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…
Mar. 28, 2025 By Bill Parry Police from the 107th Precinct in Fresh Meadows are looking for two burglars who slipped into a parking garage at a Briarwood co-op building during the early morning hours of Tuesday, March 25, and drove off with a Mercedes-Benz luxury sedan. Once inside the indoor car park at…
Feb. 12, 2025 By Colum Motherway Assembly Member Nily Rozic has announced a $480,000 state grant for P.S. 173 in Fresh Meadows to fund the creation of a state-of-the-art science lab. The announcement was made on the International Day of Girls in STEM, celebrated annually on Feb. 11, and was met with enthusiasm from…
Feb. 5, 2025 By Bill Parry The NYPD’s Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating a case of aggravated harassment on the St. John’s University campus in Hillcrest at 80-00 Utopia Parkway last month. Police from the 107th Precinct in Fresh Meadows reported that two unidentified men drew two swastikas in the snow in front…
Dec. 27, 2024 QNS News Team The Annual Chanukah Celebration, widely recognized as the largest event of its kind in New York City, is set to return to Cunningham Park in Fresh Meadows on Monday, Dec. 30. This year’s gathering is anticipated to be the biggest and most vibrant yet promising an unforgettable evening filled with…
Dec. 17, 2024 By Colum Motherway Assembly Member Nily Rozic joined forces with Grubhub and Selfhelp Community Services on Monday, Dec. 16, for her annual holiday meal giveaway. Rozic distributed 500 locally sourced meals to members of the Flushing community, including many seniors who frequent Selfhelp Rosenthal Senior Center. Selfhelp provides affordable housing, home…
Nov. 25, 2024 By Bill Parry Police from the 107th Precinct in Fresh Meadows and Transit District 20 are looking for a relentless suspect who groped a woman on an MTA bus in Holliswood and proceeded to follow her all the way to Woodhaven, where he groped her a second time, police said on…
Oct. 30, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan U.S. Rep. Grace Meng awarded St. Francis Preparatory High School in Fresh Meadows $150,00 in federal funds designated to improve the school’s security. Meng visited the school on Friday, Oct. 25, to formally present a check during a meeting with school officials and student government representatives. The money…
Feb. 27, 2024 By Rachel Butler A 4-year-old Fresh Meadows boy who survived cancer has been named as an ambassador for an annual cancer campaign conducted by Stop & Shop and Memorial Sloan Kettering (MSK). Joshy Ford, who beat kidney cancer, will have his face on billboards at Stop & Shop stores as a means to raise money and create awareness of childhood cancer. The campaign, which Joshy is prominently part of, has been running annually for over two decades each March in all Stop & Shop locations. The campaign calls on customers to round up the total of their…
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Jan. 15, 2024 By admin Jan. 15, 2024 By Isabel Song Beer and Czarinna Andres New York City Restaurant Week is back and better than ever with over 600 participating restaurants, including more than 30 in Queens. Beginning Jan. 16 and running through Feb. 4, NYC Restaurant Week bills itself as an opportunity to explore… Read more »