Asian Man Attacked at Subway Station in Long Island City, Cops Investigating Case as a Hate Crime

Jan. 8, 2025 By QNS Advertising

Digna Cueto knew exactly what she was leaving behind: two decades of corporate retail success, executive positions at well-known fashion brands, and the security of an established career. What she didn’t know was how her bold decision to strike out as a small business owner and open an ATAX tax preparation franchise in Woodside, NY, in 2018 would transform not just her professional trajectory but her community. 

Police from the 110th Precinct in Elmhurst and Transit District 20 are looking for a young man who robbed a woman at the Woodhaven Boulevard subway station near Queens Center Mall on the night of Friday, Jan. 5.

The 48-year-old victim was standing on the Manhattan-bound R train platform at 8 p.m. when a stranger approached and snatched her iPhone 16, which is valued at between $800 to $1,300. The victim had her Bank of America debit card and New York State identification tucked inside her cell phone. The perpetrator fled the station onto Queens Boulevard. The woman was not injured during the encounter.

Jan. 8, 2025 By Athena Dawson

An airline from north of the border will soon operate from JFK Airport’s Terminal 6 (T6). Air Canada, Canada’s largest airline, will operate from JFK T6 when it opens to passengers in 2026.

Jan. 8, 2025 By Ethan Marshall and Ramy Mahmoud

Hundreds of students from more than 40 high schools across the Greater New York area gathered at Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology in Flushing to participate in one of the largest high school robotics qualifier competitions in the country on Saturday, Jan. 4.

Jan. 7, 2025 By Richard Khuzami

The lack of affordable housing in America is not a simple issue. It has many layers that must be addressed. 

Jan. 7, 2025 By Jada Camille

New York City’s economy has new records in employment and labor force participation, according to the city Economic Development Corporation’s (NYCEDC) inaugural “State of the Economy” report.

Jan. 7, 2025 By Ethan Marshall

The Maple Family Centers held its inaugural Holiday Pin Decorating Contest across its five family-owned bowling alleys in New York and Florida, including Jib Lanes at 67-19 Parsons Blvd. in Flushing.

Jan. 7, 2025 By Colum Motherway

Council Member Robert Holden remains hopeful that a pending legal challenge by the town of Hempstead will pause New York City’s controversial congestion pricing toll despite a recent federal court ruling allowing it to proceed.

Jan. 7, 2025 By Shane O’Brien

The owners of Sunnyside café and bistro Brookside Market have launched an online fundraiser to help repatriate the remains of general manager Yoselin Zoila Campos Mendoza, who died tragically following a short battle with illness before Christmas.

Jan. 7, 2025 By Athena Dawson

The Queens Borough President’s office has officially opened applications for the 2025 Queens Community Board appointments.