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Sep. 17, 2024 By Czarinna Andres

The Queens Public Library (QPL) will join libraries nationwide in marking Banned Books Week from Sept. 22-28 with a series of events and programs, reinforcing its strong advocacy for intellectual freedom as book censorship surges nationwide.

Sep. 17, 2024 By Ethan Marshall

As the New York Mets began their final homestand of the 2024 regular season on Monday, Sept. 16, the team announced the installation of a purple seat to pay tribute to the McDonald’s mascot Grimace, whose first pitch prior to a game on June 12 coincided with the start of a seven-game winning streak and the team turning the season around.

Sept. 17, 2024 By Shane O’Brien

The New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) has launched a pop-up photo exhibition at Hunter’s Point South Park in Long Island City, celebrating the diverse stories of immigrants across New York City.

Sep. 17, 2024 By Ethan Marshall

Over the course of the summer of 2024, viewed as the peak rental season, Queens and Brooklyn each experienced sharp increases in competition among renters compared to the same time in 2023 and Manhattan maintaining a high degree of such competition, according to a Rental Competitiveness Report by the real estate listing site RentCafe.

Sep. 17, 2024 By Athena Dawson

MTA officials held a roundtable discussion in the Jamaica Central Control Building on Thursday, Sept. 12, to provide an overview of the agency’s current and future plans for its extensive transportation system. The officials invited reporters from a handful of local media organizations to the event, including QNS, which was an on-the-record presentation and Q&A session covering topics affecting Queens residents and commuters across the five boroughs. 

Sep. 17, 2024 By Czarinna Andres

On Monday, Sept. 16, hundreds of Amazon drivers in Queens took a major step toward unionization, formally requesting that Amazon recognize their union and negotiate a contract under the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.

Sept. 16, 2024 By Shane O’Brien

The New York City Council has approved the expansion of the Long Island City Business Improvement District (BID) following a 48-1 vote.

Sep. 16, 2024 By emarshall

Sept. 16, 2024 By Ethan Marshall

Sept. 16, 2024 By Shane O’Brien

Queens Public Library (QPL) is set to open a new branch at the 5PointzLIC residential complex in Court Square after its board of trustees voted to approve a 15-year lease at the site.

Sept. 16, 2024 By Shane O’Brien 

A coalition of community groups held a community sleepout and potluck on Vernon Boulevard on Saturday evening as part of efforts to present an alternative to the One LIC Neighborhood Plan.