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González-Rojas joins lawmakers and anti-hunger groups to call on Albany to address food insecurity

Assembly Member Jessica González-Rojas speaks at the State Capitol to call for measures to address food insecurity. Photo: Office of Assembly Member Jessica González-Rojas

Mar. 3, 2025 By sobrien March 3, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Assembly Member Jessica González-Rojas joined fellow lawmakers and anti-hunger groups in Albany on Tuesday to call for a state budget that addresses New York’s hunger crisis by increasing minimum SNAP benefits and funding healthy school meals for all students, among other initiatives. González-Rojas…

Evening of Fine Foods celebrates QCP’s 75th anniversary, raises $140K for disabilities support

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Mar. 3, 2025 By Athena Dawson The 29th annual “Evening of Fine Foods,” hosted by Queens Centers for Progress (QCP), brought together more than 600 guests for an elegant evening at Terrace On The Park in Corona on Tuesday, Feb. 25. This year’s event held special significance as QCP celebrated its 75th anniversary, marking decades of…

Queens’ first-ever Elite Comics11 Expo kicks off March 8-9 at St. John’s University

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Mar. 3, 2025 By Athena Dawson Adventure awaits at the Elite Comics11 Expo this weekend.  Comic lovers from all over the world’s borough are invited to attend Elite Comics11’s first in-person comic expo running Saturday, March 8, and Sunday, March 9, from 10 a.m.- 6 p.m. The expo will be held at St. Johns University, located at…

7 train passenger slashed in stomach after refusing to hand over cash in Elmhurst: NYPD

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Mar. 3, 2025 By bparry March 3, 2025 By Bill Parry Police from the 115th Precinct and Transit District 20 are looking for two muggers who slashed a 28-year-old 7 train rider who refused to hand over his money on Thursday morning. The victim was standing on the Manhattan-bound platform of the 90th Street-Elmhurst…

Queens subway assault: Man kicks woman down station stairs in random attack, cops say

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Cops in Queens are hunting for the man who kicked a senior woman down a flight of stairs at a subway station in a random assault over the weekend. According to police sources, a 72-year-old woman was attacked not long after departing a Jamaica-bound E train at the Roosevelt Avenue station in Jackson Heights…

Hochul touts economic agenda, vows to fight Medicaid cuts in Sunday visits to Queens

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Gov. Kathy Hochul was in Queens on Sunday morning where she promoted her economic agenda at a church service and took a stand against Medicaid cuts at a children’s hospital. Hochul began her day at Greater Allen AME Cathedral in St. Albans where she paid tribute to Dr. Hazel Dukes, the late civil rights…

St. John’s reveling in Big East regular season title despite pressure ramping up

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For Rick Pitino, the pressure that his St. John’s men’s basketball team had felt the last two games was the utmost of privileges.  In no way was Wednesday’s six point win over Butler and Saturday’s 71-61 triumph over Seton Hall — two of the bottom four teams in the Big East — but St.…

Dead dolphin washes up in Astoria, marine conservationists investigate

Feb. 28, 2025 By Czarinna Andres Feb. 28, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen A deceased dolphin washed up on the shore in Astoria on Friday morning, weeks after a pair of the marine mammals were first spotted in the East River. The animal was spotted on the beach at Hallett’s Cove, near the Astoria ferry…

Spring forward: March races in Queens to celebrate the return of Daylight Savings Time

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Feb. 28, 2025 By Paulina Albarracin The darkest days of winter are (finally) coming to an end, and brighter mornings are on the horizon! On Sunday, March 9, we set our clocks forward by one hour at 2 a.m., officially welcoming the longer, sunnier days of Daylight Saving Time. As temperatures rise, more runners…

Queens Borough President announces nearly $1M in funding for Fresh Meadows school upgrades

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Feb. 28, 2025 By Athena Dawson Queens Borough President Donovan Richards Jr. announced nearly $1 million in capital funding for facility upgrades at P.S. 177Q in Fresh Meadows during a press conference on Wednesday, Feb. 26. P.S. 177Q, officially known as The Robin Sue Ward School for Exceptional Children, serves over 500 students aged…