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May 12, 2021 By Christina Santucci
In-person voting in New York City’s Primary Election gets underway one month from today.
New York City voters will be able to fill in their ballots – for mayor, public advocate, comptroller, borough president and City Council – at the polls starting Saturday, June 12.
The Board of Elections is setting up 19 early voting sites around the borough for the primary.
May 11, 2021 By Christian Murray
A Queens lawmaker has introduced a bill in the state assembly that would establish Diwali as a school holiday.
May 11, 2021 By Allie Griffin
A minor fender-bender resulted in a violent assault in Jackson Heights Saturday, disturbing police video shows.
May 11, 2021 By Ryan Songalia
Mayoral candidate Andrew Yang was endorsed Monday by Grace Meng, New York’s only Asian American Congressmember.
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May 11, 2021 By Ryan Songalia
Several elected officials gathered at a Rego Park playground Monday to show support for an Asian-American teen who was the victim of a hate crime and to promote legislation that aims to rehabilitate the perpetrators of such attacks.
May 11, 2021 By Allie Griffin
A 22-year-old man is dead after crashing his motorcycle on the Van Wyck Expressway early Tuesday.
May 10, 2021 By Allie Griffin
A Long Island woman who allegedly drove drunk and killed a NYPD Highway officer on the Long Island Expressway last month faces up to 15 years in prison, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced Monday.
May 10, 2021 By Michael Dorgan
A man who allegedly shoved an Asian woman to the ground outside a Flushing bakery in February has been indicted by a Queens County grand jury with a hate crime.
May 10, 2021 By Allie Griffin
The city will lower the speed limit on Astoria Boulevard, Woodhaven Boulevard and a number of other arterial streets in Queens in coming weeks, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Monday.
May 10, 2021 By Allie Griffin
Students who plan to attend SUNY and CUNY colleges for in-person classes this fall will be required to be vaccinated for COVID-19, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced Monday.
May 10, 2021 By Christina Santucci
Queens Congressmember Grace Meng announced last week that she has introduced legislation to promote education about the history of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders – in an effort to combat anti-Asian racism.
May 10, 2021 By Christina Santucci
A homeless man was fatally stabbed at an Elmhurst subway station last month– and the police announced Saturday that they have made an arrest.
May 7, 2021 By Michael Dorgan
A number of local leaders are holding a rally in Kew Gardens Saturday calling on the city not to transfer the control of school safety officers from the NYPD to the Dept. of Education.
May 6, 2021 By Allie Griffin
Nearly 20 Queens eateries have made the prestigious Michelin’s affordable restaurant list this year, including seven for the first time.
May 5, 2021 By Christina Santucci
The Queensboro Dance Festival will kick off later this month and will feature more than 20 outdoor events.
May 5, 2021 By Ryan Songalia
New York City has unveiled the public school calendar for 2021-2022 and it includes a new holiday and a change to Columbus Day.
May 5, 2021 By Allie Griffin
The total number of Queens residents killed by COVID-19 is approaching 10,000, although the daily death count is now in the single digits.
May 5, 2021 By Christian Murray
Baseball fans who are fully vaccinated will soon be able to pack into Citi Field and Yankee Stadium at 100 percent capacity.
May 5, 2021 By Allie Griffin
A 38-year-old homeless man died in hospital Tuesday after having been assaulted in Ridgewood days earlier.
May 4, 2021 By Ryan Songalia
Four Queens-based start-ups were awarded $10,000 each in seed money last week to expand their respective businesses.
May 4, 2021 By Christian Murray
A 22-year-old Asian man was assaulted in an unprovoked attack in a Long Island City subway station last month—and police are investigating the incident as a hate crime.
May 4, 2021 By Allie Griffin
The popular New York City music festival Governors Ball has found a new home in Queens this year after it was canceled in 2020 due to COVID-19.
May 3, 2021 By Allie Griffin
New York State will reopen to near pre-pandemic levels and 24/7 subway service will resume later this month.
May 3, 2021 By Ryan Songalia
Queens Borough President Donovan Richards has endorsed Eric Adams in the race to be mayor—backing the only candidate in the mayoral contest who is a borough president.
May 3, 2021 By Christina Santucci
The Queens Drive-In will return for its second act at Flushing Meadows Corona Park this summer – starting with the sold-out screening of “Star Wars” Tuesday.
May 3, 2021 By Allie Griffin
Police are looking for a man who groped a 14-year-old girl inside the Woodhaven Boulevard station in Elmhurst Sunday.
May 3, 2021 By Christina Santucci
A slew of elected officials were joined by thousands of supporters in downtown Flushing Sunday afternoon – in a show of solidarity against hatred and bias directed at Asian Americans.
April 30, 2021 Staff Report
The police are looking for a man who threatened an MTA worker with a knife inside the Forest Hills-71st Avenue station last Sunday.
April 30, 2021 By Allie Griffin
The City Council passed a bill Thursday to ensure that the Open Streets program is a permanent fixture in New York City for years to come.
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