Jan. 12, 2022 Op-Ed By Diana Limongi As a parent of two children and a childcare advocate, I know all too well that families all over Queens and across New York State are having difficulty finding affordable, quality child care in their communities. This was already an issue before COVID; New York lost more than 9,500… Read more »
April 8, 2021 By Allie Griffin More than a dozen candidates vying for the 26th City Council district seat debated hot-button issues at a forum Wednesday night. The 15 candidates discussed a variety of topics of concern to Queens voters — everything from bike lanes to Amazon to NYPD funding — at the forum hosted… Read more »
April 8, 2021 By Ryan Songalia Amit Bagga, a candidate for city council, introduced an ambitious policy proposal Thursday that aims to curb what he describes as “predatory and exploitative practices” of the City’s 80,000 food delivery workers—many of whom are immigrants—by the large food app companies. The proposal, titled Delivery Justice Now!, represents a… Read more »
Jan. 3, 2021 By Christian Murray A woman was shot dead outside a house in East Elmhurst Saturday, according to police. Police responded to a call at around 3:35 p.m. that a woman had been shot in front of 32-17 97th Street. Upon arrival, officers from the 115th Precinct discovered the woman, 37, with gunshot… Read more »
Jan. 1, 2021 By Christian Murray Two men were shot in a drive-by shooting in Long Island City in the early hours of New Year’s Day. The victims were sitting in their car on the corner of 9th Street and Queens Plaza South at around 12:15 a.m. when another vehicle drove up beside them and… Read more »
Dec. 28, 2020 By Christian Murray Nearly 20 candidates have come forward to run in next June’s Democratic primary for the 26th District Council seat currently held by Jimmy Van Bramer, who is term limited. In today’s podcast, we talk to Denise Keehan-Smith who is one of those candidates vying for the seat that covers Sunnyside,… Read more »
Aug. 20, 2020 By Emilia Decaudin and Jesse Laymon –Opinion We were disappointed and angered to read in the Queens Post this week of the plan by the 108th Police Community Council for a march through Sunnyside this coming Saturday. As the newly elected Democratic District Leaders for Sunnyside and other parts of Long Island… Read more »
By Jose Martinez, THE CITY This story was originally published on 8/5/20 by THE CITY Even with many New Yorkers staying home during the pandemic, growing legions of bicyclists are pedaling over the city-run East River bridges that link Queens and Brooklyn to Manhattan. “It can get pretty tight up there at times,” Andre Figueroa, 19, of… Read more »
June 16, 2020 By Christian Murray We spoke to Anthony Miranda, candidate for Queens Borough President, last week. Miranda, a retired police sergeant and the only Latino in the race, is one of five candidates vying for the position in next week’s Democratic primary. We discussed police reform, COVID-19, community boards and jobs. The other… Read more »
Feb. 21, 2020 By Kristen Torres A federal appeals court judge approved a $6.7 million award Thursday for nearly two dozen graffiti artists whose work was whitewashed to make way for luxury high-rises at a Long Island City complex previously known as 5Pointz. A judge for the Second Circuit Court of Appeals approved a 2018… Read more »