By Michelle Castillo It was four weeks since boxer Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao became the first boxer to win seven world titles in seven different weight divisions. But for Christ Ifill, Jonathan Villota and Kevin de la Cruz, the victory was still the main topic of conversation. The three teenagers were grabbing a bite to eat at the [...]

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Councilman James Gennaro (D-Fresh Meadows) wants to mandate daily trash pickups throughout New York city to help combat the problem of overflowing litter baskets in Queens.

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By Ruchika Tulshyan In early January of this year, 15-year-old Lisha Harbajan was stopped as she tried to enter Hillcrest High School in Queens just a few minutes after the late bell. But instead of letting her proceed to her first class, where she was to take a quiz, two school safety agents took her in [...]

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