Mar. 24, 2025 By Jessica Militello Say it loud, say it proud: Queens is the world’s borough—and now it has the sign to prove it. A colorful new sculpture honoring Queens’ diversity was unveiled on Saturday, March 22, at MacDonald Park on Queens Boulevard in Forest Hills, drawing more than 150 attendees, including elected…
Mar. 24, 2025 By Christopher Herman No one can argue that it feels good to belong and we’ve all had that unpleasant experience of being the outsider. In recent years, research into the impact of belonging on achievement has drawn clear links between how included we feel and our academic performance. This is an…
Mar. 24, 2025 By Ethan Marshall and Ramy Mahmoud Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz recently held her annual Women’s History Month celebration on Wednesday, March 19, in the Benjamin S. Rosenthal Building at Queens College, located at 65-30 Kissena Blvd. in Flushing. Co-sponsored by Queens College, the Queens County Women’s Bar Association and the Center for…
Mar. 24, 2025 By jmilitello March 24, 2025 By Jessica Militello Astoria just got a little soupier—and that’s a good thing. Unmei, an artisanal Taiwanese dumpling shop, opened last month at 31-06 35th St., bringing a dose of comfort food and authenticity to the neighborhood. The cozy eatery specializes in steamed soup dumplings known…
Mar. 24, 2025 By Colum Motherway Council Member Robert Holden praised a March 20 decision by the New York State Court of Appeals striking down New York City’s plan to let noncitizens vote in local elections. The Court’s 6-1 decision firmly rejected the City’s 2022 law, which had aimed to grant voting rights to…
Mar. 21, 2025 By Paulina Albarracin Over a hundred runners from around the borough gathered in Corona last month to celebrate community, diversity and resilience during a spirited race through one of the borough’s most iconic parks. The Queens Distance Runners (QDR) hosted the For the Love of Queens 5K at Flushing-Meadows Corona Park…
Mar. 21, 2025 By emarshall March 21, 2025 By Ethan Marshall Kids from 12 schools across New York City School District 30 competed in the second annual March Madness Middle School Basketball Tournament on Saturday, March 8, at Horace Greeley I.S. 10Q, with the host team winning the tournament. The Horace Greeley School, located…
Mar. 21, 2025 By Shane O’Brien NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst has been named a Center for Excellence in Surgical Safety by a prestigious association representing more than 41,000 nurses across the US and abroad. The Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) presented Elmhurst Hospital with its prestigious Center of Excellence in Surgical Safety: Prevention…
Mar. 21, 2025 By Athena Dawson A group of Queens elected officials gathered at NYC Health + Hospitals/Queens in Jamaica on Tuesday, March 18, to rally against a Republican-led budget resolution that they say could jeopardize Medicaid benefits for hundreds of thousands of local residents. The Medicaid Day of Action press conference, part of…
Mar. 21, 2025 By Colum Motherway The New York State Senate has passed Senate Bill S.1194-A, a bill aimed at improving consumer protection and promoting transparency in utility pricing. Sponsored by Senator Joseph Addabbo, the bill mandates that gas and electric corporations notify their customers at least 45 days in advance before implementing any…