Mar. 24, 2025 By Colum Motherway Council Member Robert Holden praised a March 20 decision by the New York State Court of Appeals striking down New York City’s plan to let noncitizens vote in local elections. The Court’s 6-1 decision firmly rejected the City’s 2022 law, which had aimed to grant voting rights to…
Mar. 21, 2025 By Bill Parry A TV actor from Rego Park was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison on Friday after he was found guilty of murdering a man during a 2021 ambush in St. Albans. Isaiah Stokes, 45, of 62nd Road, was convicted on March 7 of murder in the…
Mar. 21, 2025 By Paulina Albarracin Over a hundred runners from around the borough gathered in Corona last month to celebrate community, diversity and resilience during a spirited race through one of the borough’s most iconic parks. The Queens Distance Runners (QDR) hosted the For the Love of Queens 5K at Flushing-Meadows Corona Park…
Mar. 21, 2025 By Colum Motherway This March is a month filled with milestones: the start of Spring, a solar eclipse, and the highly anticipated return of the Middle Village Roller Hockey League. As the new season kicked off, the MVP Roller Hockey League wasted no time getting into the action with an opening weekend…
Mar. 21, 2025 By Shane O’Brien NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst has been named a Center for Excellence in Surgical Safety by a prestigious association representing more than 41,000 nurses across the US and abroad. The Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) presented Elmhurst Hospital with its prestigious Center of Excellence in Surgical Safety: Prevention…
Mar. 21, 2025 By Athena Dawson A group of Queens elected officials gathered at NYC Health + Hospitals/Queens in Jamaica on Tuesday, March 18, to rally against a Republican-led budget resolution that they say could jeopardize Medicaid benefits for hundreds of thousands of local residents. The Medicaid Day of Action press conference, part of…
Mar. 21, 2025 By Colum Motherway The New York State Senate has passed Senate Bill S.1194-A, a bill aimed at improving consumer protection and promoting transparency in utility pricing. Sponsored by Senator Joseph Addabbo, the bill mandates that gas and electric corporations notify their customers at least 45 days in advance before implementing any…
Mar. 21, 2025 By Athena Dawson As spring arrives, New York City residents are invited to take part in a seasonal tradition that supports urban greening and environmental awareness. The New York Restoration Project (NYRP) will host its annual free tree giveaway across all five boroughs, running from April 5 to May 5, in…
Mar. 21, 2025 By Dean Moses A parolee who spent nearly two decades in prison for raping a young girl in Brooklyn was arrested in Queens Thursday on public lewdness and sex abuse charges. Police arrested John Garrison, 53, for going on a self-gratifying crime spree this month in two Queens neighborhoods during which…
Mar. 21, 2025 By Czarinna Andres The New York City Department of Transportation (NYC DOT) has launched a one-year Overnight Truck Parking Pilot, providing regulated, metered parking for commercial trucks in industrial business zones on 56th Road from 43rd Street to 49th Street in Maspeth. The initiative aims to address illegal overnight truck parking in residential…