May. 14, 2025 By Nelson A. King Brooklyn-based Jammins Events confirmed on Tuesday, May 13, that Beenie Mman, Chris Martin, Kevin Lyttle, and Louie Culture will headline a high-energy show at UBS Arena in Queens on Saturday, May 24, during the Memorial Weekend. Dancehall hitmaker Beenie Man is set to triumphantly return to New York […]
May. 14, 2025 By Czarinna Andres Step right up, Queens — the Cola Wars are back, and your taste buds are the battleground. Pepsi is bringing its iconic Pepsi Challenge to Queens as part of a national tour to show consumers that Pepsi Zero Sugar tastes better than Coke Zero Sugar. The tour, which…
May. 14, 2025 By QNS News Team Five Queens-based businesses were named winners of the 2025 Queens Tech + Innovation Challenge and each received a $20,000 grant during a ceremony held Wednesday, May 7, at Resorts World New York City in South Ozone Park. The annual competition, organized by the Queens Economic Development Corporation…
May. 13, 2025 By Jessica Militello Get a taste of life on the farm at Queens County Farm’s 14th Annual Sheep Shearing Contest on Sunday, May 18. The yearly tradition is the city’s only sheep shearing festival at the centuries-old farm and museum, located at 73-50 Little Neck Pkwy. in Floral Park. The event…
May. 13, 2025 By Ethan Marshall A major development proposal in eastern Queens could reshape the Fresh Meadows neighborhood with thousands of new apartments, upgraded infrastructure and improved community amenities. Queens Fresh Meadows LLC announced plans on Friday, May 9, to seek city approval for a large-scale redevelopment effort known as the “Fresh Meadows…
May. 13, 2025 By Athena Dawson A South American airline carrier has selected JFK Terminal 6 as its new home. Avianca, Colombia’s national carrier and the second largest airline in South America, announced on Thursday, May 8, that it will begin operations in T6 once it opens in 2026. Until then, Avianca will continue…
May. 13, 2025 By Czarinna Andres Insomnia Cookies, a popular bakery chain known for serving warm cookies late into the night, is opening its first Queens location this weekend in Fresh Meadows. The grand opening will take place at 12 p.m. on Saturday, May 17, at 176-69 Union Turnpike. The site was previously occupied…
May. 13, 2025 By Shane O’Brien New York City’s housing crisis is no secret and the city’s low-cost housing landscape remains extremely difficult to navigate, including a housing lottery system theoretically devised to provide a solution for the dire need for accommodation. A problem that has been brewing for decades, the housing crisis continues…
May. 13, 2025 By Jessica Militello The 2025 Bell Blvd. Food and Music Festival, one of northeast Queens’ most anticipated summer events, is set to return in Bayside on Sunday, June 8, with tickets now on sale for the ever-popular Restaurant Stroll. Organized by the Bayside Village Business Improvement District (BID), the annual event…
May. 13, 2025 By Barbara Russo-Lennon A Queens woman was arrested following a weekend collision that left a motorcyclist dead on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (BQE). Police arrested 44-year-old Laura Cordova of Chestnut Hill Avenue in Richmond Hill for driving without a license and using a vehicle without ignition interlock, a device often required in…