Nov. 10, 2023 By Ethan Marshall The nonprofit Rising Ground has been assisting homeless youth and those in need through a series of programs, including their drop-in centers in Jamaica and Far Rockaway. The services offered there provide much-needed assistance to youths ages 14 to 24. Racquel Jones, the program director for Rising Ground’s Jamaica…
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Jun. 20, 2023 By Christian Murray A deranged homeless man who allegedly shoved a woman’s head into a moving subway train in Manhattan last month has been indicted for attempted murder, the Manhattan District Attorney’s office announced Tuesday. Kamal Semrade, 39, who was living at a shelter near LaGuardia Airport in Queens, has been…
Mar. 28, 2023 By Dean Moses Asylum-seekers in Queens were treated on Tuesday to free haircuts inside a hotel serving as a Humanitarian Emergency Response and Relief Center — and Mayor Eric Adams provided quality control for the effort. The clean-shaven chief executive of New York City had his eyebrows shaped on March 28…