4th Annual Irish Music Festival To Follow St. Pat’s For All

Jan. 2, 2025 By Ethan Marshall

A proposal for changes to a 3-story, 2-unit house at 39-45 48th St. in Sunnyside was submitted to the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission, which is responsible for protecting the city’s architecturally, historically and culturally significant buildings and sites.

Queens elected officials were left shocked and dismayed by a mass shooting outside a Jamaica event space on New Year’s night that left ten young people injured while they waited to get into a “celebration of life” for a teen who was gunned down in Brooklyn.

An urgent manhunt is underway for the four young men who opened fire on people who were waiting in line outside the Amazura Concert Hall at 91-12 144th Place at around 11:20 p.m. Police from the 103rd Precinct in Jamaica responded to multiple 911 calls of shots fired and arrived at the scene to find six women and four men between the ages of 16 and 19, who suffered gunshot wounds as they ran for their lives when the gunmen fired at least thirty shots.

Jan. 2, 2025 By Shane O’Brien

Queens Council Members Robert Holden, Joann Ariola and Vickie Paladino have called on the MTA to pause congestion pricing until a number of ongoing lawsuits are resolved.

Jan. 2, 2025 By sobrien

Jan. 2, 2025 By Shane O’Brien

Jan. 2, 2025 By Athena Dawson

A local Rockaway resident is hosting an event for collectible enthusiasts of all ages.

A storied Queens political career drew to a close on New Year’s Eve when Jeffrion Aubry officially retired from the New York State Assembly, where he represented East Elmhurst and Corona in Albany for over three decades.

The Port Authority announced the renaming and dedication of the LaGuardia Career Center as the Jeffrion L. Aubry LaGuardia Career Center on Dec. 18 to honor his decades of public service and his commitment to ensuring that Queens residents reap the benefits of the redevelopment of LaGuardia Airport.

Jan. 2, 2025 By Colum Motherway

In an effort to reduce the piles of black trash bags lining city streets, New York City residents have been required since Nov. 12 to place their curbside trash in secure containers.

Jan. 2, 2025 By Athena Dawson

Two community college students are achieving their dreams of higher education with a prestigious leadership program. 

Dec. 31, 2024 By Ethan Marshall

Permits have been filed to demolish two 1-story buildings at 54-03 and 54-11 Queens Blvd. in Woodside.

Dec. 31, 2024 By Colum Motherway

Union and community organizations from the New Yorkers for a Fair Economy coalition were given a reason to celebrate after Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the Warehouse Worker Injury Reduction Act into law on Sunday, Dec. 22.