Jul. 7, 2025 By Czarinna Andres U.S. Rep. Grace Meng is pressing forward with a $2 million federal funding request to overhaul the aging Maspeth firehouse that houses FDNY’s elite Squad 288 and HazMat 1 units. The funding, which Meng secured in a key House appropriations bill, would go toward replacing the firehouse’s deteriorating…
Feb. 17, 2025 By Colum Motherway Council Member Robert Holden has praised Mayor Eric Adams for reopening the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office at the Rikers Island jail complex. Holden, who represents the District 30 neighborhoods of Ridgewood, Maspeth, Middle Village, Glendale, Elmhurst, and Rego Park, has consistently pushed for this action to be taken. “This is a…