Dec. 4, 2024 By Colum Motherway Join the flock! The Alliance for Flushing Meadows Corona Park (FMCP) is seeking volunteers for its first-ever Christmas Bird Count event on Sunday, Dec. 15, offering a unique opportunity for nature enthusiasts and citizen scientists to contribute to an important study. The event, which runs from 8 a.m.…
Dec. 3, 2024 By Bill Parry 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…
Dec. 3, 2024 By Bill Parry 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…
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. This beloved feature, known for its breathtaking springtime blossoms, will soon offer an even more vibrant display of color, furthering the…
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. The ‘Get Nonprofits Paid Act’ will ensure prompt payments to the many nonprofits working for New York City. Under Rajkumar’s bill, the City will be required to…
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. On November 21, the NYC Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) announced the successful completion of an $8.2 million energy efficiency project at the hospital. The project is expected to…
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. The “Balloons Over St. Kevin’s” event took place outside the school on 195th Street, featuring handmade balloons crafted by students as part of…
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. The proposed development, situated between Bell Boulevard and Corporal Kennedy Street, will rise to a height of 40 feet, offering 87,901 square feet of residential space spread across 103…
Dec. 3, 2024 By Bill Parry 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…
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. The Friends of Francis Lewis Park, in partnership with the Landrum School of Performing…