Flushing, NY – City Council Member Peter Koo Friday hosted a candlelight vigil with friends and family of Vincent C. Tse in remembrance of his service to the Flushing community. Mr. Tse was a family man, a beloved community advocate, and a man of faith, who volunteered for seven years […]
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Billionaire Elon Musk is bringing American infrastructure into the future one ambitious project at a time. Musk tweeted on Thursday that he received verbal government approval for The Boring Company to build an underground Hyperloop connecting New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington, D.C., in a cool half an hour. Each […]
77,000 square-foot facility will bring healthcare to 25,000 underserved New Yorkers as part of the Mayor’s Caring Neighborhoods Initiative NEW YORK—Mayor Bill de Blasio Tuesday announced plans for Healthview, a 77,000 square-foot medical facility that will be part of the Mayor’s Caring Neighborhoods Initiative in Flushing, Queens. Operated by the […]
“It was very touching to witness this first hand as it happened.” New Yorker Edward Ip shares a story on his Facebook. “I saw these two cops from the NYPD House Bureau 4 come in to a restaurant w a less fortunate gentleman. At first I thought the guy was […]
Fresh Meadows, New York- Council Member Barry S. Grodenchik and Queens Borough President Melinda Katz joined Queens Borough Parks Commissioner Dorothy Lewandowski, Community Board 8Q Chairperson Martha Taylor, Community Board 8Q District Manager Marie Adam-Ovide, Friends of Cunningham Park President Marc A. Haken, the students of PS/IS 178 Queens, and […]
Flushing, NY – City Council Member Peter Koo today joined with environmental advocacy groups to announce “All Hands on Deck!” a Flushing Waterways Community Visioning Workshop. The workshop seeks to create a cohesive community vision for the Flushing Creek and Flushing Bay. The state is currently considering a Long Term […]
Albany, NY—Senator Toby Ann Stavisky (D-Flushing) met with the International Union of Bricklayers &Allied Craftworkers during their annual Masonry day in Albany. She developed a renewed respect for thebricklayers and their professionalism. It is intricate and exacting work andthe union provides an apprentice program for new employees. Source: Office of […]
At least 19 are dead and around 50 injured after a blast at a Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, UK on May 22. British police said it is being treated as a terrorist incident. Police said they responded to reports of an explosion. Manchester Arena has a capacity for 21,000 […]
Threats to New Yorkers heighten need for expanded services to protect all immigrant New Yorkers New York, NY – The New York Immigration Coalition will join with elected officials and advocates to urge the City Council to include funding for immigrant legal services in the final budget, in light of […]
New York, NY. Over 250 people were in attendance at the NAVA 10th Anniversary Award Dinner this past Saturday at Richi Rich Palace in Richmond Hill, Queens. Master of Ceremony Jenifer Rajkumar got the evening started with her parent’s story of immigrating to this country and working hard to become […]
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