Jul. 29, 2025 By Jessica Militello Project Runway is bringing a taste of Queens with its newest season, debuting July 31, featuring locally based contestant and designer, Yuchen Han. The Northern Queens resident first moved to New York City in 2017 from Xining, China, to attend the Fashion Institute of Technology in Manhattan before…
Jul. 29, 2025 By Jessica Militello Summer days are beginning to wind down, but that doesn’t mean you can’t still make the most of what’s left of the season with a month of incredible events at the Queens Botanical Garden at 43-50 Main St. in Flushing. From summer nights in the garden to creative…
Jul. 29, 2025 By Mayor Eric Adams Working-class families deserve nothing less than a hard-working administration that puts their needs first. And when it comes to child care and after-school programming, this administration has listened to the parents of this city and taken meaningful action to support children and make life more affordable for…
Jul. 29, 2025 By Tara Lustberg Finding Room to Grow: NYC Apartment Buildings Designed with Families in Mind Finding family-friendly housing in NYC can be a challenge, especially with the average rent of a two-bedroom apartment in NYC averaging over $5,400 per month, according to apartments.com. According to reports, this is significantly higher (148%)…
Jul. 29, 2025 By Lloyd Mitchell The FDNY battled a ferocious four-alarm fire that ripped through seven one-story commercial buildings on Dry Harbor Road in Middle Village just after 10:45 p.m. on Monday night. The fire, which is believed to have started at 64-76 Dry Harbor Road, sent six firefighters to a local hospital…
Jul. 28, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo came under fire on Monday for claiming that he “wasn’t in charge” of building affordable housing in New York City during his 11 years as the state’s top executive. Cuomo, who is running for mayor as an independent after losing the Democratic primary to…
Jul. 28, 2025 By Athena Dawson The YMCA of Greater New York’s Cross Island branch held a ribbon-cutting ceremony last week to mark the reopening of its community spaces. Community members, staff and local elected officials, including Assemblymember Clyde Vanel and state Sen. Toby Ann Stavisky, gathered at the Cross Island YMCA located at…
Jul. 28, 2025 By Bill Parry Queens Borough President Donovan Richards announced on Monday a long list of recommendations to approve the city’s OneLIC Neighborhood Plan with conditions. The sweeping proposal entered the city’s Uniform Land Use Review Procedure (ULURP) in April, following certification by the City Planning Commission, and aims to transform a…
Jul. 28, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller Independent mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo on Monday contended that Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani is dreaming an impossible dream. The former governor says the Queens assembly member’s plan to get Albany on board with raising taxes on corporations and millionaires is an “impossibility” because lawmakers outside New York City…
Jul. 28, 2025 By Athena Dawson An Oakland Gardens teacher has achieved her longtime dream of publishing her first children’s book. Ilyssa Lieberman is a third grade teacher and a nearly 27-year veteran of the NYC Department of Education. For nearly all of her career, she’s taught at P.S. 213 The Carl Ullman School…