Nov. 27, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Queens Together, a non-profit dedicated to fighting food insecurity and hunger, will host its third annual International Food Expo in Corona next week, bringing together more than 40 Queens-based restaurants. The food expo will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 5, at the New…
Nov. 25, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Queens Community Board 3 voted overwhelmingly to approve modifications to zoning regulations for the planned $8 billion Metropolitan Park development at a fiery monthly meeting at Queens Public Library (QPL) Langston Hughes Thursday night. More than 100 people crowded into the auditorium at QPL Langston Hughes at 100-01…
Nov. 25, 2024 By Czarinna Andres The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is urging travelers heading to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) during the Thanksgiving holiday to avoid driving directly to terminal frontages due to ongoing construction and anticipated record passenger volume. From Nov. 25 to Dec. 2, JFK is…
Nov. 25, 2024 By Athena Dawson A Japanese airline has selected JFK Airport’s Terminal 6 (T6) as its future home. JFK Millenium Partners (JMP), the parent company of the ongoing T6 development, announced on Thursday that All Nippon Airways (ANA) will be among the first airlines to operate from the state-of-the-art terminal when it…
Nov. 22, 2024 By Bill Parry New details have emerged into the fatal chain-reaction four-vehicle collision on the Kosciuszko Bridge in Maspeth that killed a senior and injured seven on Thursday morning. The 75-year-old man who was killed during the pile-up has been identified as Shafiur Rahman of Euless, Texas. He was among several…
Nov. 22, 2024 By Colum Motherway Jenifer Rajkumar, a Democrat currently representing the 38th Assembly district, which includes the neighborhoods of Glendale, Ozone Park, Richmond Hill, Ridgewood and Woodhaven, officially kicked off her campaign to be New York City’s next Comptroller. A coalition of hundreds of supporters from all five boroughs came out to…
Nov. 21, 2024 By Colum Motherway Suicide is the second-leading cause of death among young people aged 10 to 24 in New York, a troubling statistic underscored by Queens having the highest number of confirmed suicides across the city’s five boroughs, according to the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene’s latest report. Addressing…
Nov. 19, 2024 By Shane O’Brien New York City FC (NYCFC) and the New York Red Bulls are set to face off in the first-ever post-season Hudson River Derby this Saturday in the Eastern Conference semi-finals of the MLS Cup Playoffs, but they will do so in an almost half-empty Citi Field. NYCFC has…
Nov. 19, 2024 QNS News Team Nine-time GRAMMY® Award-nominated music star Post Malone is set to bring his ‘Big Ass Stadium Tour’ to Citi Field in June 2025. The performer is set to take over Citi Field in Flushing on June 4, 2025, as part of his largest headlining tour, Post Malone Presents The…
Nov. 14, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Dozens of people gathered at Queens Public Library in Jamaica Wednesday evening for the MTA’s 2025-29 Capital Plan Open House, which aims to invest $68.4 billion across the subway, bus and commuter rail systems over the next five years. Wednesday’s open house was the second event hosted by…