Aug. 21, 2019 By Shane O’Brien Dozens of free events are taking place at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing this week ahead of the start of the 2019 US Open on Monday. The events are happening as part of the US Open Fan Week ahead of the final major in the… Read more »
Aug. 21, 2019 By Allie Griffin Congresswoman Grace Meng along with ASPIRE PAC, the political arm of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Members of Congress, sent a letter to the Democratic National Committee Tuesday calling for the DNC to ensure that at least one of its sponsored presidential debates features an AAPI moderator. In… Read more »
Aug. 20, 2019 By Allie Griffin New York City, New York State, Connecticut and Vermont have filed a joint lawsuit against President Trump’s new public charge rule, which makes it easier for the federal government to deny green cards and visas to immigrants who use or have used certain public assistance programs. New York Attorney… Read more »
Aug. 19, 2019 By Allie Griffin An employee at a BP gas station in Flushing was struck by a half-full Gatorade bottle when a man threw it at his head on Friday, according to police. On Aug. 16 at 5:45 p.m., the man got into an argument with the employee and when it escalated, he… Read more »
Aug. 16, 2019 By Shane O’Brien Citi Field will play host to a traditional Irish sport called hurling for the first time ever this November. The New York Hurling Classic is a three-game tournament which will take place at Citi Field on Saturday, Nov. 16 and will feature teams from Kilkenny, Tipperary, Limerick and Wexford,… Read more »
Aug. 16, 2019, Staff Report The fifth annual Sunnyside Post Mile is set to take place on the streets of Sunnyside and Woodside on Saturday, Oct. 5. The Queens Post is proud to bring back this popular, family-friendly event which is co-organized by the Sunnyside Post, the Woodside Sunnyside Runners and Sunnyside Community Services. “Last… Read more »
Aug. 16, 2019 By Shane O’Brien Elected officials in Queens joined members of the Parks Dept. to cut the ribbon on a newly revamped playground in Flushing on Thursday. Council Member Peter Koo joined NYC Parks Commissioner Mitchell Silver and representatives of the NYC Department of Environmental Protection at Bowne Playground to cut the ribbon… Read more »
Aug. 15, 2019 By Shane O’Brien Dozens of child sexual abuse lawsuits have been filed against the Brooklyn Diocese since Wednesday–as the one-year “lookback” provision of the Child Victims Act kicked in across the state. The “lookback” window went into effect Aug. 14 and allows previously time-barred survivors of child sexual abuse to file suit… Read more »
Aug. 15, 2019 By Shane O’Brien The police are looking for two men who broke into a ferry docked at an upmarket yacht club in Whitestone last week and stole liquor. The duo broke in through a window while the ferry was docked at the Malba Yacht Club, located at 143-01 Malba Dr., on Monday, Aug…. Read more »
Aug. 15, 2019 By Ryanne Salzano Elected officials from Queens celebrated the signing of the Religious Garb Bill at the Sikh Cultural Society in Richmond Hill on Tuesday. The bill, signed by Governor Andrew Cuomo on Friday, Aug. 9, widens the definition of employment discrimination in New York’s existing Human Rights Law. Now, religious attire,… Read more »