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June 17, 2021 Op-Ed By: Heidi L. Sieck
RCV truly provides an opportunity to create a more progressive future.
*Heidi L. Sieck is an award-winning, civic entrepreneur who has been organizing women in politics for 30 years.
June 17, 2021 By Ryan Songalia
The NYC Parks Dept. renamed 16 sites and parks—including three in Queens—in honor of famous African Americans yesterday.
June 17, 2021 By Ryan Songalia
A service hub providing immigration-related resources at Queens Borough Hall opened Tuesday.
June 16, 2021 By Allie Griffin
The sky above the New York Harbor was lit up with a firework display last night marking the milestone that 70 percent of adults across the state have received at least their first shot of the COVID-19 vaccine.
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June 14, 2021 By Christina Santucci
Two recently completed exit ramps at the Kew Gardens Interchange are expected to ease vehicle congestion on the heavily traveled roadways, officials said.
June 14, 2021 By Christina Santucci
Councilmember Robert Holden held a rally Sunday in Maspeth with law enforcement unions that have endorsed him in his campaign to be reelected to represent the 30th District Council seat.
June 14, 2021 By Christina Santucci
Councilmember Jimmy Van Bramer picked up several endorsements in his bid to become borough president from workers advocacy organizations – ahead of the start of Early Voting this past weekend.
June 14, 2021 By Christina Santucci
A 47-year-old Lyft driver was killed in a car crash early Sunday morning when he was struck by a driver who was allegedly impaired by alcohol, police said.
June 10, 2021 By Christian Murray
Batters up!
June 10, 2021 By Ryan Songalia
A festival featuring nearly 200 films from across the globe will return for its 11th annual event this month– and the films will be screened at theaters around the borough.
June 9, 2021 By Ryan Songalia
Several city council candidates who are competing against one another are cross endorsing in a new tactic brought about by rank choice voting.
June 9, 2021 By Ryan Songalia
Locally grown artichokes, collard greens and other produce will be on shelves at a soon-to-open farm stand in front of Queens Borough Hall in Kew Gardens.
June 8, 2021 By Christina Santucci
StreetsPAC, a political action committee (PAC) aimed at improving safety on New York City’s streets and supporting policies that promote walking, biking and transit, endorsed a slate of candidates for this month’s Primary Election.
June 7, 2021 By Christian Murray
Activists put up a controversial message on the marquee sign at the shuttered Sunnyside movie theater about two weeks ago—and the property owner is coming under fire from many Jewish residents.
March 7, 2021 By Christina Santucci
Some of the borough’s biggest names in entertainment will help celebrate the Queens Public Library’s 125th anniversary at a free virtual gala Tuesday.
June 7, 2021 By Christina Santucci
U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez backed more than a dozen Queens candidates for City Council over the weekend – through her political action committee (PAC), Courage to Change.
June 7, 2021 By Allie Griffin
A group of candidates running for office are demanding the state add more hospitals in Queens.
June 4, 2021 By Ryan Songalia
Three men who spent nearly a quarter century behind bars after being wrongfully convicted for a 1996 double murder can now move on with their lives.
June 2, 2021 By Christian Murray
Hate-filled vandals scrawled swastikas and other ugly messages on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Elmhurst Park today.
June 1, 2021 By Allie Griffin
A Manhattan livery car driver was charged in a decades-old cold case for allegedly raping a Queens woman who was a passenger in his car, prosecutors announced Thursday.
June 1, 2021 By Christina Santucci
A 54-year-old real estate agent named Kelly Killian was struck and killed by an e-bike in Astoria Friday night – around the corner from where she lived.
June 1, 2021 By Allie Griffin
Senior centers in New York City can reopen later this month after more than a year of being shut down, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Tuesday.
June 1, 2021 By Allie Griffin
A new affordable housing lottery has opened for eight units in a recently-constructed building in Woodside—where rental prices start at $1,750 a month.
June 1, 2021 By Christina Santucci
New Yorkers who are behind on their rent and have suffered financial hardship due to COVID-19 can submit applications for rent relief starting Tuesday, the governor announced.
May 28, 2021 By Ryan Songalia
A bill that aims to prevent green construction fences from becoming magnets for graffiti was passed by the city council Thursday.
May 28, 2021 By Michael Dorgan
Some of the city’s most beloved and time-worn playground animals are set to be given a new lease of life thanks to an initiative by the NYC Parks Dept.
May 27, 2021 By Ryan Songalia
A campaign mailer sent out by Elizabeth Crowley that reads “eviction notice” in large font has sparked outrage among her critics.
May 26, 2021 By Michael Dorgan
A Long Island woman has pleaded not guilty for allegedly driving drunk and killing an NYPD Highway officer on the Long Island Expressway last month.
May 25, 2021 By Christina Santucci
A 32-year-old construction worker fell to his death while working on a building in Long Island City over the weekend.
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