Mar. 28, 2025 By sobrien March 28, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Astoria’s urban bee farm and honey store, the Honey House, reached national attention this week with an appearance on the Kelly Clarkson Show on NBC on Tuesday. Co-owner Nick Hoefly sat down with Clarkson on the popular daytime show on Tuesday to chat…
Mar. 28, 2025 By Colum Motherway The New York State Senate has passed Senate Bill S.1673, a critical piece of legislation aimed at addressing the student loan debt crisis affecting many New Yorkers. The bill mandates that all new employees be provided with essential information regarding student loan repayment options, empowering them to make…
Mar. 28, 2025 By bparry March 28, 2025 By Bill Parry A Corona man was arrested on Wednesday morning after he turned himself in at the 107th Precinct in Fresh Meadows for assaulting a grandmother during a random attack inside a Jackson Heights subway station on the night of Saturday, March 1. Hector Cajamarca,…
Mar. 28, 2025 By Jessica Militello Queens was alive with Irish spirit on Wednesday, March 26, as Borough President Donovan Richards Jr. hosted the 2nd Annual Irish American Heritage Celebration. The event took place at the Helen Marshall Cultural Center in Queens Borough Hall, located at 120-55 Queens Blvd. in Kew Gardens, and featured…
Mar. 28, 2025 By Bill Parry Police from the 107th Precinct in Fresh Meadows are looking for two burglars who slipped into a parking garage at a Briarwood co-op building during the early morning hours of Tuesday, March 25, and drove off with a Mercedes-Benz luxury sedan. Once inside the indoor car park at…
Mar. 28, 2025 By Shane O’Brien State Sen. James Sanders, who represents the 10th District in Queens, is urging all 23andMe customers to delete their genetic data following the company’s bankruptcy filing last week. The move comes amid concerns that the company’s extensive genetic database could potentially fall into the hands of an unknown…
Mar. 28, 2025 By QNS News Team A Whitestone sailor has been named the 2024 Sailor of the Year for U.S. Navy Medicine, recognizing his exceptional service and leadership. Petty Officer 2nd Class Ronald Baretela, was recently honored as the 2024 Sailor of the Year for U.S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (USNMRTC)…
Mar. 28, 2025 By Ethan Marshall As the New York Mets enter the 2025 season with aspirations of building a dynasty on the field, the organization has already accomplished it in the kitchen. For the third consecutive year, Citi Field has been named the winner of USA Today’s 10Best Readers’ Choice travel award contest…
Mar. 27, 2025 By Czarinna Andres In a heartfelt tribute to the late Claire Shulman, former Queens Borough President, NYC Health + Hospitals/Queens has officially renamed The Pavilion building as the “Claire Shulman Pavilion.” This recognition comes after a vote by the health system’s Board of Directors on Thursday, March 27, and honors Shulman’s…
Mar. 27, 2025 By sobrien March 27, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Former Mayor Bill de Blasio and Queens Borough President Donovan Richards visited LaGuardia Community College (LAGCC) in Long Island City on Thursday morning to celebrate the launch of the college’s new archive collection, which preserves the history of the Inner Circle—a 102-year-old organization…