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June 30, 2022 By Christian Murray
A man’s decomposing body was found by police in a Woodhaven apartment Wednesday afternoon.
The police received a call at around 1 p.m. of a foul odor coming from an apartment at 76-16 Jamaica Ave. A neighbor complained about the smell and the landlord called the NYPD.
Officers from the NYPD 102 Precinct gained entry and discovered the man under a couch with a trauma injury to his back.
June 29, 2022 By Michael Dorgan
Police are looking for four men wanted for robbing six businesses throughout central and western Queens over the past month.
June 29, 2022 By Czarinna Andres
Steven Raga, a Woodside resident and former chief of staff to the incumbent Brian Barnwell, has won the Assembly District 30 seat—making him the first Filipino American to hold elected office in New York State.
June 29, 2022 By Czarinna Andres
Juan Ardila, a Maspeth native and the only progressive in the race, has won the Democratic primary for the Assembly District 37 seat that covers Long Island City, Maspeth, Ridgewood and Sunnyside.
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This article was originally published by The CITY on June 28
Gov. Kathy Hochul and Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado successfully fended off primary challenges to their right and left flank Tuesday, emerging by wide margins as the Democratic nominees heading into November’s election.
June 29, 2022 Op-Ed By Beri Diana Calderon courtesy of NYC Mayor’s Public Engagement Unit
It’s no secret that rent prices are rising in NYC. But there is one secret you should know—some New Yorkers can freeze their rent.
June 28, 2022 By Czarinna Andres
The Parks Dept. opened the city’s 53 outdoor pools for the season today—including the seven that are located in Queens.
June 28, 2022 By Christian Murray
A New York City law that extended voting rights to as many as 800,000 non-citizen New Yorkers was struck down by a Staten Island supreme court judge Monday—and Queens officials’ reactions were mixed.
June 28, 2022 By Czarinna Andres
A Briarwood man who allegedly gunned down a food delivery worker in Forest Hills in late April has been released on bail.
June 27, 2022 By Christian Murray
The Department of Education announced today that Dr. Philip Composto will keep his job as Superintendent of District 30 and so too will Madelene Chan who is the current superintendent of District 24.
June 27, 2022 By Christian Murray
The Department of Transportation plans to bring Citi Bike to Maspeth and Middle Village this summer but the agency is coming under fire from Councilmember Bob Holden for dismissing the community’s input as to the workings of the plan.
This article was originally published by The CITY on June 27
Reports of “subway surfing” have jumped by nearly 363% since 2020, according to MTA figures provided to THE CITY.
June 27, 2022 By Michael Dorgan:
Parents and local leaders will hold a rally outside a junior high school in Fresh Meadows this afternoon to protest incidents of alleged bullying at the school.
June 24, 2022 By Christian Murray
Elected officials in Queens have been quick to condemn the U.S. Supreme Court for its ruling Friday that strikes down the landmark Roe v. Wade decision.
June 23, 2022 by Michael Dorgan
Holy Cow!
June 23, 2022 By Christian Murray
Queens officials were quick to condemn the Supreme Court’s ruling today that overturned a century-old handgun law that many say could result in a flood of firearms hitting the streets.
June 23, 2022 By Czarinna Andres
Get ready for a zombie apocalypse.
June 22, 2022 By Michael Dorgan
A man is dead after being crushed by a pickup truck in Maspeth Tuesday night.
This article was originally published by The CITY on June 21
A sharply divided Rent Guidelines Board voted to increase rents for the city’s nearly 1 million rent regulated apartments by 3.25% in the coming year in a decision that satisfied neither tenants nor landlords.
June 20, 2022 By Michael Dorgan
A man was shot in front of a bar in Maspeth early Monday.
June 18, 2022 Op-Ed By Johanna Carmona Candidate for Assembly District 37
The importance of the New York State government often goes overlooked in our big city.
June 17, 2022 By Christian Murray
Councilmember Vickie Paladino has faced an avalanche of criticism this week—from her council colleagues to gay rights groups—following a series of inflammatory statements she made while expressing her opposition to a program where Drag Queens read books and perform for school children.
June 16, 2022 By Christian Murray
Juan Ardila, a candidate running to represent western Queens in the state Assembly and a crusader against car culture, drives a compact sports utility vehicle that has racked up nearly 30 traffic violations since 2019.
June 16, 2022 By Michael Dorgan
A Woodside resident who served in the United States Army during World War II and the Korean War, has been inducted into the State Senate Veterans Hall of Fame.
June 15, 2022 By Czarinna Andres
Rep. Grace Meng joined President Biden at the White House Monday as he signed her bill that seeks to create the first national museum dedicated to preserving the history and culture of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs).
June 13, 2022 Op-Ed By Jim Magee, Candidate for Assembly District 37
I have lived in this district my entire life and I have never seen the working people of these neighborhoods feel so ignored.
June 13, 2022 By Czarinna Andres
More than 200 Filipinos and their friends turned out in Woodside Sunday to officially co-name the intersection of Roosevelt Avenue and 70th Street “Little Manila Avenue.”
June 10, 2022 By Alexandra Adelina Nita
Queens students from seven different schools have hand-painted several park benches at Flushing Meadows Corona Park as a means to address social issues such as racism, gun violence, gender inequality, homelessness, anti-LGBTQIA discrimination and environmental justice.
This article was originally published by The CITY on June 10
Mayor Eric Adams and the City Council on Friday agreed on a $101 billion budget that promises to increase funding for parks and childcare, and boost trash pickup — while also adding to the city’s rainy-day reserves.
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