State expands heating assistance for low-income families
Families concerned about being left in the cold this winter may be able to land help with heating, Gov. Cuomo announced this week. The federal…
Queens Council on the Arts Celebrates Fund Benefiting Boro Artists
Some of the borough’s most creative denizens and organizations recently landed a financial boost to support projects ranging from film to music and dance, the…
Goldfeder calls on cell companies to beef up for future storms
A state assemblyman from southern Queens called out a handful of cellphone companies before Mother Nature did it first. Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (D-Rockaway) penned a…
De Blasio Continues Pre-K Push, Despite Competing Cuomo Plan
Mayor de Blasio continued to press his goal of offering universal pre-kindergarten for all 4-year-olds in New York City, announcing Tuesday that a newly appointed…
Velazquez Presents American Flag to Woodhaven School
U.S. Rep. Nydia Velazquez (D-Queens, Manhattan, Brooklyn) visited Saint Thomas the Apostle School in Woodhaven last Friday and presented the students, teachers and staff with…
MS 202 Celebrates the Chinese New Year
Ozone Park middle school students ushered in the Year of the Horse last Friday, when MS 202’s students were treated to a Lunar New Year…
After building collapse drives Woodhaven-Richmond Hill Ambulance Corps from its home, group files lawsuit
Ten months after a Woodhaven building partially collapsed, forcing the Woodhaven-Richmond Hill Volunteer Ambulance Corps from its building on Jamaica Avenue, the organization has yet…
Elmhurst serves as poetic muse for Queens artist
Matthew Kremer sees the same things as anyone else walking the streets of Elmhurst. But he finds a way to turn those visuals into art….
Queens BP to promote small biz with new economic council
Borough President Melinda Katz announced last week that she is forming an economic development advisory council, which will aim to support and encourage the small…
Save Our Stories: Queens Library Invites Residents to Share Memories
From the Rockaway Playland that opened at the turn the of 20th century to tossing a baseball around in the shadows of the 1964 World’s…
In War Against Prescription Drug Abuse, a Bright Spot is Seen
With everyone from federal health officials to Queens doctors calling prescription drug abuse an epidemic, numerous efforts have been launched across the country to tackle…
Superbowl Brings Breeding Ground for Human Trafficking: Meng
The Super Bowl undoubtedly brought tons of attention and fanfare to both New York and New Jersey, but not all of it was entirely welcome,…
Council grills Queens Library president over finances
Queens Library President Thomas Galante faced an onslaught of questions after testifying before the City Council Wednesday – one week after news reports shed light…
Activists question Crowley’s commitment to controversial trade deal
A western Queens rally put one federal lawmaker under the microscope with hopes that he would continue to vote against a controversial trade deal being…
De Blasio drops stop-and-frisk appeal and vows reform in NYPD
With the blessing of a newly elected progressive administration, Mayor Bill de Blasio took a major step in ending the city Police Department’s controversial stop-and-frisk…