The MTA will install netting under the elevated train tracks on the N/W lines between Queensboro Plaza and 39th Avenue. This is a pilot program to test whether the netting will capture potential hazards such as...
State Senator Jessica Ramos rolled out a new initiative to collect information from constituents that could be used shape policy. Entitled the Community Pulse Check, Ramos’ office assembled a questionnaire, essentially a community-tailored mini-census, focusing on...
Queensbridge Houses residents and eager children who couldn’t wait to try it out welcomed a new playground last week. The $600,000 renovation project was funded by Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer, and features repaired play structures and...
Four-year-old Violet won’t eat her waffle. She’s sitting at the kitchen table staring at it like it’s going to bite her first. She escapes to the living room, searching for the remote, which as it turns...
When Patty Zorbas arrived on the scene on Queens Boulevard at 3 a.m., it was hard for her to watch. A five-alarm fire completely engulfed the six stores adjacent to her own, Alpha Donuts. “When I...
The Queens Craft Brigade is an independent market that brings talented craft makers together at monthly events that feature many different things such as artwork, food, jewelry, fashion, crafts and more. On Sunday, July 14, 2019,...
The newly renovated Dutch Kills Playground has reopened just in time for summer. Last Thursday, the Parks Department joined Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer and students at PS 112 to cut the ribbon on the $4.5 million...
Over the weekend, President Donald Trump delayed deportation raids in immigrant communities to give Congress two weeks to “work out a solution to the asylum and loophole problems” at the southern border. If not, he warned,...
To kick-off Summer, Liv Salad (31-86 37th St. Astoria ) is offering 10% OFF on all in-store meals. Astoria’s newest healthy hot spot, right off the corner of Broadway and 37th St., serves large salads, bowls, and toasts;...
When New York City closes its contentious jail on Rikers Island in 2027 or even earlier, what should officials do with the 413-acre island? Many local elected officials, environmental advocates and criminal justice reformers say they...
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