May. 16, 2024 By Ethan Marshall A $2.7 million settlement was reached for prevailing wage violations involving 332 temporary office workers at hospitals and medical centers contracted by NYC Health + Hospitals Corporation and the staffing provider, Winston Support Services, LLC. In total, $2,730,526.06 was paid to the workers, which accounts for back wages, civil…
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May. 16, 2024 By Emily Davenport
A Queens chef is taking on a one-of-a-kind challenge in the upcoming season of “Ciao House” on Food Network.
May. 16, 2024 By Athena Dawson The New York City Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA) and the New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) have announced a list of 138 recipients of the 2024 Queens Arts Fund. The awarded projects span various creative disciplines, including music, poetry, book art, painting, photography and sculpture. The selected…
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May. 16, 2024 By Dean Moses and Lloyd Mitchell Queens detectives are still looking for the gunslinger who shot a 12-year-old girl and several others Wednesday night in a shocking incident of gun violence, police reported. According to police sources, the disturbing shooting occurred not far from the South Jamaica Houses public housing complex,…
May. 15, 2024 By Dean Moses
Police are on the hunt for a snatch-and-grab necklace thief who targeted three women in Manhattan and Queens on one day in May, authorities confirmed.
May. 15, 2024 By Athena Dawson Over 1,300 families signed up for a day filled with fun, food and tennis at the USTA Eastern’s second annual Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Tennis Festival. The festival celebrated AANHPI cultures, bringing together tennis enthusiasts of all ages during the community’s heritage month. Families gathered on…
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May. 15, 2024 By Ben Brachfeld
The MTA is set to end promotional opportunities emblazoned on MetroCards, as the yellow transit payment method faces imminent retirement and replacement by OMNY.
May. 15, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan Astoria State Senator Michael Gianaris and Fresh Meadows Assembly Member Nily Rozic introduced the Good Jobs Guarantee Act in Albany this month, which could unlock $1 billion in private funding for workforce development. The legislation was introduced in partnership with Pursuit, a workforce development company based in Long Island…
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May. 15, 2024 By Bill Parry
Police from the 103rd Precinct in Jamaica are still searching for a gunman who allegedly shot a teenager on a St. Albans street nearly a month ago.
May. 15, 2024 By Bill Parry
Police from the 109th Precinct in Flushing are looking for an older-than-usual burglar who broke into a commercial establishment in Murray Hill late last month.