May. 5, 2025 By Tangerine Clarke Longtime Queens resident Japneet Singh, (D) candidate for the New York City Council 28th District, hosted a fun-filled Easter Egg hunt for more than 200 children on April 19 at Police Officer Edward Byrne Park in South Ozone Park. Singh, who came to America from India when he was […]
May. 5, 2025 By Czarinna Andres Marshalls is relocating its longtime Rego Park store from Queens Boulevard to a larger and more modern space at Rego Center, with a grand opening celebration scheduled for Thursday, May 15. The new 39,000-square-foot location at 61-35 Junction Blvd. will replace the current store at 96-05 Queens Blvd.,…
May. 5, 2025 By Paulina Albarracin Queens is a true melting pot of cultures, and few celebrations capture that spirit quite like Cinco de Mayo. Every year, the borough comes alive with vibrant festivities and the unmistakable aromas of Mexican cuisine, as local eateries prepare for one of the most festive cultural holidays on…
May. 5, 2025 By Shane O’Brien To mark Earth Week, the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) awarded climate action grants to 17 resident-led projects across the five boroughs, including three in Queens, that focus on sustainability, food justice and environmental education. The Queens initiatives, sponsored by Rise Light & Power, include two community…
May. 4, 2025 By Dean Moses Mayor Eric Adams revealed on Sunday that some 500 bodegas across the Big Apple will soon be equipped with panic buttons, although he won’t say which shops would receive them to keep crooks on their toes. Holding up a panic button outside the Bronx’s Pamela Green Deli, located…
May. 4, 2025 By Adam Daly & Barbara Russo-Lennon Overcast skies did not stop over 30,000 bicyclists from taking part in the country’s largest charitable bike tour on Sunday. With the sun hiding behind clouds at times throughout the day, cyclists of all skill levels from all over the world flooded NYC on May…
May. 4, 2025 By Barbara Russo-Lennon More cyclists and pedestrians are out and about as the spring weather heats up in New York — but the risk of collisions is also increasing with more traffic on the streets. Case in point, on May 1, a cyclist was struck and killed after he rode into…
May. 4, 2025 By amNewYork The Trump administration is once again under fire for targeting the World Trade Center Health Program (WTCHP), a lifeline for thousands of 9/11 responders and survivors. On May 2, President Trump and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. fired 16 additional medical staff at the National…
May. 4, 2025 By Claude Solnik More than 500 former residents, relatives, people with disabilities, advocates, officials and others marked the 50th anniversary of the signing of a document that led to the closure of the infamous Willowbrook State School and ushered in a new era. They gathered on Friday, May 2 at the…
May. 3, 2025 amNewYork New York City and seven other local governments across the country have sued President Trump’s Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), accusing the federal agency of placing unconstitutional and coercive conditions on critical housing grants. Filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington and led…