May. 22, 2024 By Athena Dawson NewYork-Presbyterian and March of Dimes have partnered to bring a mobile OBGYN office to the tri-state area. The Mom and Baby Mobile Health Center brings pregnancy, post-birth and women’s health care directly to mothers in need of care. The mobile bus serves unhoused and undocumented women and collaborates with…
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Mets host Wheelchair Sports Federation softball game and clinic for District 75 students with disabilities
May. 21, 2024 By Ethan Marshall The New York Mets hosted their annual Wheelchair Softball Clinic Tuesday at the Citi Field parking lot, where the playing field of Shea Stadium once stood. Members of the Wheelchair Sports Federation played a softball game before helping to facilitate a clinic for approximately 100 students with disabilities from…
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Soccer rivalry: NYCFC and Red Bulls fans clash in banter-filled forum ahead of historic Queens Derby
May. 21, 2024 By QNS Sports Team It is Saturday afternoon, and a number of soccer enthusiasts are gathered at the Queensboro Bar and Restaurant in Jackson Heights. On one side are fans of the New York Red Bulls, and on the other is a group of New York City FC fans sitting together for…
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Congresswoman Meng visits Elmhurst hospital to celebrate projects from $1.8 Million federal funding
May. 21, 2024 By Czarinna Andres May 21, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan Queens Congresswoman Grace Meng visited New York City Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst on Monday afternoon to celebrate the $1.8 million in federal funding she secured for two major projects. The bigger share of funding was designated for the renovation of the first-floor Infectious Diseases… Read more »
Moped riders struck and killed in Elmhurst by hit-and-run driver who remains at large: NYPD
May. 20, 2024 By Bill Parry
Two men riding a moped in Elmhurst were killed by a driver whose vehicle burst into flames after crashing into two cars parked near Crowley Playground on Sunday morning.
Students celebrate new traffic signals in Flushing where their classmate was struck by a car
May. 20, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan One year after a student was struck by a car at the intersection in front of a Flushing elementary school, elected officials joined students to celebrate the installation of a new traffic signal they collectively advocated for. Each day, approximately 800 students safely pass through the front doors of…
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Five Queens startups win $20,000 each in 2024 Tech + Innovation Challenge
May. 19, 2024 By Czarinna Andres A diverse range of businesses, including a yoga studio, an olive oil distributor, a female health care provider, a sustainable mushroom farmer, and an AI-powered physical therapy service, have been named winners of the 2024 Queens Tech + Innovation Challenge (QTIC). Each winner will receive a $20,000 grant to…
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NYC DOT is set to launch e-scooter program in eastern Queens this summer
May. 18, 2024 By Athena Dawson E-scooters will soon be another part of the daily commute for Queens residents, as first reported by amNY. The Department of Transportation (DOT) recently announced the launch of an e-scooter sharing program coming to eastern Queens this summer. The program is based on the successful launch of a similar…
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QBP Richards, advocates rally to demand Mayor Adams restore funding to City’s libraries
May. 17, 2024 By Gabriele Holtermann A rally was held at the Queens Public Library at Forest Hills on May 16, during which Queens Borough President Donovan Richards, Queens Public Library President and CEO Dennis Walcott, union reps and library advocates called on Mayor Eric Adams to reverse the proposed $58.3 million budget cuts to…
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Local high school students bid farewell to trout they nurtured as part of a conservation effort
May. 17, 2024 By Athena Dawson Bon voyage trout! A group of local high school students from Queens joined the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and non-profit Trout Unlimited on a trip to release juvenile trout into a river in Westchester County. Twenty-two High school students from John Bowne High School in…
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