May 2, 2025 By Queens Post News Team As National Pet Week begins across the country, the ASPCA is spotlighting its newest Community Veterinary Clinic in Long Island City as a model for increasing access to pet care in underserved neighborhoods. The Queens clinic, which opened in September 2024 near Queens Plaza, is the third… Read more »
April 30, 2025 By Czarinna Andres LaGuardia Community College is calling on local artists to help transform one of its most visible community spaces into a vibrant work of public art. Submissions are now open for a new street mural that will be painted on the LaGuardia Community Greenway, a pedestrian-only stretch of 29th Street… Read more »
April 27, 2025 By Dean Moses Two suspects in the shooting of an off-duty cop in Long Island City on Sunday morning are now in custody after leading police on a wild pursuit across the borough. According to sources familiar with the investigation, the 25-year-old off-duty NYPD officer parked his green BMW along 43rd Avenue… Read more »
April 25, 2025 By Laura Dorgan American singer-songwriter and actress Miley Cyrus was spotted on Wednesday, April 23, atop a rooftop in Long Island City, filming a new commercial for Maybelline New York at Brooklyn Stages, located at 43rd Avenue and 9th Street. The Grammy Award-winning artist performed a series of stunts for the shoot,… Read more »
April 25, 2025 By Laura Dorgan Gantry Plaza State Park transformed into a celebration of spring on Saturday, April 19, as families from across Queens gathered for the annual Queens Easter Festival. Hosted by Renew Queens and Wellspring Church NYC, the free event in Long Island City featured age-specific egg hunts, carnival games, live entertainment,… Read more »
April 23, 2025 By Ramy Mahmoud and Queens Post News Team On a sunny Earth Day morning, community leaders, elected officials and local students gathered on the rooftop of 37-18 Northern Boulevard in Long Island City to celebrate the second full growing season of Sky Farm LIC — a once-vacant urban farm reborn as a… Read more »
April 14, 2025 By Queens Post News Team The Long Island City YMCA marked its 25th anniversary on Thursday, April 11, with a celebration at its Queens Boulevard location in Long Island City, recognizing the organization’s impact on the Western Queens community since its founding in 1999. The event brought together YMCA staff, current and… Read more »
April 11, 2025 By Queens Post News Team The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) unveiled a new elevator and entrance on the north side of the Queensboro Plaza subway station in Long Island City on Thursday, April 10. The improvement—complementing two elevators installed on the south side last year—brings the total number of elevators at the… Read more »
April 7, 2025 By Paulina Albarracin Get ready to race through rainbows for a great cause in Long Island City. Mark your calendars for Saturday, April 12, and lace up for the inaugural Let’s Grant Wishes Color Run, a vibrant charitable run/walk hosted by The Learning Experience in Long Island City in collaboration with the… Read more »
March 31, 2025 By Ramy Mahmoud and Queens Post News Team Young athletes in Queens had the opportunity to experience Japanese-style soccer training this past Saturday, March 29, as Blue United Football Club (Blue United FC) hosted a special session at Socceroof in Long Island City, led by former Japan National Team star Takuya Yamada…. Read more »