Scholarships Offer Healing to Victims of 9/11
By MATT HIRSCH The Families of Freedom Scholarship Fund held an event Thursday at the Intrepid Sea, Air, and Space Museum, announcing a new fundraising …[read more]
Month: September 2021
A Week Later: Queens Still in Recovery Mode
By GABRIEL TIU The damage has been done. Hurricane Ida had left its mark on most neighborhoods in Queens. Cars are still stranded, abandoned on …[read more]
Back to school – Without Vaccine Mandates for Students
By MARWA IKHMAYES On Thursday, Mayor De Blasio announced that the city will put more work towards providing a healthy and safe environment for kids …[read more]
Harlem State Sen. Brian Benjamin Sworn in as Lt. Gov.
By JORDAN RAMOS On Thursday morning, New York Governor Kathy Hochul swore in State Senator Brian Benjamin as the state’s newest lieutenant governor. The ceremony …[read more]
With U.S. Leaving Afghanistan, Some Ask: Who won the ‘War on Terror’?
By JOHAN ABDU Soon, the city of New York will mark 20 years since the 9/11 terror attacks that shook a nation to its core. …[read more]
Hero Firefighter Says, ’20 Years or 1, It’s All the Same’
By AMANDA CURCIO This coming Saturday marks the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, an attack that killed thousands …[read more]
Hurricane Ida “Felt Like a Scene out of ‘The Day After Tomorrow'”
By JOHAN ABDU This is how one Queens native drove home Wednesday night, giving us one of the best first-hand accounts as the worst of …[read more]
India in a Post-America Asia
By MARWA IKHMAYES Ian Williams, president of the Foreign Press Association in New York, held a virtual meeting this Thursday with Dr. Shashi Tharoor, member …[read more]
Instead of Reporting and Writing, Gabriel Was Reported on and Written About
By STEPHANIE ROSERO Gabriel Tiu is a 28-year-old Journalism and Media Studies Major at Brooklyn College. He is a resident of Elmhurst, Queens, a neighborhood …[read more]
New York State’s Legislative Districts Change Once a Decade. That Time Has Come
By JULIAN WATSON Every ten years, New York officials dive into the lengthy process of re-drawing lines that divide the state’s legislative districts. The lines …[read more]