Jul. 20, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed Capital One City Parks Foundation SummerStage, New York City’s beloved outdoor performing arts festival, is bringing two free concerts to Flushing Meadows Corona Park this weekend. On Saturday, July 22, at 6 p.m. Queens Live! Kool & The Gang will return to the SummerStage with Mobb Deep Havoc featuring…
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Jul. 20, 2023 By Bill Parry Few in Queens will forget when the borough was known as the “epicenter of the epicenter” during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic when the only sounds coming from the streets were the sirens and gunned engines of FDNY EMS ambulances rushing the stricken to Elmhurst Hospital and other…
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Jul. 20, 2023 By John Schilling Behind the hustle and bustle of Times Square and 34th Herald Square in Manhattan, the busiest intersection in New York City exists in Queens at Flushing’s Main Street and Roosevelt Avenue, and it’s easy to see why. For years, Flushing has been one of the largest central business districts…
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Jul. 18, 2023 By John Schilling Flushing Town Hall will host the U.S. premiere of “Paper Play,” an award-winning Taiwanese puppet show for all ages, on Sunday, Aug. 13. As indicated by its title, “Paper Play” features puppets, props and staging made entirely out of paper. For Puppet Beings Theatre, the team behind the production,…
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Jul. 3, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed Brian Sweeney, an English and journalism teacher at Townsend Harris High School in Flushing, was recognized as one of six grand-prize winners of this year’s FLAG Award for Teaching Excellence. The FLAG Award for Teaching Excellence award, founded by Glenn and Amanda Fuhrman, recognizes and celebrates extraordinary public school…
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Jul. 3, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed Congresswoman Grace Meng hosted a roundtable discussion with U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra to highlight the expansion of language access programs and health care for immigrant communities on Friday, June 30. Meng and Becerra met with officials from Queens-New York City immigration advocacy organizations for the…
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Jun. 27, 2023 By Bill Parry
Jun. 23, 2023 By John Schilling Runners of all ages from New York City and beyond gathered in Flushing Meadows Corona Park bright and early on June 17 for the annual New York Road Runners 10K, a sold-out event featuring a 6.2-mile course throughout the park. “We had 11,000 adults that participated in the Queens…
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Jun. 22, 2023 By Bill Parry Federal prosecutors brought criminal charges against 23 members of MS-13 in a series of brutal murders across Queens, including the torture and beating of a 17-year-old boy in Flushing’s Kissena Park in 2018. A 48-count, superseding indictment was unsealed in Brooklyn federal court on June 21 charging members and…
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Jun. 22, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed Queens Borough President Donovan Richards is calling on all levels of government to make affordable housing and the overall livability of New York City its top priorities after the Rent Guidelines Board (RGB) voted on Wednesday, June 21, to authorize increases on rent-stabilized apartments across the five boroughs. Demonstrators…
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