Sharing Stories With The World
Sharing Community Stories With The World.
The Bronx bodega owner who faced public outcry for not doing more to help a murdered teen has spoken out and released new surveillance video showing him trying to hide the victim from the vicious killers. Breaking down in tears at times, Modesto Cruz on Friday told reporters his account […]
This is the shocking moment a woman running across a busy road in high heels slips and is hit by a car. Daily Mail reports, the startling scene was caught by a security camera in the city of Nogales in the Mexican state of Sonora. In the video, 22-year-old Minerva […]
QUEENS, NY –U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) today met with the wife of Xiuqing You, the Flushing, Queens man who was recently detained when he appeared for his green card interview. Yu Mei Chen met with Meng in the Congresswoman’s Northeast Queens office where she discussed her husband’s case and […]
Anyone who’s ever driven in New York City knows the value of a good parking spot, and how impossible it is to keep. Tired of people parking in front of your home? Well, take a look at this photo. Photo credit: Rob Wu.
A powerful winter storm dealt a chilly blow to the Southeastern United States on Wednesday as Floridians marveled at the rare sight of snow and officials warned of icy roads and dangerously low temperatures. All the while, residents of the Northeast prepared for windy, whiteout conditions and potential power losses. […]
Queens residents, district leader Martha Flores Vazquez and Hiram Monserrate hold a Candle Light Vigil and pray for Puerto Rico, Mexico, September 24th, last Sunday. At the same time, they collected batteries, canned food and bottled water for people affected by Hurricane Maria. Emergency Relief Drop Off Point for Puerto […]
Flushing, New York – CM Peter Koo today joined with the Parks Department and local civic leaders to announce three new full-time security guards who will begin patrolling Kissena Corridor Park and Kissena Park in Flushing. CM Koo funded the security guards following a series of criminal activity that occurred […]
It’s always great to see the beauties of nature! Photographer: Peter Zhao, with Nikon Df DSLR, 24-70mm lens, at ISO-200, EV-0.5, F5-6.3. Location: Kissena Park, Queens, New York.
Flushing, NY – CM Peter Koo today joined with planners from the NYC DOT Office of Freight Mobility to conduct door-to-door surveys of local businesses’ truck deliveries in an effort to improve traffic congestion in downtown Flushing. Surveys were conducted and translated by DOT and CM Koo’s office in an […]
Playground Will Include Green Infrastructure to Absorb Precipitation and Help Improve Health of Flushing Creek. FLUSHING, NY—Queens Borough President Melinda Katz, Council Member Peter Koo, The Trust for Public Land Playgrounds Program Director Mary Alice Lee, New York City Department of Environmental Protection Acting Commissioner Vincent Sapienza, JHS 189 Daniel […]
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