June 29, 2022 By Michael Dorgan

A woman was pulled out of the East River by a Good Samaritan Wednesday morning after she jumped into the water to save her dog.

June 29, 2022 By Czarinna Andres

Juan Ardila, a Maspeth native and the only progressive in the race, has won the Democratic primary for the Assembly District 37 seat that covers Long Island City, Maspeth, Ridgewood and Sunnyside.

This article was originally published by The CITY on June 28, 2022 By Josefa Velasquez

Gov. Kathy Hochul and Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado successfully fended off primary challenges to their right and left flank Tuesday, emerging by wide margins as the Democratic nominees heading into November’s election.

June 29, 2022 Op-Ed By Beri Diana Calderon courtesy of NYC Mayor’s Public Engagement Unit

It’s no secret that rent prices are rising in NYC. But there is one secret you should know—some New Yorkers can freeze their rent.

June 28, 2022 By Michael Dorgan

A 39-year-old woman suffered a broken jaw after she was randomly punched in the face while riding the 7 train in Long Island City earlier this month, police announced Tuesday.

June 28, 2022 By Michael Dorgan

Three large murals are being painted on the walls of a new 12-story apartment building currently being constructed in Long Island City.

June 28, 2022 By Christian Murray

A New York City law that extended voting rights to as many as 800,000 non-citizen New Yorkers was struck down by a Staten Island supreme court judge Monday—and Queens officials’ reactions were mixed.

June 27, 2022 By Michael Dorgan

An office worker in Long Island City got a big surprise earlier this month when he discovered that the windshield of his brand-new Tesla had been smashed by a raging vandal with a large wooden sign.

June 27, 2022 By Christian Murray

Elizabeth Crowley, a former councilmember who lost a tight borough president race against Donovan Richards last year, has been endorsed by two big teachers unions in her quest to represent the 59^th Senate District.

June 27, 2022 By Christian Murray

The Department of Education announced today that Dr. Philip Composto will keep his job as Superintendent of District 30 and so too will Madelene Chan who is the current superintendent of District 24.

This article was originally published by The CITY on June 27, 2022 By Jose Martinez

Reports of “subway surfing” have jumped by nearly 363% since 2020, according to MTA figures provided to THE CITY.

June 24, 2022 By Christian Murray

Elected officials in Queens have been quick to condemn the U.S. Supreme Court for its ruling Friday that strikes down the landmark Roe v. Wade decision.

June 24, 2022 By Michael Dorgan

A 15-year-old boy is in critical condition after he struck his head while subway surfing atop the elevated 7 train in Corona Thursday.

June 23, 2022 By Christian Murray

Citi Bike has finally come to Sunnyside and Woodside.

June 23, 2022 By Christian Murray

Queens officials were quick to condemn the Supreme Court’s ruling today that overturned a century-old handgun law that many say could result in a flood of firearms hitting the streets.

June 23, 2022 By Czarinna Andres

Get ready for a zombie apocalypse.

June 22, 2022 By Michael Dorgan and Christian Murray

The mood was tense and people were passionate but at the end of the night Community Board 1 voted against the Innovation QNS rezoning application that would bring 2,800 units to a five-block manufacturing district in Astoria.

This article was originally published by The CITY on June 21, 2022 By Greg David and Rachel Holliday Smith

A sharply divided Rent Guidelines Board voted to increase rents for the city’s nearly 1 million rent regulated apartments by 3.25% in the coming year in a decision that satisfied neither tenants nor landlords.

June 21, 2022 By Christian Murray

The list of progressives getting behind the candidacy of Kristen Gonzalez for the new state senate seat that incorporates western Queens continues to grow.

June 21, 2022 By Christian Murray

Community Board 2 voted earlier this month in support of the Department of Transportation’s plan to install three protected bicycle lanes in Long Island City.

June 20, 2022 By Christian Murray

A group of activists and artists sent a message to the developers of the proposed Innovation QNS project Sunday night that their development is not wanted.

June 20, 2022 By Michael Dorgan

Who needs Pitbull?

June 20, 2022 By Alexandra Adelina Nita

More than 100 murals that have gone up on walls on select Astoria streets will be showcased this weekend when the 13^th annual Welling Court Mural Project is officially launched.

June 18, 2022 Op-Ed By Johanna Carmona Candidate for Assembly District 37

The importance of the New York State government often goes overlooked in our big city.

June 17, 2022 By Michael Dorgan

The owners of the popular video game Angry Birds will open the company’s first-ever retail store later this year inside a Flushing mega-development.