Mar. 6, 2024 By Athena Dawson A Queens-based organization that aims to promote education among students from marginalized communities is currently offering scholarships. Empower My Hood Inc., which was formed in 2019 and is based in Queens Village, has opened up applications for its third annual EMH Community Scholarship. High school students are eligible for…
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Mar. 6, 2024 By Anthony Medina Queens Community Board 5 — which represents Ridgewood, Maspeth, Middle Village and Glendale — will listen to plans for an Animal Care Centers of New York opening a location in Ridgewood among other topics at its upcoming meeting on Wednesday, March 13. The agenda for the March meeting consists…
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Mar. 6, 2024 By Dean Moses
The NYPD honored on Tuesday numerous transit cops who, police brass say, performed acts of heroism in and out of the subway system.
Mar. 6, 2024 By Anthony Medina York College Interim President Dr. Claudia Schrader steps into her new role at the City University of New York with a fresh hands-on approach to leadership and an overarching focus on creating a better sense of community on campus. The summation of Schrader’s first few months at York is…
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Mar. 5, 2024 By Robert Pozarycki Major felonies, shootings and overall crimes in the transit system dropped in February 2024, according to NYPD statistics released Tuesday afternoon. The department reported a 1.1% decrease in major felonies month-over-month between February 2023 and February 2024. Murders decreased by 22.2%, with 21 homicides reported last month, down…
Mar. 5, 2024 By Bill Parry
A Southeast Queens man was convicted on Monday of murdering and dismembering a woman—in a grisly act thought to be inspired by the TV Show “Dexter”—as part of a fraudulent scheme to collect $200,000 in life insurance benefits.
Rep. Tom Suozzi, who defeated Nassau County Legislator Mazi Melesa Pilip (R-Great Neck) in the special election to replace disgraced former Rep. George Santos in New York’s Third Congressional District on Feb. 13, took office on Feb. 28.
Mar. 5, 2024 By Athena Dawson The Kew Gardens Cinemas will host an exclusive, one-night-only showing of the cult classic, The Phantom of the Opera on Wednesday, Mar. 6, at 7:30 pm. The screening will be accompanied by a live performance of original scores by The Flushing Remonstrance, a local duo composed of percussionist Catherine…
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Mar. 5, 2024 By Czarinna Andres In an effort to spotlight the importance of low-cost internet access, U.S. Rep. Grace Meng announced that Briteny Xu, a local medical student who benefits from the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), will join her for President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address Thursday night. The ACP, a federal initiative Meng helped enact in 2021, offers low-income residents a discount of up to $30 per month toward internet service. With the program’s funding set to run out as soon as April, Meng’s invitation to Xu underscores the urgent need to preserve the service. Xu,…
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Mar. 5, 2024 By Athena Dawson William Lopez, a 55-year-old Puerto Rican born Queens resident, works tirelessly to provide for his family, where he puts money aside to put his son through law school, pay for his wife’s medical needs, cover his daughter’s college tuition, as well as send money back home to relatives in…
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