State health regulators signal support for long-awaited trauma center in the Rockaways

CrainsNewYork.com (Sports) 5/30 12:33A Amanda D Ambrosio

A once far-fetched goal of building a new trauma center in the Rockaways is plodding forward, but is not guaranteed just yet. The Rockaway peninsula, often characterized as a health care desert, has gone without a trauma center for more than a...

Knicks’ chief orthopedist keeps the team ready for big games that go down to the wire

CrainsNewYork.com (Sports) 5/29 9:25A Ethan Geringer-Sameth

Dr. Answorth Allen’s career and love for New York sports fit together like a healthy knee joint. Allen is the associate surgeon-in-chief at Hospital for Special Surgery and the chief orthopedist for the NBA’s New York Knicks. A sports fan and...

Bhote, Khan represent @yorkcardinals on CSC Academic All-District® Women’s Tennis Team

York College 5/29 7:00A

York College's Dawa Bhote and Maryam Khan are two of the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the court and in the classroom

Jamaica Hospital Medical Center forges ahead on state-funded cancer center

CrainsNewYork.com (Sports) 5/27 12:33A Amanda D Ambrosio

Jamaica Hospital Medical Center is mapping out construction of a new oncology hub in Queens as part of a state-funded effort to modernize struggling safety-net hospitals. The 408-bed facility, based in Richmond Hill, requested approval last week...

The A train to Rockaway reopens for summer with storm-proof upgrades

CrainsNewYork.com (Sports) 5/19 9:31A Caroline Spivack

A five-mile stretch of the A train in the Rockaways reopened on Monday, just in time for beach season, after a 17-week shutdown to bolster the low-lying subway line against extreme flooding. The $393 million Metropolitan Transportation Authority...

Four @yorkcardinals celebrated as CUNYAC Scholar-Athlete of the Year Honorable Mention selections

York College 5/16 6:32A

York College seniors Maryam Khan, Richard Reyes, Stanley Sanchez, and Jasmine Vega were honored Thursday as CUNYAC Scholar-Athlete Honorable Mention choices

@yorkcardinals’ Khamis lands on CUNYAC Men’s Tennis Sportsmanship Team

York College 5/2 10:00A

York College's Abubakar Khamis has garnered consecutive CUNYAC Men's Tennis Sportsmanship placements

@yorkcardinals’ Bawilliam snatches CUNYAC Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Rookie of the Week laurel

York College 4/28 10:10A

York College's Ernest Bawilliam authored a pair of top-10 CUNYAC results at the Vassar College Twilight Invitational

@yorkcardinals Track & Field competes at Vassar Twilight Invitational for tune-up ahead of CUNYAC...

York College 4/26 7:34P

York College returns to action next Saturday (May 3) for the CUNYAC Championships at Icahn Stadium

Crime is dropping in city’s business districts, Tisch tells city leaders

CrainsNewYork.com (Sports) 4/23 6:10A Nick Garber

Crime has dropped significantly in some key business districts in the first few months of 2025, mirroring an encouraging citywide trend, Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said at a Crain’s New York event Wednesday morning. There were zero...

Adams’ neighborhood-reshaping rezonings could permit 40,000 homes in 2025

CrainsNewYork.com (Sports) 4/22 12:48A Nick Garber

Mayor Eric Adams’ administration is making steady progress in its quest to rezone four neighborhoods by the end of 2025, an effort that could produce some 40,000 new homes and burnish Adams’ legacy if he leaves office after this year. The largest...

Judge appoints receiver for Chetrit-owned apartment complex in Queens

CrainsNewYork.com (Sports) 3/26 7:28A Aaron Elstein

A federal judge appointed a receiver to manage two market-rate apartment buildings in Queens after their owner, Meyer Chetrit, fell behind on nearly $2 million in utility bills and risks putting thousands of residents in the dark. The appointment...

City's hospitals try to tackle housing with mixed success

CrainsNewYork.com (Sports) 3/20 12:33A Amanda D Ambrosio

A building with three-bedroom apartments in a refurbished tuberculosis treatment center in Jamaica. Studio apartments with a back garden on an old parking lot in Bed-Stuy. A residence with one-bedroom units and a community health clinic on the...

@yorkcardinals Men's Volleyball pushes back against Baruch in CUNYAC showdown

York College 3/15 9:32A

York College returns to the court Tuesday (Mar. 18) for a CUNYAC road matchup against Hunter College

@yorkcardinals’ Gomez collects CUNYAC Men’s Volleyball Player of the Week Honorable Mention...

York College 3/10 10:07A

Sebastian Gomez smacked down 17 kills against Hunter College