Jul. 10, 2024 By Selvena N. Brooks-Powers and Leroy Comrie Every day, millions of New Yorkers rely on our city’s vast network of subways and buses to get to work, school, medical appointments and to see their friends and loved ones. But the reality is that too many working-class New Yorkers, including a disproportionately high…
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Jun. 11, 2024 By Athena Dawson Southeastern Queens residents have skated through June at two exciting skate festivals hosted by Council Member Nantasha Williams (D-27) and State Senator Leroy Comrie (D-14). The festivals, in collaboration with the NYC Parks Department, saw residents of all ages hit the pavement at the Delphin H. Greene Playground in Cambria Heights…
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May. 16, 2024 By Athena Dawson On Saturday, May 11, dozens of southeastern Queens residents gathered at Mount Olivet Baptist Church in Hollis for the 3rd annual Southeastern Queens Community Health Fair. The fair was hosted by Council Member Nantasha Wiliams (D-27), State Sen. Leroy Comrie (D-14) and Assemblymember Alicia L. Hydman (D-29). The free…
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May. 6, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan City residents traveling between the five boroughs will soon be able to receive a 10% discount on monthly railroad passes under a temporary fare pilot program. Northeast Queens elected officials and community leaders gathered outside the Bayside LIRR station on Friday morning to celebrate the new initiative, which was…
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Apr. 11, 2024 By Anthony Medina A Community Board 9 monthly meeting on Tuesday, Apr. 9, turned into a night of recognition for one board member who has served on the board as a prime example of public servitude in its highest form for 50 years. The Helen Marshall Cultural Center, inside of Queens Borough…
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Sep. 19, 2023 By Bill Parry
Aug. 16, 2023 By Bill Parry After years of legislative wrangling in Albany by elected leaders from southeast Queens, Far Rockaway residents will finally be able to purchase discounted rides on the Long Island Rail Road within Queens, Brooklyn and Manhattan under CityTicket beginning Sunday, Aug. 20. While the program has been available to commuters…
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Jun. 16, 2023 By John Schilling New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams hosted an open forum with residents of southeast Queens on Thursday, June 15, to hear their concerns about Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposed New York Housing Compact, a plan that would create 800,000 new homes in New York over the next decade to…
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