Mar. 10, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed York College has received more than $1 million in funding from Senator Kirsten Gillibrand to examine the environmental and health effects of climate change in southeast Queens. The $1,344,622 grant awarded to York College is provided as part of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) “Cumulative Health Impacts at…
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Mar. 9, 2023 Elijah Hamilton Maspeth High School celebrated the opening of a mindfulness space earlier this week that provides a place for students to focus on bettering their mental health. According to Principal Selin Alicanoglu, the space was created to give students the ability to unwind and recharge, a need that’s become even more…
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Mar. 9, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller The Municipal Labor Committee (MLC), made up of representatives from 102 public sector unions, voted on Thursday in approval of Mayor Eric Adams’ administration’s controversial plan to move all city retirees off of traditional Medicare and onto a partially privatized version of the program. In Thursday morning’s vote,…
Mar. 9, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed The 109th Precinct Community Council on Wednesday, March 8, recognized four police officers for apprehending a 17-year-old individual connected with a gunpoint robbery of a Flushing woman last month. NYPD 109th Precinct Deputy Inspector Louron Hall presented ‘Cop of the Month’ awards to Detectives Anthony Cutaia and Stanley Przedwiecki…
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Mar. 9, 2023 By Bill Parry The NYPD and the Queens District Attorney’s office have launched an investigation after more than a dozen dead cats were discovered in Howard Beach Saturday, March 4. The cats appeared to have been tossed over a fence along the A train subway line at 102nd Street near 157th Avenue,…
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Mar. 9, 2023 By Ethan Marshall Members of the Queens nonprofit Community Inclusion and Development Alliance (CIDA) celebrated the grand opening of its new community center with a ribbon cutting Wednesday, March 8, in Bayside. The CIDA Community Center, located at 36-28 Bell Blvd., will assist the organization as it works to assist in professional…
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Mar. 9, 2023 By Julia Moro Officers from the 104th Precinct arrested an individual recklessly operating a moped without a helmet or proper registration while traveling eastbound on Myrtle Avenue and Palmetto Street on Tuesday, March 7, at 11:28 p.m. According to reports, as police attempted to stop the vehicle around 11:30 p.m., the defendant,…
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Mar. 9, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller What have been New Yorkers’ top inquiries and service requests to the city’s 311 service over the past two decades? According to new data released by Mayor Eric Adams and his chief technology officer, Matthew Fraser, on Thursday, the top 311 inquiry over the past 20 years was…
Mar. 9, 2023 By Dr. Wayne Kye Think you’re not at risk for colorectal cancer? Think again. Despite a general decline in rates over the last 40 years, colorectal cancer remains the third most common type of cancer diagnosed in both men and women in the U.S., yet it’s one of the few cancers…
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Mar. 9, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed Senator Joseph Addabbo, Jr. is encouraging students in grades K-12 in his district to join this year’s New York State Senate Earth Day Celebration. With Earth Day approaching on April 22, this year’s theme is “Ways We Can Make Every Day Earth Day!” with the goal of helping children…
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