This article was originally published by The City on June 28 at 11:17 a.m. EST BY ANN CHOI AND JOSEFA VELASQUEZ At least 1 million New Yorkers — nearly three of ten registered voters — participated in the primary election, a far stronger showing than when the mayor’s job and most City Council seats were last up… Read more »
June 17, 2021 Op-Ed By John J. Ciafone You don’t have to have an Economics Degree to understand the common sense principle that you can’t spend more money than you have. Little children learn this first hand, by saving as much as they can for the future. Children also know that you can’t spend more… Read more »
April 16, 2021 By Christian Murray The Queens Public Library announced Thursday that it will be reopening the Woodside branch—along with four others for “to-go” service Wednesday. The library system currently has 34 branches open for to-got service and after Wednesday it will have 39 up and running. The branches to be added in addition… Read more »
March 1, 2021 By Christina Santucci A Sunnyside restaurant owner is hoping to get enough online votes to become the world’s Favorite Chef. Vincenzo Garofalo from Senso Unico was ranked third as of Sunday in his group in the virtual competition, with the current round scheduled to end Thursday evening. Each week, the number of… Read more »
Feb. 26, 2021 By Allie Griffin Two Southeast Queens natives have taken over high-powered positions in city agencies this week. Rodney Harrison was named the chief of department of the New York Police Department on Thursday and Meisha Porter was named the schools chancellor of the Department of Education Friday. Both Harrison and Porter were… Read more »
Feb. 23, 2021 By Allie Griffin New York City has launched an online toolkit to address the spate of attacks against Asian Americans in recent months. Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Tuesday the creation of an online toolkit that aims to provide support to New Yorkers of Asian heritage who are subjected to hate crimes…. Read more »
Feb. 23, 2021 By Michael Dorgan A grocery store that sells a range of conventional and organic foods will open in a new high-rise office building in Long Island City Wednesday. City Acres Market will open inside The JACX – a 26-story two-tower building located at 28-07 Jackson Ave. – after months of delays due… Read more »
Feb. 5, 2021 By Christian Murray Nearly 20 candidates have come forward to run in June’s Democratic primary for the 26th District Council seat currently held by Jimmy Van Bramer. In today’s podcast we speak to Ebony Young, who is one of those candidates vying for the seat that covers Sunnyside, Woodside, Long Island City and… Read more »
Feb. 4, 2021 By Christian Murray Congresswoman Grace Meng has introduced legislation that aims to lower the voting age in the United States to 16 years old. The measure seeks to replace the 26th amendment and permit 16 and 17-year olds to vote. The amendment would require passage by two thirds of the House and… Read more »
Feb. 3, 2021 By Christian Murray Three people altered the marquee sign at the shuttered Sunnyside movie theater early Sunday morning and the landlord has released a video to the Queens Post of the perpetrators. The prominent Queens Boulevard sign was changed by three suspects who were taking aim at John Ciafone, the owner of… Read more »