Queens NY

On November 24, 2025, the New York State Department of Health, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, and the Northeast Public Health Collaborative issued an advisory. The advisory recommends that all newborns receive the hepatitis B vaccine within 24 hours of birth. This announcement comes before...

Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani named 24 people to his transition committee on housing. Here are the real estate people who made the cut. Mamdani started the week by naming more than 400 people to 17 different committees. The housing-related group includes nonprofit housing organizations, union reps, Yimby groups,...

Prosecutors in New York have charged 14 people with operating a massive “porch pirate” crime ring. The indictment claims the suspects “systematically” stole high-value packages from the doorsteps of homes using “insider knowledge” from within FedEx. The group allegedly stole hundreds of packages from Long Island...

A national study shows the state ranks among the most exhausted.

With 38 days until he takes office, Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani said Monday that he has appointed over 400 people across 17 committees to serve as “critical advisors,” providing both hiring recommendations and policy guidance ahead of his January 1 inauguration. Mamdani announced the committees and their members on...

Stefanik on Mamdani: 'Catastrophic' for the People of NYC

Those furry shopkeepers lounging atop cereal boxes in New York’s corner stores face an uncertain future. Despite being beloved city icons, bodega cats are technically illegal under state health regulations prohibiting animals in food establishments. With over 10,000 New Yorkers signing a petition to protect them,...

Governor Hochul today announced the opening of a new state-funded 21-bed inpatient psychiatric facility to serve youth at the New York City Children’s Center campus in the Bronx. Operated by Montefiore Medical Center with funding from the state, the 18,300-square-foot facility represents a unique collaboration to...

The 9th Annual New York State Girls Championship was held November 15-16, hosted by Columbia Grammar and Preparatory School on the Upper West Side in Manhattan, and presented by Chess Center of New York and Little House of Chess. A total of 620 girls competed across nine sections, setting not...

After nearly a decade of spearheading transformative projects at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Executive Director Rick Cotton is set to retire in January 2026. The agency that oversees much of the transportation infrastructure in the area, including major airports, will announce his successor in due...