On May 11, Mayor Bill de Blasio came to Corona to inspect a local city homeless shelter and make an announcement about funding for a new initiative to help make needed repairs in the system of more than 600 buildings housing the homeless. More...
The Queens New Music Festival headlines a jam-packed week of entertainment in Queens. Choose between comedy, lectures, Japanese films, performance art, book-making, outdoor art, and free trees. Here’s the rundown. More...
The historic clock-tower in Long Island City’s Queens Plaza has been designated a landmark by unanimous vote of the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) More...
We are glad that the mayor took the time to ride the subway, albeit as the mayor, but he still got to experience the train like the rest of us do, to see how crowded it is, and he had to wait 20 minutes. More...
EPA Better Suited A copy of this letter was received at the Queens Gazette. April 30, 2015 Gina McCarthy Administrator Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20460 De More...
Apple Bank has announced the upcoming opening of its newest branch office in New York City in Jackson Heights, Queens at 78-01 37th Avenue. The branch is scheduled to open for business on Thursday, May 21 at 9:00 am. More...
NYPD and local officials joined Long Island City residents at the Sunnyside Community Services Center on April 28, where they honored four NYPD officers who helped save the life of a woman who was threatening to jump from the Kosciuszko Bridge on Apr More...
Jamaica will soon be among the first neighborhoods in the city to have a WiFi kiosk. The Jamaica downtown corridor is included in the Phase I LinkNYC rollout that will ultimately install up to 10,000 kiosks, 7,500 during the next six years, with More...
The city Department of Transportation (DOT) Commissioner Polly Trottenberg announced on May 8 the appointment of Nicole Garcia to the position of Queens Borough Commissioner. More...
Councilman Mark Weprin is resigning. The announcement came as a result of Weprin, who has been in office since 2010, to take a job with Governor Andrew Cuomo. More...
In the wake of Nepal’s devastating earthquake, Congressmember Joseph Crowley and Grace Meng are leading an effort to grant Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to Nepali nationals currently residing in the United States so they are not forced to re More...
What products can you recommend for seniors with hand arthritis? I really struggle with anything that requires gripping and turning, which makes most activities difficult. More...
Community Board 2’s May meeting was long, much of it being filled with three events: first, a highly contentious session—how could it be otherwise?—with the board and a representative from Access-a-Ride; then, a presentation about new bicycle r More...
State Senator Jose Peralta (D-East Elmhurst) recognized Cristina Furlong, a founding member of Make Queens Safer, with a Women of Distinction 2015 award given by the New York State Senate during its 18th annual award celebration. More...
On May 10, New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio joined New York City Housing Authority Chair Shola Olatoye to announce a program to attack the mold problem that has caused havoc at many of our city’s public housing projects including the Queensbridge H More...
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