Queens Public Library Closes Eight Branches Until Further Notice Due to COVID-19

Dec. 25, 2024 By Athena Dawson

Families in Queens can trade the chilly outdoors for a cozy indoor skating experience at the New York Hall of Science (NYSCI) this winter.

Dec. 24, 2024 By Czarinna Andres

Six women-owned and locally based businesses are now operating at John F. Kennedy International Airport’s Terminal 8 (T8), a milestone in the $125 million commercial redevelopment of the terminal.

Dec. 24, 2024 By cmotherway

Dec. 24, 2024 By Colum Motherway

Dec. 24, 2024 By Colum Motherway

Senator Joseph Addabbo brought more holiday spirit to Woodhaven on Tuesday, Dec. 17, after hosting a festive concert full of familiar classics.

Police from the 113th Precinct in Jamaica are looking for a serial groper who targeted three teenage girls and a mother walking with her young son in Southeast Queens on the morning of Monday, Dec. 16.

The suspect struck within a brief 20-minute span, beginning with his first victim, a 16-year-old girl walking near 115th Avenue and 170th Street, just a block south of Archie Spigner Park. At approximately 8:20 a.m., the assailant approached her from behind, grabbed her rear end, and fled the scene, police said.

Dec. 23, 2024 By Shane O’Brien

Queens families looking for festive and educational holiday fun need look no further than their local parks.

Dec. 23, 2024 By Athena Dawson

The New York City Council passed two transparency-focused bills during its Stated Meeting on Thursday, Dec. 19, aimed at improving communication around roadway closures and parking space suspensions.

QNS is looking back at our top stories throughout 2024 as we look forward to 2025. In terms of crime, the borough was shaken by several high-profile murders, police shootings and drug gang takedowns, many of which shocked the entire city. Here are some of the top 2024 crime stories in Queens.

The city’s first homicide of the year went down in an Elmhurst karaoke bar

New York City’s first murder in 2024 occurred on New Year’s Day when a Manhattan bouncer stabbed two men outside an Elmhurst karaoke bar near 76th Street and Roosevelt Ave. just before 4 a.m. Torrance Holmes, 35, of Hamilton Heights, was arrested by detectives days later at his home and transported back to Queens to face justice.

Dec. 23, 2024 By Shane O’Brien

As 2024 turns into 2025, QNS is looking back on its most popular stories from each month of the year.

Dec. 23, 2024 By Athena Dawson

U.S. Representative Gregory Meeks, who represents New York’s 5th District, which covers southeast Queens and parts of Nassau County, and U.S. Representative Pete Sessions, who represents Texas’ 17th District, which covers areas including Waco and College Station, have introduced a bipartisan bill aimed at alleviating financial burdens for first-time homeowners.