Six-term incumbent Assemblyman DenDekker faces first primary challengers
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“The world has changed and we need people up in Albany who will actually fight for these things.”
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Cops investigating attack in Jackson Heights restaurant as hate crime
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“I am distraught that I have to be here. Protecting the LGBTQI community means to me an everyday job for all of us.”
Read MoreRikers Revisioning Forum lays out the potential future of infamous jails site
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The grass is always greener on the other side of Rikers’ closing.
Read MoreAs Citi Bike creeps closer to Sunnyside, some business owners recoil
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“It’s not going to make a difference in our businesses,” said Steven Desimone, owner of Pets Unlimited, “everything that we have over here, they have over there.”
Read MoreU.S. Rep. Meng faces a second challenger ahead of 2020 primary
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Four-term Queens Rep. Grace Meng has picked up a second Democratic challenger ahead of the 2020 Congressional primary, after running unopposed in her three previous contests.
Read MoreWoodside woman’s family heirloom tells story of Holocaust survival
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“The shofar was a symbol of his powerful belief which he never lost throughout his years in Buchenwald and Auschwitz, and his spiritual resistance. He always looked forward, never backward. He helped, encouraged and supported everyone he could, giving them hope for the future.”
Read MoreHistoric Flushing church tried sacking community food pantry
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“Why is it they want to shut down something that is doing good for people?” asked Bobby Nathan, a community activist and volunteer with the pantry. “It’s actually doing the work of God.”
Read MoreKew Gardens rezoning plan passes Council’s Land Use Committee
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A rezoning application that would allow Kew Gardens Hills residents to make their single-family homes larger passed a vote in City Council’s Land Use Committee.
Read MoreDOT scores victory in battle over Fresh Pond Road bus lane
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Transit advocates were elated with the decision, as the lane helps accomplish the city’s goal of 25 percent faster bus speeds by the year 2020.
Read MoreJudge says NYPD must release more subway fare evasion arrest data
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“It is unacceptable that fare evasion is enforced almost exclusively against people of color, and I expect this data to help us bring about real change.”
Read MoreQueens County Fair brings simple life to big city
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Families from all five boroughs stepped back in time last weekend to a place where the apple cider is fresh, the corn grows high and the cows always come home.
Read MoreSenior citizen struck and killed by driver while crossing Jamaica street
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An 85-year-old man was killed when a driver onto 89th Avenue struck him in the crosswalk, police said Thursday.
Read MoreLetter to the editor: Running for my daughters
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Just about a year ago, I held hands with my daughters on the steps of the Supreme Court, protesting Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearing.
Read MoreDecades later, Queens BIDs are still shaping their neighborhoods
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According to the NYC BID Association, New York’s BID movement began in the 1960s and 1970s in response to “limited public resources and deteriorating commercial districts.” The onset of the BID movement coincides with the lead up to New York City’s near declaration of bankruptcy.
Read MoreRidgewood organization launches DOT lawsuit over Fresh Pond Road bus lane
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“We’ve submitted a laundry list of alternatives,” said Geoffrey Elkind, the group’s president. “The [DOT] haven’t listened. Now we have the lawsuit.”
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