May. 10, 2023 By Bill Parry Ex-con Hiram Monserrate will likely be on the ballot for next month’s Democratic primary and challenge Councilman Francisco Moya for his old seat after a law designed to keep him from running for public office in New York City was struck down in Manhattan Supreme Court Tuesday. The city’s…
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May. 10, 2023 Schneps Media El Correo NY, the beloved Spanish-language newspaper published by Schneps Media and serving the New York City area, has undergone a rebranding — and is now known as Noticia New York City. Noticia New York City will continue to provide the same high-quality local news and entertainment content that…
May. 10, 2023 By Bill Parry A Flushing man was sentenced to 13 years in prison on May 10 for manslaughter in the fatal stabbing of an acquaintance from Corona in front of the victim’s home nearly a half-decade ago. Marcos Anzurez, 34, of 59th Avenue, was convicted by a jury in November of manslaughter…
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May. 10, 2023 By Ethan Marshall The Elmhurst location for Lenox Hill Radiology, in partnership with EmblemHealth, will be holding a special Mother’s Day breast cancer screening event on May 20 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. In addition to receiving free mammograms, women will also each get a free massage and manicure. Lenox Hill…
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May. 9, 2023 By Bill Parry With less than five weeks to go before early voting begins for the Democratic primary, retired Judge George Grasso was endorsed by the Uniformed Fire Officers Association (UFOA) of NYC on May 4 in his campaign to unseat Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz. The UFOA is the union for…
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May. 9, 2023 By Julia Moro StreetEasy released a new report revealing a disturbing data point: the typical white household could afford five times as many market-rate rentals in New York City compared to the typical Black household and seven times as many as a Hispanic household. This new report, combined with data from the…
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May. 8, 2023 By Bill Parry An Elmhurst teenager was arraigned in Queens Criminal Court on May 7 for his role in an attack on a Jewish man in Flushing Meadows Corona Park in February. The 17-year-old boy from Ithaca Street was criminally charged with assault as a hate crime after he joined in on…
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May. 5, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed Queens Theatre is adding four new performances of the award-winning play, “Eight Tales of Pedro,” which will now run from Friday, May 5, through Sunday, May 14. “Eight Tales of Pedro,” written by Woodside-based playwright Mark-Eugene Garcia and featuring music by Luis D’Elias, is set both in 17th century…
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May. 5, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed This month, The Public Theater’s Mobile Unit is embarking on a new tour in Queens with a bilingual musical adaptation of Shakespeare’s ‘The Comedy of Errors” that will include English and Spanish music inspired by styles across Latin America. In partnership with New York City’s Department of Parks &…
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May. 4, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller
A city program designed to assist small business owners in navigating the bureaucratic hurdles of running shop in Gotham has helped over 2,200 small businesses across the city avoid roughly $22 million in fines and violations since Mayor Eric Adams took office, amNewYork Metro has learned.