The safety of young women and girls around NYC has long been a concern. An organization located in Jamaica, NY called the South Queens Women’s March (SQWM) is taking action, launching initiatives
Made In Queens is a series of interviews with notable business owners, politicians and celebrities that make up the diverse community of Queens, New York. When Steven Raga was growing up in
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The New York Public Library (NYPL) is a city institution tasked with giving equal access to knowledge and opportunity to the diverse population they serve. The library transcends its conventional image by
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As Nas once famously said, “Hip-hop is the streets,” and the streets are at the heart of the culture — DJ Kool Herc debuted the music that we now call hip-hop on
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For years you walk by a local eatery without so much as batting an eye. An established business that’s become part of the local scenery as you wait for the buses across
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On the corner of Bowne Street in Flushing, Queens stands one of the first Hindu temples in the United States. The Hindu Temple Society of North America, representing Sri Maha Vallabha Ganapati
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Since 2006, the New York Comic Con (NYCC) has become an annual benchmark in both local and nationwide pop culture. For one Queens College student, Nyad Landivar, it was her first time
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Over 120,000 asylum seekers have flocked into New York City since the spring of 2022, requiring billions of dollars in additional city spending to shelter and care for migrants. As city agencies
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