Astoria-born Chip City Cookies to launch limited-edition Pop-Tarts cookie

Oct. 4, 2024 By Shane O’Brien

Queens Council Member Julie Won co-chaired a joint oversight hearing on Monday exploring how to improve school transportation services, which suffered from a cumulative 80,312 delays during the 2023/24 academic year.

Oct. 4, 2024 By Athena Dawson

NYC Parks‘ Learn to Swim program is back for Queens residents of all ages. Starting now, anyone can register for NYC Park’s Learn to Swim lottery to take free classes at recreation centers throughout the city. Flushing Meadows Aquatic Center and Roy Wilkins Park Recreation Center are available for Queens residents.  

Workers at a Woodhaven bakery were terrorized by a gunman who stormed into their store on the night of Monday, Sept. 23, police said Wednesday.

The masked-up stranger burst into the Paneorama Italian bakery at 95-20 Jamaica Ave. at around 8 p.m. and pointed a rifle at a worker behind the counter and demanded money. The employee fled the store on foot through a rear door, police said, adding that the perpetrator proceeded to run out of the bakery empty-handed through the front door.

Oct. 4, 2024 By Czarinna Andres

Team members of Episcopal Health Services (EHS) in Far Rockaway came together to promote breast cancer awareness and research last week, hosting a “Real Men Wear Pink” Fashion Show.

Oct. 4, 2024 By Shane O’Brien 

Long Island City Partnership (LICP) will host its annual LIC Summit at the Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria on Tuesday, bringing together thought leaders from diverse sectors across the neighborhood.

Oct. 4, 2024 By Ethan Stark-Miller

Nearly 70% of New York City residents think Mayor Eric Adams should resign following his historic indictment on federal corruption charges last week, a new NPR/PBS News/Marist Poll out Friday has found.

Oct. 3, 2024 By Shane O’Brien

Tend, a new-era dental company seeking to reinvent a dentist’s office using technology, has opened a new location in Long Island City.

Oct. 3, 2024 By Athena Dawson

Local elected officials and Con Edison representatives gathered for a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the launch of the energy company’s billion-dollar clean energy project in Southeast Queens.

Construction of a new state-of-the-art kitchen classroom at Richmond Hill High School is expected to be completed in the coming months.

The classroom will offer students a unique opportunity to explore the culinary arts in a professional setting and prepare for careers in the hospitality industry. Council Member Lynn Schulman joined Speaker Adrienne Adams and Queens Borough President Donovan Richards on Wednesday to announce a $5 million investment as part of the city’s ongoing efforts to enhance educational opportunities and provide students with access to vocational training programs that prepare them for successful careers.

Oct. 3, 2024 By Ethan Stark-Miller

Ever since the most recent wave of federal activity surrounding Mayor Eric Adams’ administration kicked off in early September, culminating in his historic indictment last Thursday, a growing number of top City Hall staffers have run for the exits, with more high-profile departures likely on the way.