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Chappell Roan announces four-night Forest Hills run this fall

Breakout Pop star Chappell Roan is heading to Queens this September as part of her exclusive three city tour.

Jul. 25, 2025 By Athena Dawson Pop’s Midwest princess is coming to Queens in September. Pop artist Chappell Roan will headline performances at Forest Hills Stadium, located at 1 Tennis Pl, on Sept. 20, 21, 23 and 24 as part of her “Visions of Damsels & Other Dangerous Things” pop-up shows.  The Bowery Presents,…

BRP Companies, project partners and elected officials celebrate opening of Ruby Square mixed-use building in Jamaica

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Jul. 25, 2025 By Ethan Marshall The real estate firm BRP Companies, alongside public officials and project partners, celebrated the grand opening of the 614-unit mixed-use building Ruby Square, located at 166-20 90th Ave. in Jamaica, on Wednesday, July 23. The opening of the 12-story, 715,000-square-foot building comes three years after construction first began…

KORA in Sunnyside crowned Queens’ best bakery by the Queens Chamber of Commerce

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Jul. 24, 2025 By Bill Parry Just four months after opening in the heart of Sunnyside, KORA was named the winner of the inaugural Queens’ Best Bakery competition on Wednesday. The Queens Chamber of Commerce launched the competition on June 13 and invited locals to nominate and vote for their favorite spots, with the…

Three injured in partial wall collapse along a commercial strip in Bellerose

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Jul. 24, 2025 By Bill Parry Inspectors from the city’s Department of Buildings were back in Bellerose Thursday to conduct additional inspections and hold an emergency meeting a day after the facade on a commercial strip on Jericho Turnpike partially collapsed, injuring a man and two children. Police from the 105th Precinct in Queens…

Celebrate Wildlife Month with a screening of ‘The Whale’ in Springfield Gardens

Celebrate Wildlife Month with a screening of 'The Whale' hosted by The Eastern Queens Alliance this July.

Jul. 22, 2025 By Athena Dawson Celebrate Wildlife Month with a screening of a marine life documentary. The Idlewild Environmental Center is host a screening of “The Whale” at 7 p.m. on Friday July 25, at 222-02 149th Ave., at the intersection of 149th Avenue and Springfield Lane. Every July, conservationists celebrate Wildlife Month,…

Elderly man robbed at gunpoint in South Ozone Park: NYPD

Cops are looking for this masked gunman who allegedly robbed a 68-year-old man in South Ozone Park.

Jul. 21, 2025 By Bill Parry A senior was robbed at gunpoint by a masked man in broad daylight on a commercial strip in South Ozone Park on Saturday, July 12, according to authorities. Police from the 106th Precinct in South Ozone Park reported a 68-year-old man was walking past 133-17 Rockaway Blvd. at…

Permits filed for 12-story mixed-use building with 591 residences in Jamaica

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Jul. 18, 2025 By Ethan Marshall Permits have been filed for the construction of a 12-story mixed-use building featuring 591 housing units at 89-53 165th St. in Jamaica. The proposed building would be 124 feet tall and yield 438,961 square feet of space. Residential space for the 591 units would make up 432,484 square…

Wrongfully deported to Africa? Jamaica says it didn’t turn anyone away

Jamaica's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Sen. Kamina Johnson Smith.

Jul. 18, 2025 By Bert Wilkinson Jamaica’s government has expressed surprise that the Trump administration has deported one of its nationals to Eswatini or the former Swaziland, saying that Jamaican authorities have not refused to accept any person being deported back to the island over the decades. Minister of Foreign Affairs Kamina Johnson Smith said […]

A slice of legacy: Carlo’s Pizzeria keeps Sicilian tradition alive in Middle Village

Carlo's Pizzera

Jul. 18, 2025 By Christy Hinko On Metropolitan Avenue, between 74th and 75th streets in Middle Village, Carlo’s Pizzeria isn’t just a place to grab a slice — it’s a place where history is folded into every piece of dough, sauce and cheese. The beloved neighborhood pizzeria has been serving Queens for nearly 60…