Queens NY

Long Island is currently under a drought watch, as announced by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYS DEC). Nassau and Suffolk are two of 20 counties facing watch conditions. The action was taken after consulting with the State Drought Management Task Force and federal partner agencies....

MANHATTAN, N.Y. (PIX11) — This Sunday marks International Overdose Awareness Day, but across the city, families, advocates, and recovery groups gathered Friday to honor lives lost and learn how to save others. At Washington Square Park, the everyday scene of students, tourists, and dog walkers is mixed with something...

FREEPORT, N.Y. — A juvenile alligator spotted in a freshwater pond on Long Island was safely captured by environmental conservation officers earlier this month and transported to a licensed rehabilitator. The sighting was reported Aug. 7 by a local birdwatcher at Cow Meadow Preserve in Freeport. They provided...

Finding time for your garden in the middle of a busy New York day can feel impossible, but a quick 15-minute reset can work wonders. I’ve learned that even a few focused minutes can refresh plants, tidy up beds, and bring a sense of calm to your space. From...

The new cellphone prohibition within New York public schools has triggered varied reactions from parents, especially in the wake of the tragic mass shooting at a Minneapolis Catholic School. Governor Kathy Hochul's statewide policy requires students to go without their cellphones from the first to the last bell of...

Silverstein Properties’ plans to create “The Avenir,” a proposed West Side casino that may snag one of three downstate gambling licenses being offered by New York State, faced scrutiny from the public on August 27. The complex, which would essentially take the form of a large glass tower, would be built on a...

As unions lined up to support Zohran Mamdani after he won the Democratic nomination in June, the construction trades held back. Within days of Andrew Cuomo losing the primary, unions that previously endorsed the former governor pivoted and publicly backed the democratic socialist. At a joint press conference a week...

Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral platform is full of sweeping proposals: public grocery stores, rent freezes, and major new spending. The tenure of former mayor and fellow arch-progressive Bill de Blasio in City Hall shows how quickly big plans like these can collide with structural limits, flawed policy design, and...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — It may feel more like summer a lot this September, according to forecasters. The latest monthly temperature outlook by the National Weather Service’s Climate Prediction Center reveals that the month will predominantly feature above-average temperatures. According to the outlook released on Aug....

If the second act of New York’s casino drama was meant to rival the first, the Avenir proposal delivered five hours of impassioned testimony at the Javits Center today (Wednesday). Two weeks after Caesars Palace Times Square took its turn in the spotlight, Silverstein Properties and Rush Street Gaming pitched their...