Oct. 24, 2024 By Bill Parry The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey proudly announced on Oct. 22 that Forbes Travel Guide selected LaGuardia Airport as the best airport in the United States a decade after then-Vice President Joe Biden likened the transportation hub to one that would be found in a…
Oct. 24, 2024 By Athena Dawson Spectrum has donated $10,000 to the Chinese American Planning Council (CPC) to support its Spectrum Learning Lab in Flushing. The telecommunications organization announced on Tuesday, Oct. 15, that the funding will be used to update equipment and boost educational programs for the Flushing community. The Spectrum Learning Lab…
Oct. 24, 2024 By Athena Dawson Flushing Town Hall will host its 10th annual Diwali Festival for residents of the world’s borough on Saturday, Nov 2, from noon to 4 p.m. The celebration will include a variety of cultural performances, family-friendly activities, and a live Bhangra dance party led by DJ Rekha. The Guru…
Oct. 24, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan On Monday, a Queens County Supreme Court judge dismissed a large chunk of claims outlined in a lawsuit against Forest Hills Stadium filed by a neighboring homeowner association. In the suit filed by The Forest Hills Gardens Corporation (FHGC) against the West Side Tennis Club, which owns and…
Oct. 24, 2024 By bparry
[caption id="attachment_83134" align="aligncenter" width="700"] Cops are looking for this suspect who allegedly broke into a Jackson Heights apartment building and stole thousands of dollars from a laundry room vending machine. NYPD[/caption]
Oct. 24, 2024 By Bill Parry
Oct. 24, 2024 By Czarinna Andres St.Mary’s Healthcare System for Children in Bayside has been awarded a $258,000 grant from New York State Senator Toby Ann Stavisky, providing essential funding for renovations to the facility’s playground. The funds, allocated through the New York State Senate, will support making the playground more inclusive for St.Mary’s…
Oct. 23, 2024 By Athena Dawson A local environmental organization is partnering with the NYC Parks Department and Open Space Partners NYC to celebrate the third anniversary of City of Forest Day on Saturday, October 26th. Forest For All NYC is hosting over 80 activities across the five boroughs to celebrate the day of…
Oct. 23, 2024 By Dean Moses and QNS Staff Concerns are growing over gang activity along Roosevelt Avenue in Corona, where police have linked criminal operations to the Tren de Aragua (TDA) gang, which has already caused disruption in Times Square. The NYPD recently launched a major campaign to combat prostitution and illegal vendors…
Oct. 23, 2024 By Bill Parry A Queens grand jury indicted a Long Island man for manslaughter and other related crimes in a fatal road rage collision on the Long Island Expressway in Queensboro Hill in mid-August. Shaqeem Douglas, 26, of Maple Street in Freeport, was arraigned in Queens Supreme Court on Tuesday for…
Oct. 23, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan The memory of the beloved late City Council Member Paul Vallone will live on in the Northeast Queens community following the co-naming of a Flushing street and a Bayside school in his honor. On Saturday, Oct. 19, the intersection of 32nd Ave and 157th Street outside of Bowne…