Apr. 30, 2024 By Bill Parry
The Port Authority announced on Monday a historic milestone in the ongoing $19 billion transformation of JFK International Airport, where a record $2.3 billion in contracts have been awarded to Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprises (MWBE).
Apr. 29, 2024 By bparry
Apr. 29, 2024 By Council Member James F. Gennaro Negotiations regarding the New York State budget have just concluded a few days ago and a budget has passed after more than two weeks of delays. But while Gov. Kathy Hochul has proclaimed this year’s ‘bold agenda’ aims to make New York ‘safer,’ there hasn’t been…
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Apr. 29, 2024 By Ethan Marshall As New York City tries to provide more affordable housing to its residents, the real estate and management platform Outpost Club has been hard at work creating affordable housing dwellings. The Outpost Club is redefining urban living in New York City by merging co-living and co-working under one roof….
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Apr. 26, 2024 By Stephanie Waddle
There are more weight loss gimmicks than stars in the sky. I know because I have several friends that have struggled with their weight, some of them severely, for many years. They’ve had the most success when they’ve applied four basic principles:
Apr. 25, 2024 By bparry
[caption id="attachment_73341" align="alignnone" width="438"] Cops are looking for these masked men, who allegedly robbed four people in just over an hour during the early morning of Apr. 16 in Jackson Heights and Long Island City. Photos courtesy of the NYPD[/caption]
Apr. 25, 2024 By Bill Parry
Apr. 25, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan As Pro-Palestinian encampments emerged at over a dozen college campuses across the country following in the footsteps of Columbia University, local elected officials pushed out statements in response. The “Gaza Solidarity Encampment,” built on the campus’s south lawn, drew strong voices of support, as well as objection, from Queens…
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Apr. 24, 2024 By Czarinna Andres Apr. 24, 2024 By Queens Post News Team Dozens of families gathered in Queensbridge Park on Monday to mark the first-annual Earth Day Picnic, celebrating plans to transform New York City’s largest fossil fuel powerplant into a renewable energy hub. The event, hosted by Queens-based energy asset management company… Read more »
Apr. 24, 2024 By Ethan Marshall New York City has launched a housing lottery for 134 units in the 17-story mixed-use building The Peninsula A1, also known as Edgemere Commons Apartments, at 51-23 Beach Channel Dr. in Far Rockaway. The Peninsula A1 has 194 apartments, 60 of which are market rate. The 134 affordable units…
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Apr. 24, 2024 By bparry
[caption id="attachment_73269" align="alignnone" width="680"] Two teenagers were stabbed during an argument with a group of strangers in the Steinway section of Astoria Monday evening. File photo by Lloyd Mitchell[/caption]
Apr. 24, 2024 By Bill Parry