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Queens Greenmarkets return for 2025 with fresh produce and local vendors
Jun. 18, 2025 By Czarinna Andres
Queens, your veggies are calling.
Krishnan leads push to end city contracts with convicted landscaping company owner
Jun. 18, 2025 By Czarinna Andres
A coalition of elected officials and labor leaders is calling on the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation to immediately terminate all contracts with Griffin’s Landscaping, a city contractor whose owner, Glenn Griffin, was recently sentenced to two years in federal prison for bribery and illegal dumping as part of a $2.4 million environmental crime scheme.
Longtime Astoria lawyer John Ciafone makes another run for Civil Court judge
Jun. 18, 2025 By Ethan Marshall
As early voting continues ahead of the June 24 primary election for Queens Civil Court, one candidate vying for one of the four open seats, John Ciafone, is hoping to secure the Democratic nomination.
Queens Pride Prom returns this Friday to celebrate and uplift LGBTQIA youth
Jun. 18, 2025 By Jimmy Robles
The annual Pride Prom, hosted by Assembly Member Catalina Cruz and Queens Borough President Donovan Richards Jr., will return this Friday, June 20, at the New York Hall of Science in Corona, continuing a growing tradition of celebrating and uplifting LGBTQIA youth in Queens.
Jamaica station could become Amtrak’s second NYC stop under new proposal
Jun. 18, 2025 By Barbara Russo-Lennon
Amtrak, the federal railway service, has proposed expanding into Long Island with a stop in Queens, a move that could reshape intercity travel in northeast America.
AirTrain JFK fare discounted to $4.25 through Labor Day to ease congestion at airport
Jun. 17, 2025 By Czarinna Andres
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey announced Tuesday a 50% fare reduction for AirTrain JFK beginning June 30, as part of a broader strategy to reduce traffic congestion at John F. Kennedy International Airport during what is expected to be the busiest summer travel season on record.
Rego Park’s At Home store to close after company files for bankruptcy
Brad Lander arrested by ICE at immigration court amid protest over deportations
Jun. 17, 2025 By Dean Moses & Robert Pozarycki
City Comptroller Brad Lander was arrested and accosted by masked federal agents at immigration court in Lower Manhattan.
Nearly 3,500 MTA staffers hit the streets to prepare Queens for bus route overhaul
Jun. 17, 2025 By Athena Dawson
The MTA launched a boroughwide community outreach initiative on Monday ahead of the upcoming Queens Bus Network Redesign, set to take effect on June 29.
Advocates urge passage of New York for All Act as Assembly session nears end
Jun. 16, 2025 By Jimmy Robles
As the State Senate concluded its legislative session on Thursday, immigrant rights advocates renewed calls for lawmakers to pass the New York for All Act before the Assembly adjourns on Tuesday, June 17. The proposed legislation, along with several other immigration-related bills, remains pending as the clock winds down on this year’s session.
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