Almost two years after a landmark petition was first submitted for an historic Elmhurst home, the developers who own it have begun circulating the news that they intend to soon demolish it and build an apartment complex in its place.
Read MoreA proposed temporary housing facility in Flushing is again facing questions this week after a Queens councilmember asked the city about alternative housing options at the site.
The Queens Borough Board met last week to discuss the best way to spend the nearly $5.1 million allocated to the borough president’s office in the city’s proposed budget.
Read MoreIn New York and in many other states, governors typically grant clemencies, whether they are sentence commutations or pardons, around the holidays. For Robert Webster, Christmas came and went without news from Governor Kathy Hochul’s office.
Read MoreDuring the early days of the pandemic, the Rockaway peninsula faced higher than average rates of COVID-19 – and it did so with just one hospital. Last week, Mayor Eric Adams promised more support was on the way.
Read MoreA number of Queens lawmakers and advocates called on the mayor to make the city’s parks a little greener, in more ways than one.
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.
With the state’s redistricting process nearly in the rear view mirror, New York City is turning toward its next redistricting fight – City Council districts.
Read MoreAs the invasion of Ukraine continues, residents from the World’s Borough are stepping up to support resistors and refugees in need with a series of donation drives.
Read MoreIn the heart of what has been dubbed “Asthma Alley,” members of the ElectrifyNY coalition and Queens Borough President Donovan Richards called on Hochul to accelerate New York’s timeline for procuring an all-electric fleet.
Read MoreWith COVID-19 rates steadily decreasing in New York, city and state leaders are taking the opportunity to reevaluate safety measures that have been in place for months.
Dozens of youth advocates from across Queens and New York City gathered Wednesday to call on officials to support a number of legislative proposals they say will fortify their future.
City officials visited a nonprofit in the Queensbridge Houses Wednesday to pledge that community groups that contract with the city won’t have to jump through hoops to get paid any longer.
A majority of respondents to a new poll from Siena College said that crime in New York is of serious concern and that, in order to address it, lawmakers should roll back bail reforms.
Mayor Eric Adams joined Department of Transportation Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez and Councilmember Shekar Krishnan Sunday for a visit to 34th Avenue.
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