Oct. 29, 2024 By Athena Dawson The Queens Centers for Progress (QCP) is inviting locals of all ages to cheer on participants in the TCS NYC Marathon this November. QCP is cheering in collaboration with the Queens Economic Development Corporation (QEDC) and Queens Tourism Council to support runners as they pass through Long Island City.…
Oct. 29, 2024 By sobrien Oct. 29, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Hunters Point Parks Conservancy (HPPC) will host its first annual Waterfront Gala on Nov. 7, raising money for the hundreds of free programs that the conservancy hosts throughout the year in Hunters Point South Park and Gantry Plaza State Park. The gala will take… Read more »
Oct. 29, 2024 By sobrien Oct. 29, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Queens Community Board 2 has said that the city has an obligation to build safe streets after a Queens judge halted plans to build a bike lane along Review Avenue in the industrial heart of Long Island City. Construction on a Review Avenue bike… Read more »
Oct. 28, 2024 By ishkurhan Oct. 28, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the NY Community Trust, advocates pushing for a more accessible world for the disabled discussed their mission at a public event in Astoria. The event at the Museum of the Moving Image on Oct. 23 centered around a… Read more »
Oct. 28, 2024 By bparry
[caption id="attachment_69101" align="aligncenter" width="680"] A 13-year-old girl was killed, and another was critically injured while subway surfing on the 7 train in Corona on Sunday night. (File Photo by Michael Dorgan)[/caption]
Oct. 28, 2024 By Bill Parry
Oct. 28, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Hundreds of people gathered at the 90th Street Triangle on the Jackson Heights/Elmhurst border Sunday afternoon to rally for continued support in fighting crime on the Roosevelt Avenue Corridor. This comes after Mayor Eric Adams launched a multi-agency enforcement operation in the area earlier in October. The Public…
Oct. 28, 2024 By Czarinna Andres International fashion retailer Primark announced Thursday, Dec. 5, as the official opening date of its newest location at the Queens Center Mall in Elmhurst. Marking the company’s second location in Queens following the Jamaica branch, which opened at the end of 2022, and its 10th in New York. The new…
Oct. 28, 2024 By sobrien Oct. 28, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Irish traditional music met Puerto Rican plena at the New York Irish Center Thursday night as part of the organization’s new “Crossroads Concerts” series, fusing traditional Irish music with cultures from around the world. The series, which features a total of seven concerts between… Read more »
Oct. 25, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan Hundreds of older adults made their way into the Senior Health and Wellness Expo, held in Flushing’s Sheraton Laguardia East Hotel on Tuesday, Oct. 22, to learn about the growing variety of services and resources available to them. It was the second annual event hosted by VillageCareMAX, a…
Oct. 25, 2024 By QNS News Team New York City voters can begin casting their ballots early starting Saturday, Oct. 26, with early voting continuing through Sunday, Nov. 3. While the presidential race headlines this election, several significant city- and state-level decisions await voters. New Yorkers must know about the election timeline, voting requirements,…