Jun. 18, 2024 By Athena Dawson Queens College marked its centennial commencement ceremony on Thursday, May 30, celebrating a major milestone in the institution’s history. Queens College President Frank H. Wu presided over the commencement ceremony, which recognized over 4,400 degree candidates. In total, the college awarded 4,465 undergraduate and graduate degree candidates from the…
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Jun. 18, 2024 By Athena Dawson Flushing Town Hall is set to present an exciting Pridefest for creatives to enjoy with the Women in Comics Collective International (WinC) Creative Conference: Pridefest, on Saturday, June 29. The event at 137-35 Northern Blvd. in Flushing will highlight the work of women and LGBTQ+ people of color who…
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Jun. 18, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan While many seats in New York’s primary election this June are uncontested, three State Assembly races in Queens could alter the borough’s representation in Albany. Both one-term and long-term incumbents are facing fresh challengers who are hoping to snag the seat and address issues such as housing, public safety,…
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Jun. 18, 2024 By Czarinna Andres The Friends of Francis Lewis Park held a heartfelt ceremony to honor the late Council Member Paul A. Vallone with a dedicated bench in the park at 147th Street and 3rd Avenue, on Friday, June 14. Paul A. Vallone, who passed away earlier this year, was remembered for his…
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Jun. 18, 2024 By Czarinna Andres The Asian community in Queens is becoming much more political and engaged with local issues than ever, political analysts say. The surge in anti-Asian violence, proposals to make it tougher for Asian students to get into specialized high schools, and the rising costs of property ownership are among the…
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Jun. 14, 2024 By Bill Parry
The NYPD announced a $10,000 reward is being offered for information that leads to the arrest of a Hispanic man who allegedly raped a 13-year-old girl in a wooded area of Kissena Corridor Park on Thursday afternoon.
Jun. 14, 2024 By Bill Parry
A Hollis man was criminally charged after police discovered a cache of weapons in his vehicle during a traffic stop. He was pulled over for driving a “ghost car” with obscured license plates in East Elmhurst near LaGuardia Airport during the early morning hours of June 12.
Jun. 14, 2024 By Athena Dawson Five exceptional students from Queens received scholarships for their tennis skills at New York Junior Tennis & Learning’s (NYJTL) 36th annual Mayor Dinkins Cup. The Mayor Dinkins Cup is the nation’s largest free junior interscholastic tennis tournament, attracting hundreds of young players from about 200 schools across all five…
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Jun. 14, 2024 By Athena Dawson Dozens of local community members, elected officials and staff gathered at Transitional Services for New York (TSINY) Miele’s Respite for its 10th-anniversary celebration on Wednesday, June 12. Located on the Creedmoor Psychiatric Center Campus in Queens Village, the respite program provides an alternative to hospitalization for clients with psychosis-related…
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Jun. 14, 2024 By Bill Parry
An urgent manhunt is underway in Northeast Queens after a Hispanic man allegedly raped a 13-year-old girl at knifepoint in Kissena Corridor Park in broad daylight on Thursday afternoon.