PODCAST: We Speak to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, She Seeks Another Term in Congress

April 9, 2021 By Allie Griffin

Six candidates running to represent the 22nd District on the City Council took the stage Wednesday evening to debate topics of note to area residents.

April 8, 2021 By Ryan Songalia

Amit Bagga, a candidate for city council, introduced an ambitious policy proposal Thursday that aims to curb what he describes as “predatory and exploitative practices” of the City’s 80,000 food delivery workers—many of whom are immigrants—by the large food app companies.

April 8, 2021 By Allie Griffin

Mayor Bill de Blasio announced sweeping changes to the city’s COVID-19 closure policies for New York City public schools.

April 7, 2021 By Allie Griffin

An eight-alarm fire that tore through a Jackson Heights apartment building Tuesday night has left hundreds homeless and resulted in 25 people being injured.

April 7, 2021 Op-Ed By Lynn Schulman

Rebuilding hospital capacity in Queens is a matter of life or death.

April 6, 2021 By Allie Griffin

Queens Borough President Donovan Richards announced Tuesday his community board appointments as well as a number of new reforms that aim to raise board standards.

April 6, 2021 By Christina Santucci

Firefighters were battling a massive blaze Tuesday afternoon that broke out in an apartment on the top floor of a six-story building in Jackson Heights.

April 6, 2021 By Ryan Songalia

A little over 745,000 Queens residents have received at least one vaccine dose– about 32.7 percent of the population, according to the latest data released by the New York State Department of Health. Across the borough, about 456,00 residents have been fully vaccinated.

April 6, 2021 By Christina Santucci

More than a dozen Queens political candidates joined mayoral hopeful Andrew Yang and community leaders in Manhattan Monday to speak out against anti-Asian violence.

April 6, 2021 By Allie Griffin

The city plans to employ 10,000 New Yorkers to remove graffiti and clean city parks, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Tuesday.