CUNY Newmark business, data and investigative reporting student. Previously WSJ corporate bureau intern, City & State intern, WHYY contract education reporter and community editor at the Queens Ledger and Brooklyn Downtown Star.
An army of social-media users has found a lucrative side hustle in creating promotional content from secondary accounts
Apple, Nike and FedEx are just a few companies recovering big sums relatively quickly, and some are passing at least a share on to customers
Expense reports obtained by City & State show annual spending among individual council offices can differ by hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Charlotte Pipe and Foundry runs on electricity - a lot of electricity. The North Carolina-based company needs 13 megawatts to power the plastics plant where it makes plumbing essentials, enough to power more than 9,600 local homes...
Last week, 29-year-old political newcomer Joe Picozzi became the first Republican state Senatorial candidate to win a Philly seat in two decades.
In the middle of a posh, tree-lined block in Brooklyn Heights, one unit in a large medical complex has been hit with a federal Drug Enforcement Agency raid. The August 14 raid targeted the sole ground-level, storefront unit in the Medical Arts building, a 50-unit commercial co-op consisting mostly of medical offices ...
Gwynne Shotwell, one of the first executives hired by Elon Musk at SpaceX, has helped build it into one of the world’s most valuable companies.
About three dozen investors, from Silicon Valley titans to a family office in Tampa, hold stakes in all three companies—SpaceX, OpenAI and Anthropic
Lesley Groff said Epstein was a ‘master manipulator’ and she wasn’t aware of his criminal activities
Shoppers at Brandy Melville have long grappled with the question of how well the store’s trendy “one-size fits most” garments actually fit them. That question just got harder to answer. The outlet has closed its fitting rooms.
Administrative leadership at Queens College CUNY informed department chairs and deans Wednesday that they would not reappoint 26 full-time substitute faculty for the spring semester. The decision leaves professors scrambling to fill gaps in course schedules with two weeks until the start of classes.
States around the country were expecting to receive already-approved federal education funding by July 1. The Department of Education announced a review at the 11th hour.
The School District of Philadelphia will spend 40% of its reserves in order to avoid budget cuts for one more year. After that, there are no guarantees.
New York Solidarity Network, a 501(c)(4) founded in 2021 to support pro-Israel candidates for New York's state legislature, was gifted $200,000 from Keenan Lantz - a figure in the network of disgraced crypto-mogul-turned-fraudster Sam Bankman-Fried. Top officials from the group seem to be financially cozy with Lantz in multiple ways, ...
Federal disclosures show the president received dozens of tickets from team owners and allies to major sporting events
The professional platform, with its clear headshots and ample details about a person’s path in life, is becoming a go-to tool for singles
George Sarantopoulos, a Republican operative and landlord, faces a Democratic Arabic-speaking attorney, Kayla Santosuosso, in Council District 47.
Marine veteran Chris Albert works as the general manager of Fortress Marine Anchors in Florida. With only four machinists, three warehouse associates and a reputation for quality, the shop churns out lightweight aluminum fluke anchors for customers who run the gamut from recreational boaters to the US Navy.
Adjusted for inflation, pay for the representatives hasn't gone up that much in the past few decades.
The Democratic candidate outperformed even his own expectations, riding the "Mamdani tsunami."
Not all 401(k) plans are created equal. Here are some better-than-usual retirement benefits offered by employers like Costco.
As cannabis use grows, employers are rethinking pre-hire screens to avoid recruiting challenges
Just when you thought you had sunscreen figured out, the Food and Drug Administration approved a new ingredient for use later this summer.
The council passed a package of bills creating a new 'office of algorithmic accountability.' It's not the first attempt to rein in AI use.
New York Communities for Change once endorsed Comptroller Brad Lander as a climate champion. Now they claim "BlackRock Brad" betrayed them.
Philadelphia education leaders are raising the alarm as a massive Education Department staffing cut threatens federal programs.
Since Trump cut federal funds to New York, Assembly Member Micah Lasher and state Sen. Jessica Ramos want to let the state government withhold federal taxes.
The longtime Assembly member is supporting Jeannine Kiely, a district leader who co-founded Friends of the Elizabeth Street Garden.
The Republican City Council candidate lost by a surprising margin to her former colleague, Democrat Phil Wong.
Both Bob Holden staffers, and former pals?
Super PAC money dwarfed the candidates' own spending. Millions from GOP megadonors have helped McCormick offset a smaller fundraising haul.
CUNY is one of a few universities in the nation with a pathway to multi-year appointments for adjunct faculty, who traditionally operate on a term-to-term basis with no guarantee of continuing employment. Now, CUNY's central administration wants to make that pathway over twice as long.
With support from the DSA and City Council Member Chi Ossé, Eon Huntley is making another attempt to unseat Assembly Member Stefani Zinerman.
Advocates with a new parks platform say it's time.
Solidarity PAC - the first pro-Israel PAC to specifically focus on New York's state-level elections - describes itself as aiming to counter the growing influence of the Democratic Socialists of America in the Democratic party, arguing that the organization's anti-Zionist views are fundamentally antisemitic.
Garbage backed up to the fourth floor in a trash shoot, festering in the summer heat. Inconsistent heat and hot water in the dead of winter. Rats and roaches blanketing the laundry room floor. These are some of the conditions lawyers say tenants have lived through in recent years at ...
KIPP North Philadelphia and People for People charter schools face an uncertain future after board members balked at their low test scores and suspension rates.
Emily Gallagher, a member of the DSA's eight-person Socialists in Office caucus in Albany, is among the most progressive lawmakers in the state; the LLC Transparency Act and the All-Electric Buildings Act are among her legislative victories. She won her seat in Greenpoint and Williamsburg's Assembly District 50 in 2020; ...
New research suggests responding quickly to job inquiries may pay off more than crafting the perfect reply
Trump's executive order aimed at dismantling the Education Department follows drastic staffing cuts. Advocates say the changes could put critical school funding at risk.
The Jimmy Kimmel incident has us suddenly curious.
And then there were four.
Across New York City and Queens voters went to the polls as the temperature outside hit triple-digits.
The strike authorization is the union's first in more than two decades, with an August contract expiration looming.
Board members reviewed 18 schools up for charter renewal, two weeks after approving the first new charter school since 2018.
Advocates, educators and council members are gearing up for budget season. Here's what they're saying about Mayor Parker's proposed education spending.
"You go to some centers, it's either bingo all day long or whatever. We're not like that here," member Donna Johnson says of Allen AME's senior center on Rockaway Boulevard in South Ozone Park On a Monday morning at the center, music from a radio spills out into the hallway.
The Thursday meeting saw calls for more library funding, addressing the district's staffing shortages and deteriorating buildings.
Mayor Cherelle Parker worked to shore up support for the proposed $1.3 billion Sixers arena in her home base Monday night, visiting a church in Mount Airy.
With Bucks County evenly split between Democratic and Republican voters, local watch parties mirror the fierce divide as Tim Walz and JD Vance engage in their only debate of the campaign.
Community members testified about staff shortages and advocated for support for unhoused and immigrant students.
The district is moving to rightsize its building stock. Some Philadelphians are concerned about whether their voices will be taken into account.
Power struggles between the City Council and the Mayor's office were on full display in the final week of meetings for the Charter Revision Commission. Stacked with Mayor Adams's close allies, the Commission was tasked with presiding over a review of the city's governing document, sourcing feedback from the public ...
Queens Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani is th apparent Democratic nominee for mayor.
There are only three more sessions before City Council will vote up or down on the Sixers' Center City arena proposal. Here's what you need to know.
On the eve of the election, the Democrats' get-out-the-vote rally and concert, including an appearance by Vice President Kamala Harris, drew a large crowd in Philadelphia.
Redistricting smacked New York with a wave of political chaos this year. Now, with primaries coming Tuesday, August 23, politicians state-wide are scrambling to secure their positions on a suddenly altered local playing field. In the wake, Nyack and lower Hudson Valley residents face an interesting slate of elections - including a fiercely competitive race [...]
On October 4, the MTA released its 20-year needs assessment and a blow to the QueensLink movement. The extensive assessment included a section of side-by-side analyses of 25 different proposals to expand, connect, and extend certain parts of the transit system.
Back in July, before the 2022 primary campaign season, which will end this Tuesday, Aug. 23, really started to kick into high gear, State Senator Elijah Reichlin-Melnick discussed the intriguing and unexpected race for the Democratic nomination in New York's newly constituted 17th Congressional District - a showdown between high-ranking party leader Sean Patrick Maloney [...]
A five-alarm fire broke out at the top floor of 43-09 47th Avenue in Sunnyside on Wednesday. Nearly 200 firefighters battled the blaze for hours throughout the early afternoon. Crowds gathered in the street, watching plumes of smoke rise from the sixth floor as the FDNY, Red Cross, EMS and ...
A small crowd of volunteers stood underneath the scaffolding at 43-09 47th Avenue on Monday morning, listening to updates delivered by Councilmember Julie Won. It was the second day where sixth floor residents, displaced by a raging fire in the Sunnyside building in late December, were given time slots to enter their apartments and move out their possessions.
High-ranking House Representative and Queens County Democratic Party Chair Gregory Meeks answered questions about upcoming judicial elections at a wide-ranging media roundtable on Monday, praising his selected candidates and pushing back on arguments that the party perpetuates a culture of political patronage in the courts.
For many Queens voters, surrogate's court judge elections might be easy to miss. In contrast to flashy city council campaigns and mayoral races, surrogate court candidates are restricted from speaking openly about political issues or directly soliciting donations.
Salahudin Rahim sits on a couch in the video, backlit by warm kitchen lighting. He's talking with a smile in his eyes, recalling the sea change he witnessed in Nyack's racial dynamics as a result of the activism he and others engaged in during the 60s and 70s. "Things started to improve.
A three-candidate race for the 37th assembly district is nearing the finish line. Embattled incumbent Juan Ardilla faces two strong challengers: Claire Valdez, a DSA-backed union organizer, and Johanna Carmona, a special victims lawyer endorsed by the Queens Democratic party.
The repeal of a federal ban on immigration enforcement in schools by President Donald Trump has stoked fears about what it could mean for the community.
Philly city officials held a press conference Thursday morning to call attention to mail ballot concerns, and to encourage residents to send in ballots, and check that theirs had been received.
It's the second week of Philadelphia City Council's public hearings on the Sixers' proposed $1.3 billion arena, and plenty of concerns still hang in the air.
When Governor Hochul announced last month that Long Island City's Ravenswood power plant had been selected to receive investment towards developing an offshore wind farm, Claudia Coger's phone began ringing off the hook. "I got so many calls from people, you know, 'we got it, we got it!'" laughed Coger.
The air was tense in a local Bed-Stuy haunt where Eon Huntley's team gathered on election night. Canvassers stood stiff around the bar, refreshing the election results repeatedly as ballot counts came in. It became clear fairly quickly that Huntley was not going to catch up to Assemblymember Stefani Zinerman's ...
On the anniversary of Oct. 7, a Philadelphia event focused on raising funds for the Israeli Defense Forces and campus Hillel groups drew 450 guests.
It's game time: City Council's Committee of the Whole is expected to hold a vote on the arena on Wednesday, which will clarify what happened during the last week's negotiations.
New York State United Teachers kicked off its election season operations last week, doling out seven endorsements to Democrats running in competitive House districts across the state and launching its "Common Ground Over Chaos" campaign. Tom Suozzi - NY-03's representative who won the seat in February's special election after a ...
Need in Deed gathered a panel of advocates and officials to discuss safety amid an avalanche of executive orders from the new president.
The former New York City Council minority leader gives media advice to incoming members.
From the presidency to the state House, here's everything on Philadelphia's Tuesday, Nov. 5 ballot.
The last public comment session for the controversial $1.3 billion Sixers arena project starts at 6 p.m. Monday. Later in the week, City Council should start to vote.
At a meeting to monitor the district's academic progress, Philly's school board reflected on the rollout of a new "science of reading" curriculum and other changes.
Overbrook students spend recess in a bare-bones concrete yard. Now, they're working with Trust for Public Land to reimagine the space.
Approximately 80 protesters gathered outside the Wyndham Hotel at 61-18 93rd St. on Feb. 18 to rally against the conversion of the hotel to a men's homeless shelter. Two weeks earlier, on Feb. 4, a crowd came out to protest the same issue.
Philly high school graduation rates sit below the national average. The program 9th Grade On-Track ensures participating students have a staff member to mentor them.
Throngs of activists and union workers squared off outside City Hall on Thursday morning, ahead of the introduction of bills proposing the construction of a new $1.55 billion Sixers arena.
Elected officials and community members urged the Department of City Planning to slow down their timeline for the Long Island City Neighborhood Plan at a public scoping hearing on Monday. The hearing, which took place over Zoom, was the first meeting on the topic since the city unveiled a draft ...
Monday night was the final public comment session for the 76ers arena, and Philadelphia did not go quietly.
A new 15-cot shelter for male asylum seekers opened on March 7 at 66-64 Grand Avenue in Maspeth, a historic building that formerly operated as a synagogue. The building sits just off the Long Island Expressway service road, a few doors down from a local Key Foods.
A 19-year-old Bengali Ozone Park resident named Win Rozario called 911 on Wednesday, March 27 seeking help while suffering from mental distress. He was fatally shot by the police officers who responded to the call. The NYPD alleges that Rozario threatened those police officers with scissors.
Vickie Paladino won reelection to City Council to represent District 19 for a second term, defeating former State Senator Tony Avella, who also held the seat in the past. Taking home 60 percent of the vote in contrast to her narrow 47 percent plurality last time she faced Avella ...
Elected officials, activists, and students congregated under the Queensboro bridge Friday morning to rally against the impending closure of a composting site near NYCHA's Queensbridge Houses. Environmental nonprofit Big Reuse has operated the large-scale community composting site on a Parks Department lease since 2017.
Eagles defensive tackle Thomas Booker spent his off weekend helping to launch a Democratic canvass in West Philly.
A new 15-bed shelter for male asylum seekers opens today at 66-64 Grand Avenue in Maspeth, located at a historic building that formerly operated as a synagogue. Built in the 1920s, the building has not had an active congregation for decades.
New York City has hit two West Harlem landlords with a series of lawsuits detailing hazards such as toxic mold, mice infestations, broken elevators, and cracked façades-conditions some residents say have been plaguing tenants for years.
Queens Borough President Donovan Richards gave a conditional thumbs-up to the Adams administration's hotly-contested City of Yes housing plan on Monday. Richards is the final borough president to weigh in, following three statements of support from Manhattan, the Bronx and Brooklyn, and one rejection from Staten Island.
Both sides had framed the presidential election in apocalyptic terms, so it was certain that no matter how it ended, some people would feel great and some would despair. We hit the streets and ... we were right.
The Crown-Heights home of Brianna Suggs, a 25-year old fund-raiser for Mayor Eric Adams' mayoral run, was raided on Thursday Nov. 2. Suggs, who was 23 when she took on the task of running the mayor's fundraising campaign, has not been charged with ...
The family of Win Rozario, a 19-year-old Bangladeshi Ozone Park resident killed by the NYPD, is speaking out. A well-attended press conference on Wednesday, May 8 at the steps of City Hall marked the first time Rozario's parents and 17-year-old brother, Ushto, had spoken publicly about his death.
The MTA unveiled its final proposal for the Queens Bus Network Redesign last week, taking another stab at reconfiguring bus routes in the borough. The $30 million dollar plan would cut 10 existing routes, add 15 new ones, and tweak plenty of others.
Loretta Thomas' apartment in New York City Housing Authority's Manhattanville Houses is an anchor for her family. Having survived homelessness, she and her sons feel grounded by their home's sweeping city views, and they are not looking to move anytime soon.
State Senator Julia Salazar held a State of the District event in Bushwick last Thursday, explaining her recent legislative work to a sizable crowd of local residents and community organization representatives before giving the mic to a group of multiple organizations to inform attendees about their services.
The Department of Transportation gave a status update on its micro-mobility and carshare initiatives to BP Donovan Richards and a table of Queens community board chairs who came armed with plenty of requests, questions, and criticisms. The meeting, held on Dec. 5, centered on Citi Bike, e-scooters and carshare.
On a windy, overcast Thursday afternoon, children, seniors, community leaders and activists gathered together in front of Ravenswood smoke stacks to protest the power plant’s detrimental health effects and demand a clean energy solution. Elementary and middle school students hailing from Ravenswood, Astoria, and Queensbridge NYCHA Houses presented an extravagant art project to the crowd...
A three-alarm fire broke out in Maspeth on Monday, displacing families from a two-story residential building on 60th Rd between Mt. Olivet Crescent and Fresh Pond Road. The FDNY received the call at 11:52 a.m. The blaze spread from its source to a connected home, doing major damage to both ...
Cassandra Johnson, the Democratic Party-endorsed candidate for Surrogate's Court judge, describes her own work as a judge with a sharp focus on mediation, relationships, and the overall emotional state of a courtroom. "If I treat everyone like there's a relationship that needs to be dealt with then I ...
Known by many as a firebrand conservative unafraid to engage in various culture wars, Paladino says she cares about connecting across the aisle, too. "I'm all about conversation," Paladino said. "I'm all about meeting in the middle." Paladino, a longtime District 19 resident, got her start in politics as a ...
Months after the tragic death of Krystyna Naprawa, a crossing guard who was killed by a sanitation truck on Woodhaven Boulevard, a change has come to the intersection where she lost her life. The city's Department of Transportation has installed a right turn signal in the lane where the truck ...
With some luck, Philly could see massive celebrations Sunday night. Here's everything you need to know about the city's public safety plan.
It's been a deadly week for pedestrians in Queens: at least three were fatally struck by a vehicle in separate incidents. On Wednesday, March 13, eight-year-old Bayron Palmoni Arroyo and 10-year-old Bradley Palomino were struck by a 52-year-old with a history of reckless driving.
Proponents of QueensLink secured a victory this week, with a request for $10 million to fund an environmental review for the project in the State Senate's new budget proposal. They've also been dealt a blow: just today, the city announced it obtained $117 million in federal funding for a competing ...
The first day of the spring semester at Queens College saw a crowd of at least 100 picketing outside of Kiely Hall in response to last minute layoffs of over 20 faculty. The Jan. 25 rally was organized by the Professional Staff Congress (PSC) union after administrative ...
With Donald Trump's inauguration fast approaching on MLK holiday, dozens of Philadelphians gathered to reflect on Dr. King's legacy and the current political moment.
The Brooklyn Downtown Star visited an early voting site in Bedford-Stuyvesant, where a contentious race between Assemblymember Stefani Zinerman and DSA upstart Eon Huntley is playing out. We spoke with passersby about election season and the issues that matter to them.
A month after the devastating Sunnyside fire, hundreds of community members attended a fundraising event hosted by Sunnyside Community Services. Patrons filled SCS's atrium on Friday night, enjoying drinks and hot food from local vendors, a raffle, and a New Orleans-style jazz band that got the crowd up and dancing.
Paul Vallone, a lifelong public servant hailing from a Queens political dynasty, died suddenly of a heart attack on Saturday night. He was 56. Mayor Adams called the Deputy Commissioner of Veterans Services and former City Council Member a "true son of Queens."
Thanks to $2 million in federal funding secured by Congresswoman Grace Meng, 60 restaurants in Queens are getting an outdoor dining makeover to bring them into compliance with new city rules. The Congresswoman celebrated the funding at a press conference with other local representatives and officials from the Adams administration ...
Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez joined Halloween festivities at the Queens Night Market in Corona Park Saturday Oct. 28. The congresswoman was a judge in the event's costume contests, met dozens of community members and sampled food from vendors. After three weeks of chaos in congress following the Republican ousting ...
Shaun Abreu, New York City Council member for District 7, held a rally with the Right To Counsel NYC Coalition at City Hall Park on Monday to demand the city take steps to ensure tenants' right to legal representation in eviction proceedings.
Will Shanahan was inspired to enter the race for Queens Civil Court Judge when a member of the Queens GOP called him one Sunday morning in early 2021 and asked him, simply, if he wanted to run. "I said, 'is it going to cost me anything?'" Shanahan recalled.
Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine gave his State of the Borough address at the City College of New York on Tuesday evening, highlighting new plans for housing and climate change readiness.
Halfway into a fall semester rife with uncertainty for educators-enrollment declining, budget cuts looming-New York City Mayor Eric Adams launched Project Pivot.
New York City's Vaccine Finder website can filter a map of West Harlem's pharmacies and clinics for about a dozen sites offering the new Omicron-targeted booster. But add a wheelchair-accessible filter to this search, and West Harlem is suddenly wiped blank.
E&J Cards and Gifts is a community institution in Ridgewood. For over fifty years, the store's shelves have been lined with what seems like an infinitely diverse array of tchotskeys, gifts and hyper-specific cards. But its owners, Valarie and Alan Wornian, are getting ready to close up shop by the ...
After a press conference in the morning, an ever-shifting crowd of Philly residents enjoyed the view of European Portal-watchers on the other side of the screen.
Billy Penn sat in on Thursday evening's occasionally-heated public comment session, where nearly every speaker was opposed to the arena. Here are the highlights.
Mayor Eric Adams announced on Jan. 23 a proposal to add "students in temporary housing" as a special support need in the Fair Student Funding formula, which allocates city education budget funds to schools based on enrollment levels and student needs. If passed, the proposal would allocate $45 million to schools throughout the city to support housing-insecure students.
The Portal has survived into the second week of its installation in Philly. Here are the highlights so far.
By Celia Bernhardt | [email protected] A new kind of high school is coming to Queens. Northwell Health and New York City Public Schools announced on Feb. 14 that they plan to collaborate on a first-of-its-kind school designed to prepare students for well-paying jobs in the healthcare field - the Northwell School of Health Sciences.
Republican challenger Kelly Klingman claims she's the voice of a disenfranchised majority in Tiffany Cabán's district. "I believe that she has an ideology that is far different from what the people in the community really want," Klingman said. "They want somebody who is going to focus on cleaning up the streets.
Senior advocacy organization LiveOn gathered with over 100 older adults at Queens Borough Hall on Wednesday, March 6 to rally in support of increased funding for aging services across the city and state and denounce the Adams administration's proposal of $18 million in cuts to over 300 Older Adult Centers ...
This past Sunday, doors were locked at Central and Flushing Queens Public Libraries. And they'll stay that way every Sunday for the foreseeable future. It's the first week of a new schedule for the library system, which is cutting Sunday service entirely at these two locations.
The Soapbox Presents, a Harlem-based group organizing joyful outdoor concerts, made their way to Bed-Stuy last Saturday evening. Soapbox took over a full block of Halsey street between Tompkins and Marcy Avenues with a makeshift dance floor, local vendors, and a funk concert on the stoop of a brownstone.
By Celia Bernhardt | [email protected] State Assemblyperson Jenifer Rajkumar held a rally with State Senator Leroy Comrie and about 20 supporters on the steps of City Hall on Friday to call for the SMOKEOUT Act to be included in the State's enacted budget. The SMOKEOUT (Stop Marijuana Overproliferation and Keep Empty Operators of Unlicensed Transactions) ...
The United Front Against Displacement led University affiliates, City University of New York students, and neighborhood residents on Thursday in protest against the Co-Designing Smart Cities course offered by the School of International and Public Affairs.
A candlelight vigil was held on Monday night for Krystyna Naprawa, a beloved NYPD school crossing guard who was killed on the job after being struck by a dump truck in Woodhaven. The tragedy took place on Friday morning at the corner of Atlantic Avenue and Woodhaven Boulevard.
Two applicants for cannabis licenses in Maspeth and Glendale came to the meeting to introduce themselves, receive feedback and attempt to make their case for why they should be approved by the Board. Community members didn’t take kindly to either.
QueensLink held a community town hall in Rego Park's Queens Library on Thursday, Oct. 12, with a presentation detailing their transit proposal and ample time for discussion and questions from...
By Celia Bernhardt | [email protected] The busy Sutphin Boulevard-Archer Avenue-JFK Airport subway station in Jamaica is now home to a fleet of the MTA's new fare gates. The double-door gate devices replaced traditional turnstiles and emergency exit doors in one side of the station earlier this month.
By Celia Bernhardt | [email protected] In the wake of the horrifying rape of a 13-year-old girl in Kissena Park a month ago, Queens representatives are calling for additional safety measures in the area. Councilmember Sandra Ung held a meeting with fellow electeds - Assemblymember Nily Rozic, Assemblymember Ron Kim and representatives for Congresswoman Grace Meng ...
MTA officials celebrated Robert Free's first full day as Acting President of the LIRR, as well as record high Long Island Railroad performance, at a media roundtable on Thursday, Oct. 19. Robert Free joined Chair and CEO of the MTA Janno Leiber, Head of Policy and External Affairs John McCarthy, and ...
Neir's Tavern, Woodhaven's historic and beloved local haunt, celebrated four years since the day it was saved from shutting down. Crowds packed the cozy space in the evening on Jan. 10 to hear owner Loycent Gordon speak about the history of the tavern's place in the Woodhaven community, how the ...
A resource fair and educational panel on deed theft and foreclosure prevention drew hundreds to St. Albans Church in Jamaica, Queens. The event, held last Thursday evening, was hosted by Attorney General Letitia James's office. James was unable to attend in person, but a cohort of local reps sponsoring the ...
LGBTQ flags, string lights, electric candles, and snacks welcomed attendees at Queens Borough Hall's Transgender Day of Remembrance gathering. Held on a blustery evening on Nov. 21, the event drew about two dozen people. Borough President Donovan Richards and multiple Queens-based LGBTQ activists spoke to the crowd, reflecting on the ...
By Celia Bernhardt | [email protected] Community Board 5 gathered for a full-board meeting last week in Christ the King High School's cafeteria. Highlights from the meeting included an update about a nearby contaminated site and full-board votes on adult-use retail cannabis license applicants. Radioactive Contamination Cleanup in Ridgewood In his District Manager's report, Gary Giordano ...
By Celia Bernhardt | [email protected] Community Board 5's Liquor License and Cannabis Committee heard again from cannabis vendor-hopefuls last week, each applying for a dispensary license at a specific location. The Committee discussed six different proposed locations and voted on a series of recommendations for the full board.
By Celia Bernhardt | [email protected] Community apprehension about cannabis storefronts in Queens continues on, with Community Board 5 members voicing concern about applications the board has received from those hoping to open dispensaries. "We're getting some difficult to understand things," District Manager Gary Giordano said.
"Now, that doesn't mean to me that they'll never get flooded again," Giordano said. "But I think the likelihood is that they will get flooded less often. And when it rains excessively in a short period of time, hopefully they won't get flooded at all-and if they get water, it'll be a lot less than they had gotten before the sewer projects."
By Celia Bernhardt | [email protected] After doing the rounds at the film festival circuit, Tyrel Hunt's new film, "The Sound of Southside," is available for all back at home to watch online. "I wanted to show a different side of Queens that maybe a lot of people haven't heard of," said Hunt of the project.
At a Queens GOP press conference in Jamaica, three candidates delivered speeches focused on the ongoing influx of migrants into New York. About a dozen attendees listened to the candidates outline their platforms on Monday in front of a hotel functioning as a migrant shelter.
The city's Parks Department kicked off the redesign process for Ridgewood and Glendale's Mafera Park on Tuesday Dec. 5, with a community scoping meeting on Zoom that drew about 40 people. Racking up $500,000 in funding from Borough President Donovan Richards and $3.5 million from Council Member Robert Holden, the ...
A new mural featuring soft colors and detailed flowers stretches along the main atrium of NYC Health + Hospitals/Queens.
By Celia Bernhardt | [email protected] James Austin, 19-year-old Forest Hills resident, has found years of purpose and growth through LGBT programs at Queens Community House. In middle school, Austin found out about QCH's Generation Q drop-in center for LGBT youth. He felt immediately at home. "Generation Q used to be in this back building ...
By Celia Bernhardt | [email protected] Borough Hall held a Diwali celebration in the evening of Nov. 8, with multiple musical and dance performances, speeches from elected officials, and the awarding of honors to individuals and organizations in the local Hindu, Sikh, Jain, and Buddhist communities.
State Senator Joseph Addabbo held his annual job fair at Resorts World Casino on Friday, with over 60 vendors looking to hire. The Queens Chamber of Commerce worked in partnership with Addabbo's office and Resorts World, sourcing vendors and promoting the event.
King Manor held their annual Fall Festival on a surprisingly warm, golden Saturday in Jamaica. The Manor incorporated the second annual Queens Fiber Festival-where artisans specializing in crochet, rug making, yarn dying, and more are invited to set up shop and sell their goods-into their festivities.
Hundreds of Glendale residents and visitors filled the square in the Shops at Atlas Park on Saturday evening for a Christmas tree lighting and holiday festivities. The night began with a crowd-wide countdown to the official tree lighting-after a few seconds of technical faltering, the large evergreen was lit up ...
By Celia Bernhardt | [email protected] The Queens Veterans Day Parade took place on a chilly Sunday in Middle Village, with plenty of local groups marching down Metropolitan Avenue sporting red, white and blue. Participants included Christ the King's marching band, the NYPD marching band, Kiwanis of Glendale, Glendale Post 104 American Legion, Vietnam Veterans ...
By Celia Bernhardt | [email protected] Cord Meyer announced a major investment in Bay Terrace Shopping Center with celebratory speeches and a ribbon cutting on Oct. 25. Several of Cord Meyer's leadership spoke at the event, as well as Queens Borough President Donovan Richards and City Councilperson Vickie Paladino.
Stop & Shop's Turkey Express project joined together with the nonprofit Food Bank for New York City to offload and distribute free turkeys to all who stopped by on Thursday, Nov. 16. Queens Deputy Borough President, Ebony Young, joined the gathering to show the office's support.
