Mar. 21, 2024 By Todd Maisel
Police officials told a City Council budget hearing Wednesday that that the NYPD will encrypt officers’ radios to prevent “bad guys” from listening — but they failed to say what provisions are being made for the press to gain access since they too have been shut out.
Mar. 21, 2024 By Anthony Medina Senator Joseph P. Addabbo Jr, has co-sponsored two pieces of legislation to help give people living with bleeding disorders easier access to healthcare and enforce additional accountability from insurance companies. Bleeding disorders prevent the blood cells in a person’s body from clotting, causing a series of issues that include heavy bleeding from a small cut, easy bruising, and life-threatening complications, according to the American Society of Hematology. The passage of the co-sponsored legislation (S.1267 & S.3400) would enact limitations on the use of Step Therapy by insurance providers — prolonging a patient’s access to…
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Mar. 21, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan
Spring is officially here, and the cherry blossoms trees are already blooming in some parts of Queens. Since there are multiple varieties of the trees, they bloom at different times in the spring.
Mar. 21, 2024 By Ethan Marshall A 630-seat school building is slated to go up at 146-50 Reeves Ave., according to the New York City School Construction Authority. Permits were filed by the NYC School Construction Authority in March for a 4-story building at 146-50 Reeves Ave. in Kew Gardens Hills. The school building will…
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Mar. 21, 2024 By Athena Dawson Easter weekend is only a hop away, and an easter egg hunt is a great way to celebrate. An egg hunt is one of the most time-honored traditions to celebrate the springtime holiday. This year, Easter Sunday falls on Sunday, March 31st. For families living in southeast Queens, check…
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[caption id="attachment_72415" align="alignnone" width="874"] New York Mets owners Alex and Steve Cohen gifted more than $112M to create a state-of-the-art workforce training center at LaGuardia Community College. Photo courtesy of the Steven and Alexandra Cohen Foundation.[/caption]
Mar. 20, 2024 By Bill Parry
Mar. 20, 2024 By Ethan Stark-Miller
State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins on Wednesday expressed confidence about reaching a state budget deal that contains the “principles” of controversial “Good Cause Eviction” tenant protections, as negotiations over the spending plan roll on.
Mar. 20, 2024 By Bill Parry A Springfield Gardens man was arraigned in Queens Criminal Court on Tuesday for the bloody attack on a fellow passenger on board a Long Island Rail Road train that was pulling into the Locust Manor train station, located in southeast Queens, on Monday afternoon. Benneth Ekwegbalu, 32, of 183rd…
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Mar. 20, 2024 By Barbara Russo
It’s not all bad!
Mar. 20, 2024 By Bill Parry
A 20-year-old man was stabbed multiple times in broad daylight by at least a half-dozen attackers in Woodhaven last week.