Queens Royale turns Queens pride into streetwear
After 34 years in corporate jobs, Adyna K. Pressley launched an apparel brand built around self-worth, empowerment and her vision of the royalty in us all.
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Jackson Heights gets first community center with funding from city, state and federal officials — and Citi Field casino
The project will bring the neighborhood’s first public pool, but nearly a third of the money comes from the controversial casino developers.
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In Queens Village, a family-owned bike shop rides on
Tesha Sewell and her mother are carrying on the family legacy of Flash’s Bicycle Barn while navigating the challenges facing Black women running a small business.
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The Supreme Court’s new term – and the talk about reforming the court
The likely decisions of the nation’s highest court will provide fuel to the once-fringe debate over curbing its power.
A ‘mother’s home’ for survivors: Korean American nonprofit marks 37 years
The Korean American Family Service Center celebrated its work and honored community leaders at its recent gala
On antisemitism, Mamdani sidesteps the semantic bait
His new plan puts money into protecting Jewish New Yorkers and stays out of the definition fight his critics want.
The families that childcare systems leave behind
Epicenter NYC’s Care Dividend summit explored what NYC’s childcare and mental health systems miss — and how to fix it.
A Black burial ground became a tow yard. Leaders want Mamdani to buy it.
As the lot faces foreclosure, the state attorney general moved to protect the remains and the borough president wants the city to buy it.
The AI debate in schools is asking the wrong question
Before we decide what role AI should play in classrooms, we need to be clear about which “AI” we mean
Trump and Mamdani met. No word on the new green card rule.
What a mayor and a president can agree on is a building, but the press got very little on what’s happening to immigrant neighbors on a new public benefits rule change that could impact green card, visa and entry decisions.
The long, cruel history of the latest attack on immigrants
Trump’s revived “public charge” rule lets officials weigh food stamps and Medicaid in green card decisions. The idea is older than the country.
