COVID medical unit opens at Astoria Houses
/Residents of the Astoria Houses are getting additional access to free COVID-19 testing and vaccines.
Read MoreResidents of the Astoria Houses are getting additional access to free COVID-19 testing and vaccines.
Read MoreFederal legislators and local environmental justice leaders gathered Friday to discuss the future of green policies in Queens - and how they can best serve the communities most impacted by policies of the past.
Queens elected officials and advocates braved the cold Monday to announce their next legislative steps to combat New York City’s contributions to the climate crisis next to a neighborhood so affected by air pollution it has been nicknamed “Asthma Alley.”
“To see people come in in such a violent way was really offensive; it felt like such a violation of democracy, of the process, of the basis of what this county is built on.”
“Reproductive rights are no longer being chipped away at; they are being bulldozed.”
Read More“Overdraft fees are predatory and hit hardest those who can least afford them.”
Read More“Action needs to be taken now to save small businesses in Queens, and across the country.”
Read MoreMeeks discussed the act’s payroll protection program, or PPP, and a $10,000 grant program.
Read MoreOnly five percent of the United States’ approximately 2,400 national monuments honor women.
Read More“One woman alone is mighty, but, as many women in this community have shown, all of us working together are unstoppable.”
Read MoreFor the first time since 1989, New York City’s governing document will undergo significant changes after voters approved three charter revision ballot proposals on Tuesday.
Read MoreMayor Bill de Blasio visited the headquarters of the 32BJ union Thursday to call on New York City residents to vote in favor of three ballot proposals that he said will “open the doors” to young people, low-income New Yorkers and residents of diverse backgrounds.
Read MoreCongress Member Carolyn B. Maloney (NY-12) rang the opening bell at NASDAQ in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month on Oct. 16 to bring awareness to the illness that affects one out of eight U.S. women.
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