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González-Rojas applauds Hochul’s proposal for universal school meals in New York

Assembly Member Jessica González-Rojas at Westbury Middle School on Friday. Photo: Office of Assembly Member Jessica González-Rojas

Jan. 10, 2025 By sobrien Jan. 10, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Assembly Member Jessica González-Rojas joined Gov. Kathy Hochul at Long Island’s Westbury Middle School Friday to announce the inclusion of free breakfast and lunch for all of New York State’s 2.7 million students in the State of the State budget proposal. González-Rojas, a prime… Read more »

U.S. Rep Velázquez introduces bill to penalize landlords for income discrimination and warehousing practices

Jan. 10, 2025 By sobrien Jan. 10, 2024 By Shane O’Brien U.S. Rep Nydia Velázquez has introduced a new bill aiming to protect tenants from “unscrupulous” landlords, creating new violations under federal law for discrimination based on a tenant’s source of income. The Landlord Accountability Act of 2025, the first bill introduced by Velázquez in… Read more »

Couple pleads guilty to attempted murder of neighbor over parking spot in Woodside: DA

Jan. 9, 2025 By bparry

[caption id="attachment_87240" align="aligncenter" width="700"] On the eve of their trial, a married couple from Woodside, Atrtuo Cuevas and Daisy Barrera, pleaded guilty to attempted murder for beating a neighbor in a parking spot dispute in 2023. QNS/file[/caption]
Jan. 9, 2025 By Bill Parry

Astoria welcomes Gaming City: Where virtual reality meets arcade classics

Photo: Shane O'Brien

Jan. 3, 2025 By sobrien Jan. 3, 2025 By Shane O’Brien  Are you ready to play? A new interactive gaming center and arcade is set to open in Astoria next week, featuring a number of state-of-the-art 4 and 5D arcade games. Gaming City is scheduled to open its doors at 36-10 31st St. by Friday,… Read more »

Woman fatally struck in Thursday morning collision with MTA bus in Astoria

Jan. 2, 2025 By sobrien Jan. 2, 2025 By Shane O’Brien A woman has died after being struck by an MTA bus at the intersection of 31st Street and Ditmars Boulevard in Astoria on Thursday, Jan. 2. The woman, who was approximately 50-60 years of age, was struck while crossing southbound on Ditmars Boulevard and 31st… Read more »

Rise Light & Power gives back to Queens with fourth annual holiday toy giveaway

Dec. 30, 2024 By cmotherway Dec. 30, 2024 By Colum Motherway Rise Light & Power, the owners and operators of the Ravenswood Generating Station in Long Island City, hosted their fourth annual toy giveaway on Thursday, Dec. 19, as part of their Renewable Ravenswood initiative to support the Queens community. Rise donated over 2,000 toys… Read more »