Dec. 19, 2023 By Christian Murray The population of New York City has declined significantly since the pandemic, with Queens being no exception, according to a report released by state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli on Monday At the beginning of 2020, New York City boasted a population of 8,804,190, marking a decade-long trend of a 7.7%…
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Dec. 19, 2023 By Mayor Eric Adams
Our city’s future depends on being able to help our young people grow, fulfill their potential, and thrive in an ever-changing economy.
Dec. 18, 2023 By Bill Parry The city announced Monday that it has closed a deal with developer Slate Property Group and the nonprofit RiseBoro Community Partnership to convert the shuttered JFK Hilton Hotel in South Jamaica into 318 apartments of permanently affordable housing for low-income and formerly homeless New Yorkers. Construction on the project…
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Dec. 18, 2023 By Iryna Shkurhan Several elected officials came to the defense of eastern Queens Council Member Vickie Paladino after a Brooklyn council member told her to repeat her pro-Israel sentiments “face to face,” instead of on social media. The squabble began after Council Member Shahana Hanif, who represents the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Park…
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Dec. 18, 2023 By Iryna Shkurhan Constantine’s Delicatessen, a staple deli in the Bayside community since 1931, is set to close its doors at the end of the year. The narrow spot on 48th Avenue has gone through three changes in ownership over the years, but the name has stayed the same since its first…
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Dec. 18, 2023 By Aidan Graham
New York City lost more than 5% of its population in the two years following the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study from state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli.
Dec. 18, 2023 By Christian Murray New York City is set to receive a boost in its efforts to address and mitigate flooding along Brookville Boulevard between 149th Avenue and Rockaway Boulevard, which straddles the Queens/Nassau border. The city has been awarded a $3.1 million federal grant from FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) and the New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services (DHSES) to conduct a comprehensive feasibility study and analysis for the flood-prone area. The 0.8 mile stretch, which locals call Snake Road, has long suffered from flooding due to high tides and coastal storms, with…
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Dec. 18, 2023 By Bill Parry A man suffered a head injury during an unprovoked attack near the Kew Gardens-Union Turnpike subway station on Queens Boulevard in October and the suspect is still on the run more than two months later. The random assault occurred during the early morning hours of Wednesday, Oct. 11 when the 26-year-old victim was walking near the station just before 2 a.m. when a stranger approached him and struck him in the head with a Master lock causing a laceration to his skull. The suspect ran off in unknown direction and police from the 112th…
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Dec. 18, 2023 By Aidan Graham
New Yorkers woke up on Monday to a massive storm that drenched the city’s streets and left thousands of tri-state area customers without power.
Dec. 18, 2023 amNY Shops
This winter, travel accessories will be in high demand. That’s because 115 million people will be hitting the road (and the sky) in the next few weeks — two million more people than last year and the second highest since 2000, when AAA began tracking.