One of Queens’ busiest subway stations is now accessible for all New Yorkers. MTA officials ceremonially opened on Thursday the fully accessible Queensboro Plaza in Long Island City, making the 110-year-old station easier to navigate for those with disabilities, caregivers with strollers and straphangers who carry a lot of packages. Nestled above Queens Plaza…
Dec. 10, 2024 By Mary Ann Hellenbrecht, Girl Scout troop leader in Queens for 40 years I first became a Girl Scout troop leader over 4 decades ago because of my daughters. What I didn’t realize back then was how much I would learn and grow alongside not only my daughters but all the…
Dec. 4, 2024 By sobrien Dec. 4, 2024 By Shane O’Brien LIC Feral Feeders, a non-profit dedicated to providing essential care to homeless and feral cats, will host an adoption event in Astoria this Saturday. The event, which will take place between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. at Earth & Me at 30-38 Steinway St…. Read more »
Dec. 3, 2024 By Czarinna Andres Dec. 3, 2024 By Czarinna Andres Sunnyside Community Services (SCS) is celebrating Giving Tuesday with a call for donations that will be matched dollar for dollar, thanks to the generosity of FJC – A Foundation of Philanthropic Funds. Giving Tuesday is a global day of generosity that encourages people… Read more »
Nov. 26, 2024 By bparry
[caption id="attachment_85355" align="aligncenter" width="700"] Cops are looking for this suspect who allegedly beat an F train rider with her boot at the 21st Street-Queensbridge subway station and remains at large. NYPD[/caption]
Nov. 26, 2024 By Bill Parry
Nov. 25, 2024 By Barbara Russo-Lennon and Robert Pozarycki Police in Queens are actively searching for the subway stabbing suspect who attacked a teenager on board a train Monday afternoon, it was reported. According to police, officers from the 108th Precinct responded to a 911 call of an assault involving a knife on a…
Police in Queens are actively searching for the subway stabbing suspect who attacked a teenager on board a train Monday afternoon, it was reported. According to police, officers from the 108th Precinct responded to a 911 call of an assault involving a knife on a Manhattan-bound M train at the 23rd Street station in…
Nov. 19, 2024 QNS News Team Nine-time GRAMMY® Award-nominated music star Post Malone is set to bring his ‘Big Ass Stadium Tour’ to Citi Field in June 2025. The performer is set to take over Citi Field in Flushing on June 4, 2025, as part of his largest headlining tour, Post Malone Presents The…
Nov. 11, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Queens County may have voted overwhelmingly in support of Kamala Harris during the recent presidential election, but the county took a major shift to the right compared to four years ago. Trump generated 37.3 % of the vote in Queens on Nov. 5 compared to just 26.8 %…
Nov. 6, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Queens residents voiced their reactions on Wednesday to a second Donald Trump presidency, a day after the former president won a tightly contested race against Vice President Kamala Harris. Major media outlets declared Trump the victor early Wednesday morning after he was projected to carry key battleground states,…