May 29, 2024 By Queens Post News Team The vibrant streets of Jackson Heights will host the 32nd annual Queens Pride on Sunday, June 2, in celebration of Pride month. Promising a rainbow of festivities and community engagement, “The New Queens Pride” is set to delight from noon to 6 p.m. The festival and parade… Read more »
Author: Czarinna Andres
Woodside Catholic War Veterans Post 870 commemorates Memorial Day with neighborhood tributes
May 28, 2024 By Queens Post News Team Members of the Catholic War Veterans Post 870 paid tribute to fallen service members on Monday during their annual Memorial Day observance in a solemn procession through the heart of Woodside. The day’s events unfolded across four Woodside locations, starting at the Vietnam War Memorial at 57th… Read more »
AOC endorses fellow Democratic Socialist Claire Valdez for New York Assembly District 37
May 23, 2024 By Czarinna Andres Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has endorsed union organizer Claire Valdez in her bid for New York Assembly District 37, which encompasses Sunnyside, Ridgewood, Long Island City and Maspeth. Ocasio-Cortez, a prominent figure in the Democratic Socialist movement, praised fellow socialist Valdez for her leadership and commitment to key issues affecting… Read more »
Online fundraiser launched to support popular LIC barber
May 23, 2024 By Queens Post News Team An online fundraiser has been launched to support a popular Long Island City barber who recently spent a month in intensive care while battling kidney and heart failure. “Sal the Barber,” a popular figure at Ledo – The Art of Barber located at 5-46 50th Ave., recently… Read more »
Popular Italian restaurant Trattoria L’incontro set to close in Astoria and open new location on Upper East Side
May 23, 2024 By Queens Post News team Popular Astoria Italian restaurant Trattoria L’incontro is set to close its doors for the final time on Sunday ahead of a planned move to the Upper East Side. Trattoria L’incontro, located at 21-76 31st St., has served the Astoria community for 25 years, offering a mixture of… Read more »
Sunnyside Gardens Park set for annual Memorial Day fair Saturday
May 23, 2024 By Czarinna Andres Sunnyside Gardens Park is gearing up to host its annual Memorial Day Fair on Saturday, May 25. The fair, which runs from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m., will be held rain or shine with a backup date of Sunday, May 26. Open to the public, the event promises a… Read more »
Sky Farm LIC expansion celebrated by community members and leaders
May 22, 2024 By Queens Post News Team Representatives from Variety Boys and Girls Club of Queens and the New York Power Authority (NYPA) gathered on Tuesday, May 21, for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the expansion of Sky Farm LIC, a one-acre farm located atop the Standard Motor Building. The farm, located at 37-18… Read more »
Queens lawmakers rally for legislation to improve representation of Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) communities
May 22, 2024 By Czarinna Andres At the state Capitol on Wednesday, Assemblymember Jessica González-Rojas, State Senator Michael Gianaris, and leaders from groups such as the New York Immigration Coalition and Malikah rallied support for a bill that seeks to overhaul demographic data collection for Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) residents in New York…. Read more »
Congresswoman Meng visits Elmhurst hospital to celebrate completed projects from $1.8 Million federal funding
May 21, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan Queens Congresswoman Grace Meng visited New York City Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst on Monday afternoon to celebrate the $1.8 million in federal funding she secured for two major projects. The bigger share of funding was designated for the renovation of the first-floor Infectious Diseases Clinic – the hospital’s oldest section,… Read more »
Hundreds of Pro-Palestine supporters rally in Astoria on anniversary of Nakba
May 16, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan Hundreds of Pro-Palestine protesters took to the streets of Astoria on Wednesday, May 15, for what is known as Nakba Day. Nakba, which translates to ‘catastrophe’ in Arabic, refers to the ethnic cleansing and forced expulsion of 700,000 people from what is now Israel in 1948. This year, protesters… Read more »