Mar. 12, 2024 By Bill Parry
A Flushing man is accused of scamming more than $600,000 from seniors across the United States opening bogus corporate bank accounts in Queens to collect stolen money that he used to gamble in an out-of-state casino.
Mar. 12, 2024 By Ethan Marshall A total of 15 affordable units are up for grabs at a development in southeast Queens, with a monthly rent of $2,300. The affordable units are part of a 7-story building spread across a block in Hollis at 188 Hillside Ave. The development, known as Q-188, has a total…
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Mar. 12, 2024 By Mayor Eric Adams As I often say, we live in a city of 8.3 million people — and 35 million opinions. But one thing all New Yorkers can agree on is that people come to our city to make it. They come here to work, build lives, and fulfill the American…
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Mar. 11, 2024 By Athena Dawson Construction has begun on a new athletic field and fieldhouse at a high school in South Jamaica. Elected officials and school leaders gathered at August Martin High School last week to break ground on the school’s athletic field and fieldhouse. The project is expected to cost $58.9 million and…
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Mar. 11, 2024 By Bill Parry
An Edgemere man is criminally charged with a multitude of crimes that run the gamut from animal cruelty to drugs and ammunition possession to burglary and even driving without a license.
Mar. 11, 2024 By Czarinna Andres and Lloyd Mitchell Senior citizens and community organizations across New York held a rally at Queens Borough Hall in Kew Gardens on Thursday, where they called for senior centers to be repaired and upgraded—and for the better services for older adults. Representatives of LiveOn NY, an advocacy group representing more than 4 million seniors and 120 living centers throughout the state, led the rally where the attendees demanded structural repairs and upgrades of senior center complexes. They also seek an increase in staffing to meet the needs of the growing senior population. The attendees…
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Mar. 11, 2024 By Ethan Marshall The office of Queens Borough President Donovan Richards announced Monday that it has received a total of 843 applications for positions on one of the borough’s 14 community boards this spring. Of the 843 applications, 592 were from people who are not already part of the community board. Since…
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Mar. 11, 2024 By Ethan Stark-Miller
A progressive coalition launched Monday will advocate for including $2 billion in the coming city budget to build much-needed affordable housing in the Big Apple over the next four years.
Mar. 11, 2024 By Barbara Russo-Lennon
Hold on to your hats, New York! The weekend storms may have subsided, but rough weather is not over yet.
Mar. 11, 2024 By Bill Parry
The FBI is offering a reward of up to $20,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Ruhel Choudhury, a used car salesman wanted for his alleged involvement in violent kidnappings in Woodside and Jamaica last year.