May 19, 2025 By Shane O’Brien LaGuardia Community College/CUNY has partnered with Airbnb for a third year to provide housing support for students struggling to cope with rising rents in New York City. Airbnb will provide an additional $100,000 in funding to help more students receive vouchers for semester-long Airbnb stays valued at up to… Read more »
May. 16, 2025 By Abbie Martin Greenbaum The Third Avenue Bridge may be getting a new name. A group of New York City Primary Election candidates have teamed up to in an effort to rename the bridge – which connects Manhattan to the Bronx, running over the Harlem River – as the Olga Méndez Bridge. Mendéz…
May 16, 2025 By Bill Parry Police from the 114th Precinct in Astoria and Transit District 20 are looking for a suspect who allegedly attacked an F train rider at the 21st Street–Queensbridge subway station in Long Island City on the night of Saturday, May 10. The 24-year-old victim was getting off a southbound F… Read more »
May 16, 2025 By Czarinna Andres A lucky lottery player in Sunnyside is ending their week on a high note after purchasing a top-prize winning ticket in the New York Lottery’s TAKE 5 evening drawing on Thursday. The winning ticket, worth $32,545, was sold at Skillman Convenience Inc., located at 41-01 48th St., according to… Read more »
May 15, 2025 By Czarinna Andres More than 300 families in Jackson Heights received fresh, nutritious groceries this week during a special food distribution organized by Food Bank For New York City at Travers Park. The initiative, part of the Food Bank’s Mobile Pantry Program and supported by Goya Foods, was held in honor of… Read more »
May 15, 2025 By Shane O’Brien The Central Astoria Local Development Coalition has announced a full schedule of free summer programming, including fireworks, concerts, and outdoor movie nights— despite ongoing renovations that have rendered Astoria Park’s iconic Great Lawn inaccessible. Central Astoria, a long-standing nonprofit dedicated to preserving and enriching the Astoria community, will kick… Read more »
May 13, 2025 By Taliah Gabriel All women and girls deserve to feel safe—and thanks to Malikah, many in Queens are beginning to feel more empowered than ever. Malikah is an Astoria-based, women-led grassroots nonprofit dedicated to combating violence and building power and safety for all women and girls. Originally launched as a program, Malikah… Read more »
May 9, 2025 By Bill Parry Police from the 108th Precinct in Long Island City and Transit District 20 are looking for a woman who punched a teenage girl at the 61st Street/Woodside subway station and remains at large. On the night of Friday, May 2, the suspect engaged in a dispute with the 18-year-old… Read more »
May 7, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Sunnyside Gardens residents say their block has been left in near-total darkness for more than two weeks after the Department of Transportation (DOT) removed several streetlights from 44th Street. According to residents on the block between Skillman Avenue and Barnett Avenue, the DOT removed at least three streetlights around… Read more »
May 7, 2025 By Bill Parry A serial burglar from Jackson Heights was sentenced to up to 30 years in prison Tuesday in Queens Supreme Court for targeting homes across the borough during a three-month crime spree beginning in late 2022. Juan Morales, 45, of 37th Avenue, was convicted in a jury trial of burglary,… Read more »