President Joe Biden signed a bill into law this week that aims to combat excessive flooding in Queens by sending close to $200 million to the borough to shore up its resiliency infrastructure.
Read MoreFederal officials put $117 million into a proposal to bring a park to an abandoned rail line in Central and South Queens dubbed the QueensWay this week.
Read MoreU.S. Senator Chuck Schumer announced on Sunday he is introducing a resolution to honor a Queens legend. Schumer, a Brooklyn native, announced this week that he intends to introduce a resolution to dub Aug. 3 “Tony Bennett Day,” in honor of the Queens-born singer who died last week.
Read MoreWith fears that the asylum seeker crisis in New York City may worsen with the ending of Title 42, a majority of the city’s congressional representatives signed a joint letter addressed to President Joe Biden looking for his help in allowing the migrants to work.
Read MoreQueens elected officials from the local, state and federal level joined community leaders in Richmond Hill Sunday to denounce a recent alleged hate attack on a Sikh man visiting Queens.
Read More“It is us, immigrant workers who built this city, it us… who have helped the city survive a pandemic and continue to risk our lives.”
Read MoreThe federal government has expanded eligibility for its COVID-19 funeral assistance program.
Read More“Building a new fracked gas power plant when we need to rapidly end our reliance on fossil fuels imperils our ability to fight climate change and treats communities like Astoria as sacrificial lambs.”
Read More“For far too long, our public housing infrastructure needs have been left unaddressed, left to get worse.”
“For too long, the people of western Queens have borne the brunt of the consequences of being home to far too many of New York’s pollution-belching power plants.”
Read More“Too many families and friends across New York have paid the ultimate price with the tragic loss of their loved ones to the coronavirus.”
Read MoreOne of the nation’s most powerful lawmakers has joined the effort to keep JetBlue in Queens.
“We would not be the huge city we are without mass transit like we have.”
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