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

Mar. 31, 2023 By Bill Parry

Police from the 100th Precinct in Rockaway Beach and Transit District 23 took a loaded firearm off the streets during an undercover operation on Thursday.

Mar. 30, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed

Dozens of customers were lined up outside of Good Grades, Queens’ first woman-owned adult-use retail cannabis dispensary, which celebrated its soft opening in Jamaica on Thursday, March 30.

Mar. 30, 2023 By QNS News Team

With beautiful spring weather on the horizon, make sure to get out and enjoy these activities, from a NYRR run in Cunningham Park to an art showcase in Long Island City!

Mar. 30, 2023 By Zachary Gewelb

A pedestrian who was attempting to cross the Joseph P. Addabbo Memorial Bridge that connects Howard Beach and Broad Channel was struck and killed by an SUV driver early Thursday morning, according to authorities.

Mar. 30, 2023 Schneps Media

It’s time for the “three people in the room” traditionally responsible for working out New York’s annual budget to deliver a front-page rescue for New York state’s journalism industry.

Mar. 29, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed

This spring, Queens Theatre is presenting performances by various renowned Latin artists, headlined by the return of its annual three-day Latin Culture & Dance Fiesta from Friday, March 31, through Sunday, April 2. 

Mar. 28, 2023 By Bill Parry

After sitting underutilized for nearly half a century, the renaissance of the Jacob Riis Bathhouse is closer to reality after CBSK Developers, Brooklyn Bazaar and Aulder Capital on March 28 closed on $47.5 million in financing for the large-scale preservation project to restore the 1932 Art Deco building to its former glory.

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.