Judge tosses suit seeking to force Adams admin to enact housing voucher laws; City Council pursuing appeal

A state judge on Thursday sided with Mayor Eric Adams’ administration in its refusal to enact a set of laws expanding access to city housing vouchers — tossing out a lawsuit brought... Read more »

Olympics 2024: Queens native Lauren Scruggs wins gold with USA team fencing after taking down Italy

The American fencing revolution at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris continued on Thursday with the USA women’s fencing team defeating Italy in the gold-medal match 45-39. Featuring Queens native Lauren Scruggs,... Read more »

Olympics 2024: New York native Kate Douglass takes gold in 200m breaststroke

Kate Douglass, a native of Pelham, NY roughly 22 miles from New York City, took home her first-ever gold medal at the Olympics, edging South Africa’s Tatjana Smith by 0.36 seconds in... Read more »

Olympics 2024: American swimmer Regan Smith picks up 2nd silver of Games in 200m butterfly

American swimmer Regan Smith won her second silver medal of the 2024 Summer Olympics on Thursday, narrowly missing out on gold to 17-year-old Canadian phenom, Summer McIntosh, by 0.81 seconds. Smith finished... Read more »

200,000 NYC households added to Section 8 housing voucher waitlist via lottery

For the first time in 15 years, New York City has added 200,000 households to a waitlist for obtaining federal housing vouchers that can be used to rent private apartments, city officials... Read more »

With David Wright’s lessons in tow, Mark Vientos’ rise with Mets continues: EXCLUSIVE

ONLY IN AMNEWYORK QUEENS, NY — Mark Vientos has needed a level head to get here. It was not too long ago that the New York Mets’ 24-year-old third baseman was riding the... Read more »

Jets offense showing signs of life at training camp 2024

The New York Jets offense would be forgiven if they struggled in the first few weeks of training camp. The defense they go up against is one of the premier units in... Read more »

Olympics 2024: Team USA rowing takes first gold since 1960 in men’s four

Team USA men’s gymnastics ended a 16-year medal drought by claiming silver earlier this week, but the Americans’ men’s four rowing just ended a barren spell that dwarfs the decade-and-a-half wait. The... Read more »