Apr. 23, 2025 By sobrien April 23, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Assembly Member Jessica González-Rojas joined fellow lawmakers, legal experts and survivors of sexual assault on Tuesday to call for the passage of the Speak Your Truth Act, legislation aimed at protecting survivors who speak publicly about abuse from retaliatory defamation lawsuits. At a…
Apr. 17, 2025 By sobrien April 17, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Over 100 New Yorkers flocked to Ditmars Boulevard Wednesday evening as Knicks legend Carmelo Anthony visited local cannabis dispensary Terp Bros as part of the New York launch of his cannabis brand “STAYME7O.” Anthony, a 10-time NBA All-Star widely regarded as one of…
Apr. 15, 2025 By bparry April 15, 2025 By Bill Parry A Queens grand jury has indicted nine individuals in connection with the sale and possession of controlled substances—including fentanyl, cocaine, and crack—following a 17-month investigation into a drug-dealing crew operating on 95th Street in Jackson Heights, District Attorney Melinda Katz announced Tuesday. Undercover…
Apr. 4, 2025 By Czarinna Andres April 4, 2025 By Robert Pearl Curtis Sliwa, founder of the Guardian Angels and Republican mayoral candidate, was met with cheers and applause at Katch in Astoria on March 26 as friends, family, and supporters—as well as members of his Guardian Angels—gathered for a surprise 71st birthday celebration.…
Apr. 3, 2025 By bparry April 3, 2025 By Bill Parry A fake doctor who was performing medical procedures without a license at an Astoria home was taken into custody on the night of Friday, March 28, after one of his patients went into cardiac arrest. At around 1 p.m. that afternoon, Felipe Hoyos-Foronda,…
Apr. 3, 2025 By Czarinna Andres April 3, 2025 By Richard Khuzami New York City’s housing crisis is a real challenge. Every day, residents across all five boroughs feel the strain of rising rents and the lack of new housing. The recent zoning changes under the “City of Yes” initiative are a step in…
Apr. 2, 2025 By Czarinna Andres April 2, 2025 By Assembly Member Jessica González-Rojas, Zeinab Eyega and Yasmeen Hamza As advocates who have dedicated our careers to achieving gender equity and justice, and as the representative of and service providers for some of the most culturally diverse districts in the country, we know firsthand…
Mar. 26, 2025 By Czarinna Andres March 26, 2025 By Jay Devashetty With spring officially underway and warmer days arriving, young athletes across Queens are heading back outdoors to play the sports they love. Local parks and fields are already buzzing with energy as kids take to the courts, diamonds, and pitches for soccer,…
Mar. 17, 2025 By bparry March 17, 2025 By Bill Parry The co-founders of the Queens World Film Festival will host a special evening of remembrance and reflection at The Local in Long Island City on Wednesday night, marking the fifth anniversary of the festival’s historic pivot to an online format. In March 2020,…
Mar. 13, 2025 By sobrien March 13, 2025 By Shane O’Brien LaGuardia Community College in Long Island City is offering two tuition-free training programs aimed at equipping New Yorkers with essential skills for careers in healthcare finance and operations and supporting individuals seeking to complete their General Educational Development (GED) tests. One of the…