Nov. 13, 2024 By Czarinna Andres The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has officially dedicated a new columbarium-only cemetery in St. Albans, enhancing burial options for veterans and their families in the New York City area. On Saturday, Nov. 9, VA Deputy Secretary Tanya Bradsher, Acting Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs Ronald Walters,…
Nov. 13, 2024 By Ethan Stark-Miller Republican President-elect Donald Trump made significant gains across the country in the 2024 general election, including in deep blue New York City — where he made inroads in working-class communities of color across the five boroughs. According to unofficial results from the city Board of Elections (BOE), Trump,…
Nov. 13, 2024 By Barbara Russo-Lennon The application process for New York’s heating-assistance program is now open for the season, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced on Tuesday. Low- and middle-income families and older adults can apply for HEAP, the annual federally funded Home Energy Assistance Program that helps vulnerable New Yorkers pay their energy bills…
Nov. 12, 2024 By Athena Dawson Mayor Eric Adams, New York City officials, family members, and friends held a solemn memorial service commemorating the victims of the tragedy of American Airlines Flight 587, which crashed in Queens on Nov. 12, 2001. The group gathered at Flight 587 Memorial Park, located at 200 Beach 116th…
Nov. 12, 2024 By Ben Brachfeld The US Supreme Court has declined to hear two challenges to New York’s rent stabilization law, keeping in place a system regulating rents for roughly a million apartments despite landlords attempting to overturn it. The high court in Washington declined to grant certiorari to two landlords’ challenges, G-Max Management…
Nov. 12, 2024 By Czarinna Andres The holiday season is set to shine in Queens as Queens Center and The Shops at Atlas Park roll out festive events from parades to tree lightings, photos with Santa, and a cozy breakfast event for the holiday season. The festivities kick off at Queens Center, located at…
Nov. 12, 2024 By Ethan Stark-Miller Mayor Eric Adams on Tuesday raised concerns about City Council legislation that would relieve most renters from having to pay real estate broker fees, a day before the bill is expected to pass the chamber. During his weekly off-topic news conference on Nov. 12, Adams said that while…
Nov. 12, 2024 By Shane O’Brien The Department of Transportation has indefinitely postponed a virtual workshop for the planned 16-mile Queens Waterfront Greenway in order to establish a code of conduct after an in-person workshop in Douglaston last month was disrupted by a clash between Council Member Vickie Paladino and a number of greenway…
Nov. 12, 2024 By Bill Parry Bedlam broke out inside a jam-packed Corona barbershop on Friday evening when a man sought refuge from armed gang members who chased him on Roosevelt Avenue before a hero emerged to confront the gunman and prevent bloodshed. Police from the 115th Precinct in Jackson Heights reported that an…
Nov. 12, 2024 By Ethan Marshall Housing units in Queens had the average cost of rent go up 3.28% in October 2024, compared to the same month the previous year, according to a report by the real estate firm M.N.S. Real Estate. Year-over-year, the average rent in Queens rose from $2,803 in October 2023…