As a promise to help mom and pop shops stand their ground when a Pathmark opened in southwestern Queens a few years ago, the City Council passed a law establishing a small business assistance fund. Two years later, however, the fund remains empty, and local businesses are slowly shutting down.
The Queens Democratic Party finally recognized its borough’s growing diversity, endorsing a South Asian candidate for public office for the first time.
Gay rights and HIV prevention activists
Downsizing Con Ed’s in-person payment offices may be inconvenient for its customers, but it’s a boon to check cashing businesses.
A city program got homeless people stable again–until the funding ran out.
Remembering Larry Conklin, the mayor of Bailey House.
You’ll be hard-pressed to find Meadowmere on a map, or after a storm. Some residents want to jump ashore to Nassau County.
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