Jun. 26, 2023 By Robert Pozarycki Queens detectives continue to seek the subway shooting suspect who opened fire on a man at a station on Sunday night. The shooting occurred just an hour after police in Brooklyn responded to a stabbing on board the L train in Canarsie in an unrelated attack. Law enforcement…
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Rego Park resident announced as winner of Queens lawmaker’s congressional art contest
Jun. 26, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed Angela Lin, an 11th grader from Rego Park, has been selected as the winner of Congresswoman Grace Meng’s annual Congressional District Art contest. The competition, which consisted of entries from Queens’ high school students, is part of “An Artistic Discovery,” the national art contest held annually by the House…
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Op-ed: Workforce training programs offer hope amid affordability crisis
Jun. 26, 2023 By Joseph Walton
The cost-of-living crisis is spiraling out of control. Half of New Yorkers cannot afford to meet basic needs like housing, food, transportation, and health care. As a Navy veteran experiencing unemployment and homelessness, I know these challenges first-hand.
Teen killed at Rockaway bus stop as sleeping driver jumps curb
Jun. 25, 2023 By Ben Brachfeld A 19-year-old woman was killed in Rockaway Saturday while waiting for a bus after being struck by a sleeping driver. Officers discovered 19-year-old Ava Conklin, of Hell’s Kitchen, lying on the sidewalk at Rockaway Beach Boulevard and Beach 108th Street with severe bodily trauma just after 2:15 p.m.…
Man, 33, gunned down near Woodside intersection: NYPD
Jun. 25, 2023 By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil Cops are investigating an early morning Queens shooting that left one man dead. At around 12:20 a.m. on June 25, police responded to a 911 call of a man shot near 31st Avenue and Hobart Street, in Woodside. Upon arrival, authorities did not find a victim, but…
Mayor Adams inks bill aiming to let more New Yorkers shop around for healthcare
Jun. 23, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller Mayor Eric Adams signed a City Council bill on Friday creating a new Office of Healthcare Accountability that promises to let New Yorkers compare prices among public and private hospitals across the five boroughs on its website. The bill, sponsored by City Council Member Julie Menin (D-Manhattan), unanimously…
Queens lawmakers call on governor to sign bill that would require freight trains to cover waste cargo at New York and Atlantic Railway in Glendale
Jun. 23, 2023 By Anthony Medina Assemblywoman Jenifer Rajkumar alongside state Senator Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. celebrated the passage of a bill that would require freight trains carrying waste to cover their cargo at the New York and Atlantic Railway location on 68-01 Otto Road in Glendale. The assemblywoman held the event on Friday, June 23,…
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LaGuardia Community College celebrates Class of 2023 during commencement ceremony
Jun. 23, 2023 By Bill Parry
Perseverance was celebrated Wednesday as more than 2,000 members of LaGuardia Community College’s Class of 2023 received their degrees during the Long Island City school’s 51st graduating ceremony.
Queens lawmaker’s bills aimed at preserving affordability for NYC co-op, condo homeowners passes state legislature
Jun. 23, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed Two bills sponsored by Assemblyman Edward Braunstein to provide tax relief to middle-class New York City cooperative and condominium owners have been passed in the Assembly and Senate. A.7758 expands the J-51 program, and A.4972A extends the property tax abatement available to co-op and condo owners. Additionally, Braunstein has introduced…
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Fresh Meadows man sentenced to prison for possessing arsenal of illegal ghost guns: DA
Jun. 23, 2023 By Bill Parry
A Fresh Meadows man was sentenced Friday in Queens Supreme Court to five and a half years in prison for possessing a stockpile of illegal weapons, including 25 ghost guns as well as large-capacity magazines and ammunition at his home.