May. 22, 2024 By Stephanie Waddle In my household, every Memorial Day we display pictures of relatives who have died while serving in the military. It’s a somber time that conflicts with the “other” Memorial Day — the start of summer, spending time with family and friends, and massive discounts on all sorts of items,…
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May. 16, 2024 By Barbara Russo-Lennon
Getting arrested in NYC entails getting cuffed, fingerprinted, placed in a holding cell — and, soon, consulting with a social worker, should a new City Council bill becomes law.
May. 16, 2024 By Dean Moses and Lloyd Mitchell Queens detectives are still looking for the gunslinger who shot a 12-year-old girl and several others Wednesday night in a shocking incident of gun violence, police reported. According to police sources, the disturbing shooting occurred not far from the South Jamaica Houses public housing complex,…
May. 15, 2024 By Barbara Russo-Lennon
The City Council is yet again swinging back at Mayor Eric Adams’ for his early childhood education cuts, calling on Hizzoner to restore funding and maintain investments for vital child-care services.
May. 14, 2024 By Barbara Russo-Lennon
During Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, two nonprofits have launched a database to report and track incidents of hate and bias against the AAPI and Native Hawaiian communities in NYC.
May. 14, 2024 By Ben Brachfeld
New York City is set to expand its e-scooter share pilot program to several neighborhoods in eastern Queens this summer, three years after launching the program in the Bronx with the aim of expanding micro-mobility to new corners of the five boroughs.
May. 13, 2024 By Barbara Russo-Lennon
Nearly 100 advocates for government-funded child care programs marched to Gov. Kathy Hochul’s Manhattan office on Monday to shed light on the lack of funding for such services in NYC.
May. 13, 2024 By Dean Moses
The alleged squatter accused of terrorizing a Queens homeowner had his criminal case adjourned until July during a Monday court hearing.
May. 9, 2024 By Barbara Russo-Lennon Police in Queens have charged a 15-year-old girl Thursday afternoon with a deadly stabbing on Wednesday night that claimed a 17-year-old girl’s life. According to law enforcement sources, officers from the 108th Precinct responded to a 911 call of a female stabbed in the vicinity of Queens Boulevard…
May. 7, 2024 By Barbara Russo-Lennon A Queens public school teacher is feeling the heat for allegedly posting anti-Israel remarks on her personal social media accounts, possibly while she was at work on school grounds. Taiba Ahmad, a teacher at P.S. 153 in Maspeth, posted what some local officials are calling “inappropriate and offensive”…