Jul. 12, 2024 By Gabriele Holtermann The annual Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival, coming to Meadow Lake in Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens on Aug. 3 and 4, kicked off its festivities with the Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival Awakening Ceremony in Times Square on July 11. Festivities included a performance by the New…
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Jul. 11, 2024 By Athena Dawson The Queens Public Library launched its Bookcycle Summer Tour on Wednesday, featuring three-wheeler book bikes that travel to various parts of Queens to provide free and easy access to library services and information. The Bookcycles will be at seven locations across Queens over the next seven weeks, with the…
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Jul. 11, 2024 By Ethan Marshall and Angelica Vivas Hundreds of Queens residents lined up outside 39-20 Main St. in Flushing Tuesday, July 9, to get a bite to eat from the first Queens location of the popular chicken finger restaurant chain Raising Cane’s during its grand opening. Despite the 90-degree heat, these people overcame…
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Jul. 11, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan The U.S. Department of State is working to make passport renewal faster and easier for the rising number of travelers. Last month, the federal agency launched an online pilot system allowing passport holders to apply for a renewal online. Typically, the application is filled out on paper and mailed…
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Jul. 10, 2024 By Bill Parry
Police from the 110th Precinct in Elmhurst are looking for three masked men who broke into Susan’s Laundromat at 85-12 Grand Ave. at around 3:15 a.m. on Monday, June 24, while a fourth member of their crew acted as a lookout near their getaway car parked in front.
Jul. 10, 2024 QNS News Team The Queens Public Library (QPL) announced on Tuesday that three of its branches, previously at risk of delayed reopenings due to proposed budget cuts, are set to resume service. This follows the restoration of City funding in the new fiscal year. QPL President and CEO Dennis M. Walcott provided…
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Jul. 9, 2024 By Bill Parry
MTA Bridge and Tunnel officers, the NYPD and law enforcement partners impounded 55 vehicles from motorists crossing into Queens on the Whitestone Bridge on Monday, July 8, as a multi-agency crackdown continued unabated.
Jul. 9, 2024 By Bill Parry
Police from the 109th Precinct in Flushing are on the hunt for an armed robber who was foiled by a quick-thinking victim during the early hours of Friday, July 5.
Jul. 9, 2024 By Athena Dawson The Shops at Skyview Mall will host a “K-Fun Summer School” Korean culture class on Sunday, July 28 from 2-5 p.m. The mall, located at 40-24 College Point Blvd. in Flushing, is hosting the summer school event as part of its “Skyview High” theme, which runs now through early August….
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Jul. 9, 2024 By Czarinna Andres Assemblywoman Nily Rozic visited the Chinese-American Planning Council’s (CPC) Queens Community Center this week to inspect the upgrades made possible by a $125,000 state capital grant she secured for the center. The CPC is the nation’s largest Asian American social services organization, serving thousands daily through over 50 programs…
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