The Metropolitan Transportation Authority on Feb. 16 began equipping two more bus routes — the Q17 and Q27 — with Automated Camera Enforcement systems.Both routes connect Southeast Queens with Downtow ...

A housing lottery is currently running for 16 units in a 7-story residential building at 169-13 90th Ave. in Jamaica.

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority stopped selling MetroCards in December as it migrated to its new fare payment system, OMNY, which allows riders to pay with the tap of a phone, OMNY card or ...

Introduction Child stunting, a measure of malnutrition, is a major global health challenge affecting 148.1 million children in 2022. Global stunting rates have declined from 47.2% in 1985 to 22.3% in ...

This is a money grab to pay for the free items that are promised and as usual, at the expense of the poorer neighborhood!” ...

Four Jamaica Plain nonprofit organizations were awarded $5,000 in total in January in an effort to help end food insecurity in the neighborhood.

A new program has been launched by the government of Jamaica to provide scholarships to the children of Jamaicans working on Ontario fruit and vegetable farms through the Seasonal Agricultural Worker ...

The Long Island Rail Road has resumed full service on its Ronkonkoma Branch after an eastbound train hit a vehicle Monday night east of Farmingdale, setting it on fire. There were no injuries to ...

Jamaica has welcomed more than 300,000 visitors just weeks after Hurricane Melissa, marking a rapid tourism recovery. Minister Edmund Bartlett says all major resort areas and airports are operational, ...

After being devastated by Hurricane Melissa in late October, Jamaica’s tourism industry is already experiencing a significant uptick. In just the few months that have elapsed since the Oct. 28 ...

A plane that was headed to Jamaica to bring relief supplies in the wake of Hurricane Melissa and crashed in Coral Springs wasn’t properly weighed and the supplies weren’t properly secured, according ...

When Hurricane Melissa made landfall on Jamaica’s southern coast, the storm did more than tear off roofs and flood major corridors; it exposed the deep vulnerabilities within the nation’s critical ...