Category: Queens

Courtesy of the offfice of Sen. John Liu New York State Senators John Liu and Brad Hoylman-Sigal, along with State Assembly Member Steven Raga, joined forces with a broad coalition of journalists, civic organizations, and transparency advocates in Albany on Tuesday to call for crucial enhancements to New York’s Freedom of Information Laws (FOIL). Liu,…

Mayor Eric Adams spent part of his weekly briefing on Tuesday defending the NYPD saying the force they used to arrest a Venezuelan couple during a confrontation at a Jamaica migrant shelter was appropriate. Courtesy of Mayor’s Office Mayor Eric Adams spent a portion of his weekly briefing on Tuesday at City Hall to defend…

A rendering of QueensWay, a project set to transform an abandoned Long Island Rail Road track in central Queens into a park and greenway. Trust for Public Land Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer and members of the Queens Congressional delegation announced a $117 million federal grant for the QueensWay project’s Forest Park Pass section, which…

31st Avenue and 100th Street. Google Maps An 8-year-old boy in Queens is dead after being struck by a driver on Wednesday afternoon, police reported. Officers from the 115th Precinct responded to a 911 call at 4:15 p.m. on March 13 at 31st Avenue and 100th Street in East Elmhurst and found the boy in…

Charline Ogbeni and community members celebrate the grand opening of her St. Albans milk depot A community milk depot opened in St Albans earlier this week, the second milk depot to open in Queens where mothers are able to donate their milk for babies in need.  Charline Ogbeni, the owner of Supporting Our Mothers Initiative,…

A group of New York City Council Members representing southeast Queens and the Bronx has introduced a package of bills that aims to address social media addiction and gun violence.  The bills call on the city to study the effects of social media on the mental health of adolescents; develop violence prevention programs for young…

The number of rapes across Queens increased during the 28-day period from Feb. 9 to Mar. 10, compared to the same period of time last year, according to the latest crime stats released by the NYPD Monday. However, northern Queens has experienced a significant decline in grand larcenies over this same period of time. Over…

The New York Attorney General’s Office launched an investigation into the fatal NYPD-involved shooting at a Rego Park apartment building last Friday evening. Photo by Lloyd Mitchell The New York Attorney General’s Office of Special Investigation (OSI) on Tuesday launched a probe into the police-involved fatal shooting of 46-year-old Djamshed Nematov on March 8 following…

Former Council Member Paul Vallone (left) participated in adoption events sponsored by the Animal Care Centers of New York. Photo courtesy of the Animal Care Centers of New York The Queens Animal Care Center in Ridgewood will be renamed in honor of Paul Vallone, the former City Council Member, who suffered a fatal heart attack…

The Port Authority announced that a new passenger survey has recognized LaGuardia as the best North American airport in its class. Photo courtesy of the Port Authority Generations of travelers who passed through LaGuardia Airport cursed its dark and dank corridors in its rundown terminals built in the 1950s, with some—such as Vice President Joe…