Plaza College in Forest Hills hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony and tour of its new $1 million Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) medical stimulation operating room on Nov. 15.

This cutting-edge learning center is the first of its kind in Queens and will provide students with an immersive experience that replicates the environment of working in New York’s premier hospital operating rooms.

Flushing resident Quiming Wan was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison in Queens Supreme Court on Tuesday morning for the November 2021 murder and sexual abuse of Jiaomei Zhou, a 29-year-old woman whose battered body he carried from his blood-soaked apartment to the lobby before being stopped by building residents.

Wan, 55, of Main Street, was convicted by a jury in October of murder in the second degree, aggravated sexual abuse in the first degree and other related crimes after a nearly two-week-long trial.

Dec. 3, 2024 By Colum Motherway

Queens Botanical Garden (QBG) is enhancing its iconic Crabapple Grove with the addition of 25 new trees, thanks to the generous sponsorship of the City Gardens Club.

Dec. 3, 2024 By Colum Motherway

Assembly Member Jenifer Rajkumar has introduced a groundbreaking new bill, which will end months of waiting for nonprofits to receive payments.

Dec. 3, 2024 By Athena Dawson

Major energy upgrades have been completed at NYC Health + Hospitals/Queens, located at 82-68 164th St. in Jamaica.

Dec. 3, 2024 By Ramy Mahmoud and QNS News Team

St. Kevin Catholic Academy in Flushing takes a page from Macy’s with its own balloon-filled parade held on Wednesday, Nov. 27.

Dec. 3, 2024 By Ethan Marshall

Permits have been filed for the construction of a new 4-story residential building at 211-13 26th Ave. in Bayside.

A 15-year-old girl was groped as she walked in Downtown Flushing by a man riding a stand-up scooter on the morning of Thursday, Nov. 14.

Police from the 109th Precinct are looking for a suspect who approached the victim as she was walking in the vicinity of Main Street and 39th Avenue just before 9:30 a.m. and touched her rear end before riding away southbound on Main Street toward Roosevelt Avenue a block away. The girl was not injured during the encounter, police said.

Dec. 2, 2024 By Ramy Mahmoud and QNS News Team

Dozens of residents from Whitestone and surrounding neighborhoods gathered on Sunday evening for the annual Paul A. Vallone Community Christmas Tree Lighting, honoring the late Council Member Paul A. Vallone.

Dec. 2, 2024 By Colum Motherway

The Voelker Orth Museum, Bird Sanctuary and Victorian Garden in Flushing are hosting a series of holiday events throughout December, offering a chance for New Yorkers to embrace the festive spirit.