Jul. 28, 2025 By Athena Dawson The YMCA of Greater New York’s Cross Island branch held a ribbon-cutting ceremony last week to mark the reopening of its community spaces. Community members, staff and local elected officials, including Assemblymember Clyde Vanel and state Sen. Toby Ann Stavisky, gathered at the Cross Island YMCA located at…
Mar. 6, 2025 By Athena Dawson State Senator James Sanders Jr. hosted an immigrant rights forum on Thursday, Feb. 27, at the Greater Allen AME Cathedral in Jamaica, bringing together legal experts, faith leaders, and community advocates to discuss the impact of shifting immigration policies on Southeast Queens. Titled “Not a Sanctuary? What Should…
Jan. 14, 2025 By Athena Dawson A trio of Southeast Queens assembly members have recently been appointed as chairs of critical committees, subcommittees, and task forces. Assembly Member Alicia Hyndman was named Chair of the Higher Education Committee and Solid Waste Management Legislative Commission. Hyndman’s roles include work on expanding access to education and…
Oct. 3, 2024 By Athena Dawson Local elected officials and Con Edison representatives gathered for a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the launch of the energy company’s billion-dollar clean energy project in Southeast Queens. Con Edison Chairman and CEO Tim Cawley, joined by Vice President LaAsia Hundley, Assembly Member Clyde Vanel, Port Authority Executive Director…
Mar. 18, 2023 By Zachary Gewelb Queens Assemblyman Clyde Vanel is safe and sound after piloting a plane that made an emergency landing on a Long Island beach on Friday afternoon. According to Vanel, who posted about the incident on social media Friday afternoon, March 17, he was piloting a plane that began to experience…
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