Jun. 3, 2025 By Shane O’Brien

As New York City grapples with the ongoing housing crisis, CityFHEPS, a city-funded voucher program for low-income households, has played an increasingly prominent role in securing housing for some of the poorest residents in the city. But the program, which has grown astronomically since its inception in 2018, is locked in legal turmoil amid a years-long battle to expand it.

Jun. 3, 2025 By Czarinna Andres

June 3, 2025 By Czarinna Andres

The boys and girls varsity basketball teams from Lexington School for the Deaf faced off against the New York State Assembly and Senate All-Stars on Tuesday, May 20, in the 28th Annual Basketball Classic.

June 3, 2025 By Shane O’Brien

State Sen. Mike Gianaris presented PS 122 in Astoria with a $450,000 check Saturday afternoon to fund new air conditioning units throughout the school.

June 3, 2025 By Richard Khuzami

In recent years, the 31st Street corridor in Astoria has steadily evolved, and the proposed rezoning at 32-07 31st Street for a 13-story senior housing development is the next necessary step.

The NYPD is searching for two armed robbers who pulled off a heist of a Brinks armored vehicle as it made a cash drop-off in broad daylight at a Bank of America branch in St. Albans on Monday morning.

Police from the 113th Precinct in Jamaica responded to a 911 call of a robbery in progress at 205-02 Linden Blvd. at 8:48 a.m. on the corner of 205th Street, where officers were informed that the two suspects, wearing ski masks, approached the driver of the Brinks van and his security guard, pulled out firearms, and forcibly removed three bags, that reportedly contained $300,000.

Jun. 3, 2025 By Czarinna Andres

Selfhelp Community Services celebrated National Older Americans Month in May with a series of musical performances, recognition ceremonies and community gatherings across its five Older Adult Centers in Queens.

June 3, 2025 By Czarinna Andres

The New York City Council passed legislation on Wednesday, May 28, that will bring greater transparency and accountability to the city’s public benefits system, a move that Council Member Tiffany Cabán and advocates hailed as a victory for low-income New Yorkers navigating bureaucratic barriers.

Jun. 3, 2025 By Athena Dawson

A group of local youth learned about the importance of de-escalation and personal safety during an engaging workshop in South Richmond Hill. 

Jun. 3, 2025 By Shane O’Brien

Mayor Eric Adams joined elected officials, community representatives and New York City FC (NYCFC) players, staff and executives on Monday morning to cut the ribbon at NYCFC’s newly built mini soccer pitch at PS 211 Elm Tree Elementary School in Corona.