A 14-year-old boy died after falling from a subway car in Queens on Thursday, according to police reports. According to police, the teen fell from a 7 train in the vicinity of Queens Boulevard and 33rd Street just before 5:30 p.m. Thursday. The teenager fell onto a footbridge to the side of the train located … Read more
“Here I developed and spent the most beautiful moments of my life…” Fausto Rodríguez tells of his experience of more than three decades living in the Jackson Heights neighborhood and touring the Corona area. For Rodríguez, in the last 20 years both communities have been transformed. “The most radical change has been the beautification of … Read more
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has announced the renovation of 14 stations of the New York City train system as part of the Re-NEW-Vation program. But these works will also include scheduled service cuts on different lines on weekends. They will be aesthetic changes, according to the MTA, as well as functional and not major structural … Read more
Ridgewood, Queens, was ranked the fourth coolest neighborhood on the planet and the coolest neighborhood in North America by Time Out last year. We explore it and its residents tell us why this sector is unique and how it has changed in the last two decades. “Here people have a camaraderie like family,” said neighbor … Read more
Man Pleads Guilty to Murder in Heinous Assault of 92-Year-Old Woman A man has pleaded guilty to murder in connection with the “heinous assault” of a 92-year-old woman who was walking near her Queens home on a cold January night in 2020, according to the local district attorney. Reeaz Khan, 24 years old, pleaded guilty … Read more
Title: YMCA Offers Free Lifeguard Certification to Address Lifeguard Crisis in New York City Date: June 20, 2023 In April, 19-year-old Luis Cueto successfully completed the lifeguard course at the YMCA, and he is now working part-time as a lifeguard at the YMCA center in Arverne, located in the Rockaways, Queens. The center pays lifeguards … Read more
Rita Martinez, a teacher, and the principal of a middle school in Texas, who came to the city with 13 students on a trip, were worried this Friday not knowing if they would be able to sleep at home or in an airport. His flight with a layover in Dallas was delayed by an hour, … Read more
´Displaced and Disconnected´ is the name of the recent survey on the experience of asylum seekers in our city. In the survey, led by the non-profit organizations ‘Se hace Camino Nueva York’ and Hester Street, some 800 migrants were interviewed, the majority from Venezuela, Colombia and Ecuador. And the answers worry these entities. Natalia Aristizábal, … Read more
Agriculture specialist Claudia Alcarraz inspects Juan Castillo’s suitcase that arrived through the John F. Kennedy airport from the Dominican Republic. Alcarraz is a frontline worker for the US Customs and Border Protection Agency. “We are here as frontline workers to protect US agriculture from insects and diseases that can harm the economy,” Alcarraz said. Agricultural … Read more
Crowds took to the streets of Jackson Heights yesterday for a very colorful celebration. That was the scene at this year’s thirty-first “New Queens Pride Parade” in Jackson Heights. It is the second largest LGBTQ pride march in the city just after the one in Manhattan. The day-long party features music, performances, local businesses, and … Read more