June 2, 2025 By Ramy Mahmoud and Queens Post News Team A celebration of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month brought dozens of community members, elected officials and advocates to P.S. 12 James B. Colgate in Woodside on Saturday, May 31, to recognize the contributions of Queens’ AANHPI communities. The event,… Read more »
June 2, 2025 By Colum Motherway The New York Irish Center (NYIC) is once again celebrating Irish culture and community connections with its fourth annual Queens Irish Heritage Festival, which will take place on Saturday, June 14, from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. The event, which is free and open to the public, will be… Read more »
May 30, 2025 By Paulina Albarracin For those about to rock, we salute you. Dave’s Lesbian Bar (DLB), a monthly pop-up event space, invited LGBTQ+ bands from across New York City to rock out at the fourth annual Battle of the Bands on Sunday, June 1 from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. The event will… Read more »
May 29, 2025 By Queens Post News Team Long Island City’s largest annual street festival, LIC Springs!, has been rescheduled to Sunday, June 1, due to rain in the forecast for its original date of Saturday, May 31. The event, organized by the Long Island City Partnership (LICP), will take place from 12 to 5… Read more »
May 28, 2025 By Czarinna Andres If you’ve ever dreamed of free wings for a year, Buffalo Wild Wings GO in Astoria is giving you 25 chances to make it a reality this Friday. Buffalo Wild Wings GO is officially celebrating its grand opening in Astoria this Friday, May 30, with a community ribbon cutting,… Read more »
May 27, 2025 By Czarinna Andres The bagels were hot, the lines were long and the hype was real. Utopia Bagels, the storied Queens bagel institution known for its traditional preparation methods and devoted customer base, opened its third location in Long Island City on Saturday, May 24, drawing long lines and widespread neighborhood attention…. Read more »
May 27, 2025 By Czarinna Andres A record-breaking transaction was made for a penthouse unit at Centric — a new luxury condominium development on the border of Sunnyside and Woodside — that has sold for $1,512,500, marking the highest condominium sale in either neighborhood’s history, developer New Empire Corp. announced on Thursday, May 22. The… Read more »
May 26, 2025 By Rob Pozarycki and Queens Post News Team Detectives are searching for a sharply dressed suspect who allegedly stabbed a 7 train rider late Saturday night at the Hunters Point Avenue subway station in Long Island City. The incident occurred around 11:05 p.m. on May 24 on the mezzanine level of the… Read more »
May 22, 2025 By Ramy Mahmoud A historic Queens landmark was brought to life in a new way last week as the NYPD Jazz Band performed the inaugural concert at the newly renovated Astoria Pool Performance Center, marking a significant milestone in the adaptive reuse of the iconic 1936 Robert Moses-era diving pool. The event,… Read more »
May 21, 2025 By Czarinna Andres Long Island City’s steady transformation continues with a new wave of investment, as Governor Kathy Hochul announced $9.7 million in state funding for seven community-driven projects through New York’s Downtown Revitalization Initiative. The Western Queens neighborhood was selected as the Round 7 winner of the competitive DRI program, which… Read more »