Nov. 5, 2024 By Athena Dawson The GatewayJFK Business Improvement District(BID) has received $5,000 in funding from JFKIAT, the operator of JFK Terminal 4, to improve lighting in its commercial corridor. GatewayJFK received the donation last month through JFKIAT’s 4Good philanthropy program, which aims to promote education and social and professional success throughout the…
Nov. 5, 2024 By Ethan Marshall In the weeks leading up to the 2024 Election Day, a Middle Village deli came up with a creative approach to try and get Queens residents into the voting spirit by starting to sell cookies with the presidential candidates faces on them. Mario’s Meats and Gourmet Deli, located…
Nov. 5, 2024 By Athena Dawson A new exhibition showcasing the diverse artwork of the world’s borough is opening at Flushing Town Hall this week. The World’s Borough Exhibition will open this Thursday, Nov. 7, at the arts institution located at 137-35 Northern Blvd. in Flushing. The exhibition will feature artworks by over 70…
Nov. 5, 2024 By Athena Dawson Council Member Nantasha Williams(D-27) held a press conference on Friday, Nov. 1, to announce an allocation of $85,000 in funding for additional sanitation services in District 27. Williams held the event across the street from Sen. Leroy Comrie’s office, located at 11343 Farmers Blvd, St. Albans. Comrie was…
Nov. 4, 2024 QNS News Team Queens Public Television (QPTV) is set to host a live 2024 election night broadcast on Tuesday, Nov. 5, starting at 8 p.m., featuring commentary from prominent New York media and political figures. Hosted by QPTV, the broadcast will feature a lineup that includes Victoria Schneps, President of Schneps…
Nov. 4, 2024 By Bill Parry Police from the 103rd Precinct in Jamaica are still looking for a gunman who opened fire on a residential block in Hollis late last month. The reckless endangerment incident occurred on the night of Saturday, Oct. 26, across the street from 191-24 Hollis Ave. when the gunman allegedly…
Nov. 4, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Douglaston Community Theatre is set to launch its production of Neil Simon’s celebrated farcical play Rumors on Friday night. The production premieres at Zion Church Parish Hall at 243-20 Church St. at 8 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 8, before running intermittently until a final performance at 8 p.m.…
Nov. 4, 2024 By Bill Parry A man and woman were killed when fire engulfed their heavily cluttered illegal apartment in a detached garage in Jamaica on Saturday morning, officials said. The FDNY received a call of a blaze behind a house at 172-27 91st Ave. in Jamaica just after 6:30 a.m. and dispatched…
Nov. 4, 2024 By Bill Parry A motorcyclist from Jamaica was killed in a crash near Mount Olivet Cemetery in Middle Village on Friday afternoon. Police from the 104th Precinct in Ridgewood responded to a 911 call of a vehicle collision at 69th Street and Eliot Avenue at 5:15 p.m., where they found the…
Nov. 4, 2024 By Ethan Marshall Circus Vazquez will be returning to Citi Field for a series of shows from Nov. 15 to Dec. 15. Additionally, another new circus from the Vazquez family, Fl!p Circus, will be coming to Forest Park from Nov. 8-26. Fl!p Circus provides an intimate big top experience through its…