Bomb Squad Gives All-Clear After Suspicious Device at Queens Place Mall Deemed a Hoax

Feb. 5, 2025 By Ethan Marshall

Bishop Robert Brennan, the Bishop of Brooklyn, which includes Queens, led a special Mass in recognition of the Lunar New Year on Sunday, Feb. 2, at St. Michael’s Roman Catholic Church, located at 138-65 Barclay Ave. in Flushing.

Feb. 5, 2025 By Jessica Militello

Queens Community Board 11 (CB 11) held its monthly meeting on Feb. 3, where members of the local community and elected officials gathered to discuss pressing updates, concerns, and initiatives within the district.

Feb. 5, 2025 By Jessica Militello

State Senator John Liu, in collaboration with Assembly Members Ed Braunstein, Nily Rozic, Ron Kim, and David Weprin, and Council Members Linda Lee, Sandra Ung, and James Gennaro, is partnering with the NYC Department of Finance to offer free sessions this tax season aimed at helping residents navigate key topics such as property taxes, appealing property value notices, and rent relief.

Feb. 5, 2025 By Athena Dawson

For the first time in three decades, JFK Airport is debuting a new cargo terminal.

Feb. 5, 2025 By sobrien

Feb. 5, 2025 By Shane O’Brien

Feb. 5, 2025 By QNS News Team

Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo has been rumored for months to be considering a run for mayor of New York City — and three straight polls suggest voters would easily back him over Mayor Eric Adams and the rest of the Democratic primary field.

The NYPD’s Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating a case of aggravated harassment on the St. John’s University campus in Hillcrest at 80-00 Utopia Parkway last month.

Police from the 107th Precinct in Fresh Meadows reported that two unidentified men drew two swastikas in the snow in front of Newman Hall, the administrative building formerly known as Perboye Hall, at around 5:15 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 24.

Feb. 5, 2025 By Athena Dawson

Hundreds of celebrants gathered at Queens Borough Hall’s Helen Marshall Cultural Center on Thursday, Jan 30, to celebrate the Lunar New Year. Queens residents from the Asian diaspora came together to celebrate the festive holiday. Many locals donned red, a symbol of prosperity, and their traditional attire, including Korean hanbok, Chinese qipao, and Vietnamese áo dài. 

Feb. 4, 2025 By Colum Motherway

Several elected officials in Queens have come together to support Assembly Member Jenifer Rajkumar in her bid to become NYC Public Advocate.

Feb. 4, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller

Two Queens lawmakers running against Eric Adams in this year’s Democratic mayoral primary took the chance to attack him in person over his budget cuts to New York City child care programs during a marathon Albany budget hearing on Tuesday.