Jun. 9, 2025 By Dean Moses The anger and fear inside the immigration court in Lower Manhattan on Monday were palpable as masked ICE agents were spotted combing the hallways and rifling through names on court dockets. The masked men waited in the halls of 26 Federal Plaza for most of the day on…
Jun. 9, 2025 By Bill Parry A Queens cyber criminal and his co-defendant from Rhode Island were each sentenced to more than two years in federal prison for aggravated identity theft and computer hacking crimes. Nicholas Ceraolo, 27, of Forest Hills, and Sagar Steven Singh, 21, of Pawtucket, pleaded guilty in Brooklyn federal court…
Jun. 9, 2025 By Jessica Militello Bell Boulevard was buzzing with energy last weekend as the Bayside Village Business Improvement District (BID) hosted its annual Food and Music Festival on Sunday, June 8, transforming the heart of Bayside into a vibrant celebration of local culture, cuisine and talent. Stretching along Bell Blvd. from 38th…
Jun. 9, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller The city Campaign Finance Board (CFB) on Monday voted to grant former Gov. Andrew Cuomo a portion of the $1.3 million in matching funds it withheld from his leading mayoral bid over preliminary findings of illegal coordination between the campaign and a super PAC supporting it. CFB member…
Jun. 9, 2025 By Barbara Russo-Lennon Queens commuters who are nervous about the borough’s upcoming bus network changes will get a little help along the way from some MTA “ambassadors.” The MTA announced on Monday a new way to help bus riders through the transition this month — launching a customer ambassador program in anticipation…
Jun. 9, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller The race to replace Mayor Eric Adams has swallowed much of the oxygen in the lead-up to this year’s June 24 Democratic primary. But as New Yorkers begin heading to the polls for early voting in a couple of weeks, there will be several other races on their…
Jun. 9, 2025 By Robert Pearl Anger, fear and determination filled the air on Saturday as dozens of residents gathered at the corner of 180th Street and Linden Boulevard in St. Albans to protest a planned lithium-ion battery energy storage facility (BESS) just feet from homes, a welding shop and the St. Albans VA…
Jun. 9, 2025 By Athena Dawson As New York City’s LGBTQ+ community celebrates Pride Month, the NYC Health Department is participating in a series of events citywide to promote mental, physical and sexual health. Throughout June, the department will distribute free safe sex products and provide health education materials at Pride-related events across the…
Jun. 9, 2025 By Barbara Russo-Lennon Fare evasion at one Queens subway station seems to be getting worse despite the MTA’s efforts to thwart the ongoing city-wide scourge. amNewYork revisited the Woodside-61st Street station on the 7 line on June 6 and witnessed 16 people beat the fare in 15 minutes. That was more than…
Jun. 9, 2025 By Athena Dawson To many, Alanna O’Donnell is affectionately known as “the chicken lady.” The special education teacher at P177Q, The Robin Sue Ward School for Exceptional Children in Fresh Meadows, runs the first public school chicken coop in Queens’ District 75. O’Donnell has a flock of 9 chickens that she takes care of with her…