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LaGuardia Community College offers tuition-free healthcare and GED programs for New Yorkers

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…

CM Julie Won introduces bill to ban public disclosure of migrant shelter locations

Councilmember Julie Won Photo Credit: Emil Cohen/NYC Council Media Unit

Feb. 21, 2025 By sobrien Feb. 21, 2025 By Shane O’Brien  Council Member Julie Won has introduced a bill in the New York City Council to prohibit the public disclosure of shelter addresses by city agencies. Won’s Intro. 1198 would prevent any mayoral agency or office that operates emergency or temporary shelter facilities exclusively serving… Read more »

National Grid starts 90-day project to enhance gas service reliability across Woodside, Jackson Heights

Feb. 12, 2025 By Czarinna Andres Feb. 12, 2025 By Colum Motherway National Grid is set to begin essential construction work in the 30th Assembly District, a move intended to bolster the reliability of gas services.  This District, represented by Assembly Member Steve Raga, covers the neighborhoods of Woodside, Elmhurst, Maspeth, Jackson Heights, Astoria, and… Read more »

Suspect sought in violent subway stabbing at Steinway Street station in Astoria

Feb. 5, 2025 By Czarinna Andres Feb. 5, 2025 By Rob Pozarycki  Transit police in Queens are searching for the suspect involved in a violent subway stabbing during an argument on Friday, Jan. 31. The NYPD released images on Tuesday night of the assailant, who is sought in connection with the attack at the Steinway… Read more »