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Jan. 16, 2025 By Colum Motherway

Gov. Kathy Hochul laid out her policy agenda for 2025 during her State of the State address on Tuesday, Jan. 14, focusing on affordability, public safety, mental health, the environment, housing, transportation, and health care.

Jan. 16, 2025 By Robert Pearl

The Whitestone Republican Club kicked off the critical 2025 election year with a passionate call to action, urging grassroots engagement and political reform.

Jan. 16, 2025 By Colum Motherway

The Ridgewood Kiwanis, in collaboration with community organizations and elected officials from across Queens, are hosting a Valentine’s Day donation drive to benefit elderly and disabled veterans at the NYS Veterans Home in St. Albans.

Two New Jersey men were criminally charged for participating in an international stolen merchandise ring based in Kew Gardens Hills and diverting products meant for large-scale beauty retailers, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced Wednesday.

Leudy Marte, 28, of Perth Amboy, and Wilton Pena de Dios, 28, of Port Reading, were arraigned in Queens Criminal Court on Jan. 10 on charges of grand larceny, criminal possession of stolen property and conspiracy for their roles in the retail theft and fencing operation.

Jan. 15, 2025 By sobrien

Jan. 15, 2025 By Shane O’Brien

Jan. 15, 2025 By Shane O’Brien

As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office for a second time next week, migrants, elected officials and immigration groups have voiced their concerns about what a Trump presidency means for New York’s sizeable undocumented immigrant population.

Jan. 15, 2025 By Colum Motherway

New York City’s biggest party, The Governors Ball, is returning to Flushing Meadows Corona Park from Friday, June 6 to Sunday, June 8.

Detectives from the 107th Precinct in Fresh Meadows are investigating after the body of a 55-year-old man was discovered wrapped in trash bags and stuffed under a bed in a Kew Gardens Hills apartment three blocks east of Flushing Meadows Corona Park on Tuesday afternoon.

Police responded to a 911 call of a man in need of a wellness check at 137-17 70th Ave. at 5 p.m. and found him unconscious and unresponsive, police said. EMS responded to the location and pronounced him dead at the scene.

An unlicensed Forest Hills cannabis shop located near a public park and a junior high school has been padlocked following a raid by law enforcement, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced Tuesday.

More than 30 pounds of marijuana, with a street value of more than $38,200, were confiscated along with hundreds of packages of cannabis products following a search of The Smoke Shop at 103-17 Queens Blvd.

Jan. 15, 2025 By sobrien

Jan. 15, 2025 By Shane O’Brien