May. 2, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Hard Rock International Chairman and CEO Jim Allen addressed hundreds of Queens-based vendors and small business owners Thursday morning at the Queens Theatre, outlining how they could play a key role in shaping the proposed $8 billion Metropolitan Park casino and entertainment complex near Citi Field—if the project…
May. 2, 2025 By Czarinna Andres As New York City enters Bike Month, the Department of Transportation (DOT) is rolling out a slate of free events and safety programs in Queens and across the five boroughs, highlighting the city’s record ridership and major investments in cycling infrastructure. The NYC DOT’s Bike Month 2025 campaign…
May. 2, 2025 By Jessica Militello With Mother’s Day just over a week away, there’s still plenty of time to plan something meaningful in Queens to celebrate the special women in your life. While brunch or dinner is always a classic choice, there are also unique and memorable ways to mark the occasion with…
May. 2, 2025 By Czarinna Andres The Queens Economic Development Corporation (QEDC) and Queens Tourism Council announced this week that Queens Taste 2025, the borough’s signature culinary and networking celebration, will take place on Tuesday, May 13, from 6 to 9 p.m. at the New York Hall of Science in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park. Now…
May. 2, 2025 By Athena Dawson Dozens gathered at NYC Health + Hospitals/Queens on Thursday, May 1, to celebrate the renaming of the hospital’s main pavilion in honor of the late Claire Shulman, the trailblazing former Queens Borough President who began her public service career as a nurse at the same hospital in the…
May. 1, 2025 By QNS News Team A senior from Jamaica has earned top honors at a prestigious scientific conference for his work in plant genome research. Solomon Theo Scheiner, a Bioinformatics and Computational Biology major at SUNY Old Westbury, won first prize for his oral presentation at the 2025 annual meeting of the Northeast…
May. 1, 2025 By Czarinna Andres May 1, 2025 By Czarinna Andres More than 300 students, families, and educators from across the five boroughs gathered on Tuesday, April 29, for the 7th annual New York City Public School Film Festival, held at the Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria. The event, hosted by…
May. 1, 2025 By Bill Parry A Long Island man was sentenced to 20 years in prison Wednesday in Queens Supreme Court after pleading guilty to kidnapping, robbery, and promoting prostitution for three separate incidents. Gil Iphael, 25, of Copiague Street in Valley Stream, lured his victims to Queens locations for sex with the…
May. 1, 2025 By Ethan Marshall March 2025 marked the seventh consecutive month in which the number of homes to enter contract in New York City increased year-over-year, according to a report by the real estate listing site StreetEasy. Over this period of time, homes entering contract rose 8.7%, from 2,003 in March 2024…
May. 1, 2025 By Bill Parry A South Jamaica man was fatally struck by two vehicles while walking with a cane in front of his apartment building on Linden Boulevard on the night of Thursday, April 24. While lying on the street near the intersection at 166th Street, the injured 62-year-old man was struck…