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Adrien Brody and Zoe Saldaña bring Oscar glory to Queens at the 97th Academy Awards

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Mar. 3, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Adrien Brody and Zoe Saldaña made it a Queens double at the Oscars on Sunday night, taking home the Academy Award for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actress, respectively.  Brody, born and raised in Woodhaven, and Saldaña, who was born in New Jersey but spent the majority of…

St. Pat’s for All Parade in Queens takes on political significance amid Trump policies

St. Pat's for All organizers and grand marshals march during the 2025 St. Pat's for All Parade. Photo: Ramy Mahmoud

Mar. 3, 2025 By sobrien March 3, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Thousands lined Skillman Avenue Sunday afternoon to celebrate the 26th annual St. Pat’s for All Parade in Sunnyside, with organizers stating that the 2025 parade took on increased significance following a slew of executive orders from President Donald Trump targeting DEI and the…

González-Rojas joins lawmakers and anti-hunger groups to call on Albany to address food insecurity

Assembly Member Jessica González-Rojas speaks at the State Capitol to call for measures to address food insecurity. Photo: Office of Assembly Member Jessica González-Rojas

Mar. 3, 2025 By sobrien March 3, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Assembly Member Jessica González-Rojas joined fellow lawmakers and anti-hunger groups in Albany on Tuesday to call for a state budget that addresses New York’s hunger crisis by increasing minimum SNAP benefits and funding healthy school meals for all students, among other initiatives. González-Rojas…

Evening of Fine Foods celebrates QCP’s 75th anniversary, raises $140K for disabilities support

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Mar. 3, 2025 By Athena Dawson The 29th annual “Evening of Fine Foods,” hosted by Queens Centers for Progress (QCP), brought together more than 600 guests for an elegant evening at Terrace On The Park in Corona on Tuesday, Feb. 25. This year’s event held special significance as QCP celebrated its 75th anniversary, marking decades of…

Queens’ first-ever Elite Comics11 Expo kicks off March 8-9 at St. John’s University

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Mar. 3, 2025 By Athena Dawson Adventure awaits at the Elite Comics11 Expo this weekend.  Comic lovers from all over the world’s borough are invited to attend Elite Comics11’s first in-person comic expo running Saturday, March 8, and Sunday, March 9, from 10 a.m.- 6 p.m. The expo will be held at St. Johns University, located at…

Hochul touts economic agenda, vows to fight Medicaid cuts in Sunday visits to Queens

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Gov. Kathy Hochul was in Queens on Sunday morning where she promoted her economic agenda at a church service and took a stand against Medicaid cuts at a children’s hospital. Hochul began her day at Greater Allen AME Cathedral in St. Albans where she paid tribute to Dr. Hazel Dukes, the late civil rights…

Fast-moving Queens fire engulfs home, leaves man dead: FDNY

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One man was killed when a three-alarm fire engulfed a Queens home on Sunday morning, Fire Department sources said. The blaze ignited just before 11 a.m. on March 2 at a two-story residence located at 116-50 146th St. in Jamaica. Engine Company 275 and Ladder Company 133 were the first to arrive on the…