Aug. 25, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Assembly Member Steven Raga hosted his third annual back-to-school backpack giveaway in Maspeth on Saturday, providing hundreds of local children with free school supplies ahead of the upcoming academic year. Raga held the giveaway at his Maspeth district office at 55-19 69th St. on Saturday morning to support…
Aug. 11, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Elected officials and community leaders gathered at iconic Maspeth institution Rosa’s Pizza last week to celebrate the pizzeria’s grand reopening and 50th anniversary. Rosa’s, located at 55-26 69th St., has been a neighborhood staple since opening in Maspeth in the 1970s, offering a variety of pies and Italian…
Jul. 22, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Community Education Council 24 (CEC 24) is set to vote on a resolution that would call on the Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) to deny an application for a new cannabis dispensary in Maspeth, which CEC members contend is slated to open within 500 feet of an entrance…
May. 1, 2025 By Colum Motherway A broad coalition of elected officials, civic leaders and Community Board 5 is calling on state regulators to reject a proposed adult-use cannabis dispensary in the heart of Maspeth, arguing that the location violates New York State’s mandated 500-foot buffer zone between dispensaries and schools. The proposed dispensary…
Apr. 30, 2025 By Colum Motherway Assembly Member Steven Raga expressed sorrow and solidarity this week following the tragic vehicle attack at the Lapu Lapu Day Festival in Vancouver that killed 11 people and injured more than two dozen others. “We are heartbroken by the devastating attack at the Lapu Lapu Day Festival in…
Apr. 24, 2025 By Colum Motherway The Diocese of Brooklyn and Queens will honor the life and legacy of Pope Francis with a Vigil Mass of Repose on Friday, April 25, at Saint Bartholomew Church in Elmhurst. Bishop Robert Brennan will preside over the bilingual English and Spanish liturgy at 43-22 Ithaca St. at…
Mar. 20, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Assembly Member Steven Raga has helped secure $750 million in funding for the preservation of Mitchell-Lama housing in the New York State Legislature’s “One-House” state budget proposals. The one-house proposals, released as rebuttals of Gov. Kathy Hochul’s executive budget proposals, mean that official negotiations over the 2025 State…
Oct. 30, 2024 By Czarinna Andres As Election Day approaches, several key state and congressional races in Queens are drawing heightened interest, with incumbents facing challenges amid contentious debates over public safety, immigration, education and economic development. In a borough where most districts lean Democratic, Republican candidates are mounting campaigns that highlight divergent policy…
Oct. 8, 2024 By Bill Parry The city announced on Monday the completion of a $106 million infrastructure project in Maspeth, the second of three phases to create a new drainage system through central Queens. The project also upgraded over a mile of water mains and replaced smaller, local combined sanitary sewers. The city’s…