Mar. 2, 2025 By Barbara Russo-Lennon Rain gardens, sometimes known as bioswales, are found throughout NYC to minimize flooding and beautify neighborhoods. But those important purposes have become overshadowed lately by graffiti, litter and even pet poop that continues to build up in these pockets of curbside greenspaces around the city. Once hailed as…
Mar. 1, 2025 amNewYork Metro Dr. Hazel Dukes, a towering champion of civil rights in New York who dedicated more than seven decades to advancing racial diversity, equity, and inclusion, died on Saturday at the age of 92. An unyielding commitment to justice defined her life’s work. She understood that real change required linking…
Feb. 28, 2025 By Colum Motherway For over thirty years, Schneps Media has been creating a network of extraordinary Power Women and celebrating those who make Queens a thriving and vibrant place to work and live. Victoria Schneps started this journey in 1994 with just one newspaper, The Queens Courier, which she launched from…
Feb. 28, 2025 By Paulina Albarracin The darkest days of winter are (finally) coming to an end, and brighter mornings are on the horizon! On Sunday, March 9, we set our clocks forward by one hour at 2 a.m., officially welcoming the longer, sunnier days of Daylight Saving Time. As temperatures rise, more runners…
Feb. 28, 2025 By Bill Parry The death of a 3-year-old boy who was found dead in his Far Rockaway home in December is now being investigated as a homicide, the NYPD announced Thursday. Police from the 101st Precinct in Far Rockaway responded to a 911 call of a child in need of medical…
Feb. 28, 2025 By Athena Dawson Queens Borough President Donovan Richards Jr. announced nearly $1 million in capital funding for facility upgrades at P.S. 177Q in Fresh Meadows during a press conference on Wednesday, Feb. 26. P.S. 177Q, officially known as The Robin Sue Ward School for Exceptional Children, serves over 500 students aged…
Feb. 28, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Assembly Member Sam Berger and representatives from the office of State Sen. Leroy Comrie honored the LIC-based non-profit LiveOnNY for its role in advocating for a new law aiming to expand organ donation education across New York State. LiveOnNY, a non-profit founded in 1996 committed to helping New Yorkers “live on”…
Feb. 28, 2025 By Athena Dawson Rockaway Beach is set to celebrate Irish heritage and community spirit as the 50th Annual Queens County St. Patrick’s Day Parade steps off on Saturday, March 1. The milestone event will honor local leaders and kick off a month of St. Patrick’s Day festivities in the city. The…
Feb. 28, 2025 By Ethan Marshall As New York City experienced a large year-over-year increase in the number of homes to enter contract in January 2025, the median prices of homes entering contract went down, with the drop in Manhattan more than cancelling out increases in Queens and Brooklyn, according to a report by…
Feb. 28, 2025 By Colum Motherway Senator James Sanders Jr. and Council Member Selvena Brooks-Powers, in partnership with the World Cares Center, hosted a disaster resilience and safety training event on Thursday, Feb. 20. The training event held at Victory Fellowship Worship Center in Rosedale drew a full house of civic leaders, community organizations,…