A plan from the mayor to phase out the use of the Specialized High School Admissions Test was announced to diversify the student population at the nine elite high schools across the…
Robert Torres is a Latin hip-hop artist who writes and raps positive music that inspires, uplifts, and motivates young people. The 45-year-old South Jamaica artist, known as "Sabor Latino" in the Latin…
State Sen. Toby Ann Stavisky (D-Flushing) and Assemblywoman Nily Rozic (D-Flushing) gave a tour on May 29 of John Bowne High School's farm to Richard Ball, commissioner of the New York Department…
U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Flushing) announced on May 30 the House has passed measures to authorize the Jet Noise Reduction Program, an initiative within the U.S. Navy's Office of Naval Research, to…
Military veterans who are recovering from addiction were recognized and honored for their service and sacrifice at a ceremony held by the Samaritan Daytop Village, where they were joined by the New…
A Richmond Hill man has been convicted on multiple counts of first-degree murder in the shooting execution death of a fellow Richmond Hill man in 2017, Queens District Attorney Richard Brown said.…
Andrew Shakespeare, 34, of Roselle, N.J., pleaded guilty to aggravated vehicular homicide in a 2017 crash on the Grand Central Parkway that left two people dead, according to Queens District Attorney Richard…
Judge Gloria C. Coco, the first Italian-American woman to sit on the bench in Chicago, wanted to satisfy her mother's dying wish, to find an uncle's burial place. Like many families that…
Residents of LeFrak City appear to have their polling sites back at their sprawling residential complex in Corona after a year-long battle with the city's Board of Elections. In the summer of…
Dean Mustaphalli, an investment adviser, was charged last week with securities fraud, grand larceny, forgery and scheming to defraud 22 of his elderly and near retirement-aged clients of nearly $5 million of…