Dec. 11, 2024 By Gov. Kathy Hochul Since COVID, inflation has eaten away at New Yorkers’ incomes. In just the last four years, the price of something as basic as a dozen eggs has more than doubled nationally. Milk costs a dollar more per gallon, hamburger is up nearly two dollars more per pound,…
Dec. 10, 2024 By Tracey Khan Resorts World New York City (RWNYC) marked its 13th anniversary with its annual holiday tree lighting ceremony, featuring a 40-foot Christmas tree, Menorah, and Kwanzaa candles. The event highlighted the evolution of RWNYC from a casino into a full-fledged entertainment destination, complete with a hotel, diverse dining options, and […]
Dec. 10, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Several Queens politicians issued statements following the acquittal of Daniel Penny Monday, with comments from the likes of Astoria Council Member Tiffany Cabán generating enormous controversy. Cabán, in the wake of Penny being found not guilty in the May 2023 chokehold death of Jordan Neely, posted a statement…
Dec. 10, 2024 By Mary Ann Hellenbrecht, Girl Scout troop leader in Queens for 40 years I first became a Girl Scout troop leader over 4 decades ago because of my daughters. What I didn’t realize back then was how much I would learn and grow alongside not only my daughters but all the…
Dec. 10, 2024 By Czarinna Andres America runs on Dunkin’, and the Kew Gardens Hills community is about to get much more energized. Dunkin’ is celebrating the grand reopening of its newly remodeled kosher location at 79-27 Main St. near Union Turnpike on Thursday, Dec. 12, with a series of exciting giveaways and charitable…
Dec. 10, 2024 By Ethan Marshall In recognition of National Apprenticeship Week, Community Offshore Wind and the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT) District Council 9 hosted a free workshop for 400 Queens and Brooklyn high school students and young adults to teach them about the available opportunities in the organized finishing…
Dec. 10, 2024 By Ethan Marshall Several Queens community leaders and members gathered at Cunningham Park on Monday, Dec. 9, to mark the opening of the reconstructed 21oth Street playground with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Among those on hand to celebrate the completion of this project were Queens Borough President Donovan Richards, New York City Council…
Dec. 10, 2024 By Tangerine Clarke Consul General of Guyana to New York Ambassador Michael E. Brotherson extended holiday greetings to Guyanese Essequibians Organization of America members who gathered for another Christmas party at Liberty Palace Banquet Hall in Richmond Hill Queens that was a vision of joyfulness last Saturday evening. Ambassador Brotherson, an honored […]
Dec. 10, 2024 By Athena Dawson Queens residents can receive the gift of new swim skills this holiday season. From now until Dec. 16 at noon, parents can register children ages 6-17 for a free weeklong Holiday Learn to Swim Program at Roy Wilkins Recreation Center and Flushing Meadows Corona Park Aquatic Center. The…
Dec. 10, 2024 By Bill Parry Southeast Queens gang leader Junior Zelaya Canales pleaded guilty in Brooklyn federal court on Monday for his role in three murders and multiple shootings during a reign of terror that spanned New York, Texas, and El Salvador. Junior Zelaya Canales, 28, of Jamaica, pled guilty to racketeering conspiracy…