NYC poverty rate reaches historic low
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The New York City poverty rate dropped to a historic low in 2018, according to data collected by the American Community Survey.
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Forest Hills mural celebrates famous former resident Helen Keller
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“The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision.”
Read MoreGroups call on city to explain immigrant protections at borough-based jails
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“Mayor de Blasio has not laid out a clear plan to explain how undocumented New Yorkers will be adequately protected from ICE surveillance and detention under his BBJs [borough-based jails] proposal. And as far as we know, the City Council has not yet formally addressed this issue,” the letter reads.
Read MoreMore than 3,000 Queensbridge residents experience hot water outage
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More than 3,000 Queensbridge residents were without hot water on Monday, after the New York City Housing Authority reported an unplanned outage in the entire Queensbridge North development.
Read MoreLong Island City library opens to public after $40 million construction
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Long Island City’s Hunters Point Library reopened on Tuesday after a $40 million renovation and a decade in the making, and book lovers across Queens are rejoicing.
Read MoreQueens DA won’t join lawsuit to stop ICE arrests, Katz ‘100% supportive’ (Updated)
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"Acting Queens DA John Ryan said he does not think the state has “the authority to prevent federal agents from carrying out their duties.”
Read MoreSix-term incumbent Assemblyman DenDekker faces first primary challengers
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“The world has changed and we need people up in Albany who will actually fight for these things.”
Read MoreCops investigating attack in Jackson Heights restaurant as hate crime
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“I am distraught that I have to be here. Protecting the LGBTQI community means to me an everyday job for all of us.”
Read MoreU.S. Rep. Meng faces a second challenger ahead of 2020 primary
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Four-term Queens Rep. Grace Meng has picked up a second Democratic challenger ahead of the 2020 Congressional primary, after running unopposed in her three previous contests.
Read MoreDOT scores victory in battle over Fresh Pond Road bus lane
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Transit advocates were elated with the decision, as the lane helps accomplish the city’s goal of 25 percent faster bus speeds by the year 2020.
Read MoreJudge says NYPD must release more subway fare evasion arrest data
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“It is unacceptable that fare evasion is enforced almost exclusively against people of color, and I expect this data to help us bring about real change.”
Read MoreQueens County Fair brings simple life to big city
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Families from all five boroughs stepped back in time last weekend to a place where the apple cider is fresh, the corn grows high and the cows always come home.
Read MoreSenior citizen struck and killed by driver while crossing Jamaica street
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An 85-year-old man was killed when a driver onto 89th Avenue struck him in the crosswalk, police said Thursday.
Read MoreDecades later, Queens BIDs are still shaping their neighborhoods
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According to the NYC BID Association, New York’s BID movement began in the 1960s and 1970s in response to “limited public resources and deteriorating commercial districts.” The onset of the BID movement coincides with the lead up to New York City’s near declaration of bankruptcy.
Read MoreAssistant DA honored with 2019 Hispanic Heritage Award
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“Carmencita is a trailblazer, a dedicated prosecutor, a tireless advocate for people of color and a professional in every sense of the word.”
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