Apr. 17, 2025 By Jessica Militello The wait is almost over—your favorite foodie festival is back. The Queens Night Market will officially kick off its milestone 10th anniversary season this Saturday, April 19, with a special ticketed sneak preview night at Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Originally slated to launch with a pair of preview…
Schneps Media, the parent company of amNewYork, is partnering with the city’s Campaign Finance Board (CFB) and Pix11 to host a series of debates for citywide races ahead of the hotly contested June 24 Democratic primary. Pix11 will broadcast five debates in the competitive primaries for mayor, comptroller, and public advocate in early June.…
Apr. 17, 2025 By Athena Dawson Queens Theatre’s beloved Latin Culture & Dance Fiesta returns from Friday, May 2, to Sunday, May 4, offering a lively weekend filled with Latin American music, dance, and culture. This year’s celebration features a lineup of performances, including the acclaimed Argentinian folk band CEIBO, the award-winning musical Señor…
Apr. 17, 2025 By Colum Motherway The City Council’s bipartisan Common Sense Caucus has filed an amicus brief with the New York State Court of Appeals in support of municipal retirees fighting to maintain their traditional Medicare supplemental health insurance. The brief, submitted in a closely watched class action lawsuit, marks the third time…
Apr. 17, 2025 By Shane O’Brien State Sen. Zellnor Myrie held a press conference outside an Astoria daycare center Wednesday morning to advocate for extending the pilot program offering free extended hours for New York City preschoolers. Diki Daycare Center, located at 30-81 Steinway St., is one of the 64 pre-K and 3-K programs…
Apr. 16, 2025 By Colum Motherway The Newtown Historical Society, in collaboration with Council Member Robert Holden, has unveiled its latest exhibit, ‘Historic Maps of Newtown.’ It is now open to the public at Holden’s district office, located at 58-38 69 St., 2nd Floor. The exhibit is available for viewing during regular business hours…
Apr. 16, 2025 By Athena Dawson Two Queens middle schoolers turned the page on ordinary schoolwork and became award-winning writers after earning top honors in a district-wide book review contest celebrating National Reading Month. Ashlyn Objio, an 8th grader at IS 141 The Steinway School, in Astoria and Giasemi Bournias, a 7th grader at…
Apr. 15, 2025 By Ethan Marshall While first-time foreclosure filings in the New York metro area went down during the first quarter of 2025 compared to the same quarter in 2024, Queens emerged as having the most foreclosures over this period, according to a report by the real estate site PropertyShark. Year-over-year, first-time foreclosures…
Apr. 15, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Summer concerts are to return to Forest Hills Stadium this summer after the NYPD granted “conditional approval” to an alternative security plan for events at the venue. The NYPD had previously informed West Side Tennis Club, which operates and leases Forest Hills Stadium, and Tiebreaker Productions, which runs…
Apr. 15, 2025 By Shane O’Brien A federal judge has extended the deadline for thousands of New Yorkers enrolled in the state’s Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP) to transition to Public Partnerships, LLC (PPL), the state’s new fiscal intermediary, following calls from State Sen. John Liu and legal advocates for more time to…