July 2, 2025 By Barbara Russo-Lennon A man died after being struck by the 7 train in Long Island City during the Wednesday morning rush hour. According to police, the incident occurred around 5:33 a.m. on July 2 at the Court Square station. Officers from Transit District 20 and the 108th Precinct responded to a… Read more »
July 1, 2025 By Paulina Albarracin Western Queens wore rainbow colors on its sleeves this weekend. A crowd of Astorians filled the green space of Socrates Sculpture Park in Astoria on Saturday, June 29 for the third annual Pride in the Park Picnic. Hosted by Astoria Has Pride (AHP), the community gathered for a festive… Read more »
June 29, 2025 By Ramy Mahmoud and QNS News Team Astoria Park lit up the sky Thursday night as hundreds of Queens residents gathered for the 41st annual Central Astoria Independence Day Celebration. The June 26 event, held a week ahead of the Fourth of July holiday, is hosted by the Central Astoria Local Development… Read more »
June 27, 2025 By Paulina Albarracin Get ready to laugh for a cause — and maybe heckle a little, too. Q.E.D. Astoria will host its inaugural Heckling Hand: Comedy for a Cause on Sunday, June 29 at 3 p.m., inviting locals to enjoy an afternoon of laughter, community, and purpose — all in support of… Read more »
June 27, 2025 By Paulina Albarracin Arellano Pandesal, an online Filipino bakery renowned for its distinctive pandesal—a bread roll that serves as a breakfast centerpiece—is sweetening up Western Queens with delectable pastries that blend Filipino tradition with NYC modernity. Founders Jennifer Arellano and Kian “Arellano” Ahmadian started the bakery to share the Arellano family recipe,… Read more »
June 27, 2025 By Dean Moses Police arrested a man Thursday who allegedly pepper-sprayed a mother and her 11-month-old daughter aboard a Queens subway train last week, just one day after the NYPD released surveillance images of the suspect to the public. Edward Vargas, 34, was apprehended by the NYPD Warrant Squad on June 26,… Read more »
June 24, 2025 By Ramy Mahmoud and Queens Post News Team The first “Tikkun Community Cookout” of the season transformed a stretch of 31st Avenue in Astoria into a bustling open-air festival on Saturday, June 21, offering free barbecue, live music, a public movie screening and vital public health outreach. Organized by Eli Goldman, owner… Read more »
June 24, 2025 By Czarinna Andres A Queens priest has been permanently removed from all ministerial duties following an investigation by the Diocese of Brooklyn into an allegation of sexual abuse of a minor dating back to the 1980s. Father Michael McHugh, 70, who served as Parochial Vicar at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church… Read more »
June 23, 2025 By Queens Post News Team Commuters on the 7 line will face significant service changes as Manhattan-bound trains are now skipping both the 69th Street and 52nd Street stations through the first quarter of 2026, according to the MTA. The long-term rerouting is part of a structural improvement project along the busy… Read more »
June 23, 2025 By Bill Parry A late-night fire in Woodside extended to the exterior of a building and reached the elevated 7 train tracks on Sunday, but firefighters quickly brought it under control before it disrupted subway service, officials said. The blaze broke out at approximately 11:21 p.m. on June 23 outside 69-11 Roosevelt… Read more »