicinity of 12th Avenue and 152nd Street. Officers were informed that two men had pushed their way into the home and displayed firearms. They then ordered family members into the basement.
Ramos backs Cuomo, doesn’t end campaign

2 weeks ago | qchron.com | Michael Gannon

With just days to go before the start of early mayoral voting and her campaign running out of steam and money, state Sen. Jessica Ramos (D-Jackson Heights) last Friday endorsed former Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the June 24 primary for the Democratic nomination. Ramos, who had launched pointed attacks on Cuomo, is not suspending her campaign.
Groups back state super speeder bills

2 weeks ago | qchron.com | Michael Gannon

Back on June 2, city officials gathered in Manhattan to call on the state Legislature to pass bills that would mandate speed-limiting devices in the vehicles of drivers who rack up more than their share of speeding tickets. Last Thursday, Transportation Alternatives and Families for Safe Streets released a report to make their case that Queens residents have a vested interest in supporting and passing what is being called “Super Speeder” legislation.