Anthony Cooper is an instructor leader for the free masonry training program, Pathway to Apprenticeship, the same one that gave him a second chance nine years ago. It’s never been the same, it’s different now, I’m blessed, said Cooper, who was in jail multiple times for seven years. At 27 and with a young daughter, … Read more
The line of people waiting to receive food went around the corner, “No matter how hard I work, it’s not enough for me,” said Angelica Tenesaca. At least 500 waited their turn to enter the evangelical church in Long Island City, Queens. Durancy González arrived just three months ago from Colombia, crossing the jungle with … Read more
For Eddy Ríos, one of the first buyers at the first legal marijuana store in Queens, it is a relief not to have to go all the way to Manhattan to purchase this product. “Because the quality is not known that one sees in these places that are sold like this, they have to be … Read more
Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel met at a school in Forest Hills, in the New York neighborhood of Queen’s. They formed a duo that made their public debut before they both turned 15 and had an unoriginal name: Tom & Jerry (Garfunkel introduced themselves as Tom Graph and Simon, as Jerry Landis). He composed most … Read more
For the Leon family to walk through the Briarwood neighborhood without their beloved Leona… “It feels sad because a lot of people in this neighborhood have dogs and I need to walk here alone without my dog,” said Ericka León. Ericka was four years old when Leona, a French Poodle Maltese, became part of the … Read more
“A shot rang out like a cannon. People running, screaming, lamenting for what they had seen. This is how a witness describes the last moments of a man, shot in front of a building in Astoria, while he was walking with a bag of food in his hands. “Here always if there is no fight … Read more
Manuela López says that because of how difficult and uncomfortable it is to board trains and buses with her child’s stroller, she prefers to bring her little one loaded. In this way, Manuela travels a route of about 34 blocks until she reaches 77th Street and Roosevelt Avenue, in Jackson Heights, where she picks up … Read more
The many shelves full of books let you know that the place is a library. But many also come to the Queens Center Library for one of the many other programs available. “The library is the only place that offers all these programs free of charge, so it’s free,” said Manuel Figueroa, manager of training … Read more
Two minors are stabbed in Queens. Citizen App images show us the scene of the attack. The incident occurred yesterday at about 5 p.m. at the intersection of 165th Street and Hillside Avenue in the Jamaica Hills sector. One of the injured, 16 years old, was stabbed 3 times in the lower back. The other … Read more
Nick Dallorso says the scaffolding he points to was already in place when he moved to the Ridgewood area about five years ago, but he hasn’t seen any work being done to prevent the building from deteriorating. Something he says has its drawbacks. “Because trash and rats collect and make the neighborhood look ugly,” Dallorso … Read more