Fresh Meadows Woman Dies, A Month After Being Struck by Pick-Up Truck

Mar. 28, 2023 By Dean Moses

East Coast Pro Wrestling (ECPW) set up its ring in Queens to do a battle for charity, with a special appearance by a former WWE superstar.

Mar. 28, 2023 By Bill Parry

As an accomplished legislator, law professor and media personality with broad experience in government and not-for-profit organizations, Met Council CEO and executive director David Greenfield is well aware of the power of words. With Passover arriving on Wednesday, April 5, and with federal pandemic food assistance no longer available to low-income families in Queens, the leader of the nation’s largest Jewish charity organization warned of a coming “catastrophe” and called for the city to step up to provide $13 million in emergency funding for pantries to help New Yorkers facing food insecurity and elevated costs of living in the borough.

Mar. 27, 2023 By Ethan Marshall

Gov. Kathy Hochul on Monday announced that New York state’s first woman-owned conditional adult-use retail cannabis dispensary will open in Queens on Thursday.

Mar. 27, 2023 By Bill Parry

The city’s Curbside Composting program resumed across Queens on March 27, following a winter hiatus after the initiative launched as a three-month-long pilot in the borough last fall.

Mar. 26, 2023 By Ethan Marshall

The New York Mets partnered with several organizations and institutions across New York City to celebrate Amazin’ Day on Saturday, March 25. The event provided the team a way to give back to their fans less than a week before Opening Day of the 2023 season.

Mar. 25, 2023 By Zachary Gewelb

Officers from the 109th Precinct issued nine OATH summonses to unlicensed street vendors in Flushing and confiscated a wide range of merchandise ranging from food, clothing and costume jewelry on Wednesday, March 22, according to the NYPD.

Mar. 24, 2023 By Bill Parry

A young Corona man was criminally charged with assault as a hate crime for an attack on a Jewish man in Flushing Meadows Corona Park last month, according to the Queens District Attorney’s office.

Mar. 24, 2023 By Bill Parry

With temperatures rising and days growing longer, the NYC Parks Department has launched a new maintenance initiative that will deploy 240 newly hired full-time staff to address cleanliness in city parks during peak days and hours.

Mar. 24, 2023 By Julia Moro

The new Goldfish Swim School in Flushing’s Tangram Mall, located at 133-27 39th Ave., celebrated its grand opening on March 18 with free family swim, snacks, games and more fun activities.

Mar. 23, 2023 By QNS News Team

This weekend there are a range of events happening in Queens, from a hip-hop concert to yoga for charity! Don’t miss out!