Aug. 2, 2023 By Julia Moro Members of the public are encouraged to nominate and vote for their favorite eatery as part of Queens’ Best Barbeque Competition, which will take place in August and September. The Queens Chamber of Commerce, the oldest and largest business association in Queens, is attempting to settle the barbecue debate…
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Aug. 2, 2023 By Bill Parry Queens will become the center of the hip-hop universe this week with the return of LL Cool J’s Rock The Bells festival at Forest Hills Stadium on Saturday, Aug. 5, featuring performances by Queen Latifah, Method Man and Redman, Ludacris, Salt-n-Pepa, De La Soul, Big Daddy Kane, Brand Nubian,…
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Aug. 2, 2023 By QNS News Team On Tuesday, Aug. 1, the annual National Night Out Against Crime event returned to the many NYPD precincts in Queens and across New York City. The National Night Out Against Crime celebrated 40 years since it was established by Matt Peskin in Philadelphia in 1984. Back then, the…
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Aug. 2, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed US Open Fan Week, a predominantly free week of activity, will begin with the start of the 2023 US Open Qualifying Tournament on Aug. 22 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center at Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Each day of Fan Week will be anchored by a…
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Aug. 2, 2023 By Bill Parry
The Alliance for Flushing Meadows Corona Park has created an award that will honor former Queens Borough President Claire Shulman.
Aug. 1, 2023 By Bill Parry A self-described street racer from the Bronx was criminally charged in Queens Supreme Court on Aug. 1 with murder and manslaughter after she caused a high-speed crash that killed an Uber passenger on the Whitestone Expressway alongside Harvey Park in Whitestone in May. Melissa Rodriguez-Lopez, 28, of Kossuth Avenue…
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Jul. 31, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed As she continues to work on keeping the streets safe and walkable for Flushing residents, Councilwoman Sandra Ung recently announced that the 109th Precinct and the city Department of Sanitation (DSNY) enforced regulations against CJ Supermarket for illegally occupying sidewalk space along Main Street and 41st Avenue. CJ Supermarket’s…
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Jul. 31, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed During one of the hottest days in New York City on Thursday, July 27, Imran Patel, a Flushing resident at 140-60 Beech Ave. claimed that he and his family are facing eviction by Jamaica-based real estate company Zara Realty for putting an air conditioner in their apartment. “We’re in…
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Jul. 31, 2023 By John Schilling To celebrate the “Year of the Rabbit,” the 31st Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in New York (HKDBF-NY) will take place in Flushing Meadows Corona Park on Aug. 12 and 13. HKDBF-NY, the oldest and largest traditional boat festival in the country, will feature boat races, food, and free…
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Jul. 28, 2023 By Bill Parry
As the mercury soars into the nineties during the first heat wave of the summer, Queens Public Library announced extended hours at two branches in neighborhoods where the heat is even more intense due to the lack of tree canopies.