Santa visits LIC and Xmas tree is lit

April 9, 2025 By Ethan Marshall

Leasing was officially launched at the 417-unit, 26-story apartment building Link Apartments QPN, located at 41-46 27th St. in Long Island City, by the real estate company Grubb Properties.

Apr. 9, 2025 By Ethan Marshall and Ramy Mahmoud

Queens Borough President Donovan Richards hosted a celebration of Eid al-Fitr, an Islamic festival marking the end of the Ramadan fasting, on Monday, April 7, at Queens Borough Hall.

Apr. 9, 2025 By sobrien

April 9, 2025 By Shane O’Brien

Apr. 9, 2025 By jmilitello

April 9, 2025 By Jessica Militello

April 9, 2025 By Bill Parry

The NYPD’s Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating an act of vandalism inside the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Astoria on Sunday.

Apr. 9, 2025 By Vanessa Rogan

April marks World Autism Acceptance Month (changed this past year from Autism Awareness Month). It is dedicated to promoting acceptance, understanding and support for individuals with autism and their families. It encourages communities to foster awareness and create inclusive environments for people on the autism spectrum. This is a time to reflect on the strides we’ve made and the challenges that remain. In New York State alone, more than 342,250 individuals are on the autism spectrum. The news media reports on apparent statistical increases of people with autism (both in New York and other states).

Apr. 9, 2025 By Shane O’Brien

U.S. Rep. Gregory Meeks has joined U.S. Rep. Richard Neal and U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen to introduce a privileged resolution to terminate President Donald Trump’s executive order allowing him to impose blanket 10% tariffs on all imports.

April 8, 2025 By Bill Parry

Police from the 108th Precinct are looking for a suspect who assaulted a man in broad daylight in an unprovoked attack on Roosevelt Avenue along the border between Sunnyside and Woodside.

Apr. 8, 2025 By jmilitello

April 8, 2025 By Jessica Militello

Apr. 8, 2025 By Diana E. Limongi

As a mom who works outside the home, I know all too well the struggles that working parents face here in Queens and throughout New York state. I, too, have struggled to find affordable child care in my community. Child care has always been 20-30 percent of take-home pay, making it one of my family’s biggest expenses. My story is not an anomaly: Across New York state, thousands of families struggle to find and pay for quality child care.