Jan. 6, 2025 By Shane O’Brien In a blow to Queens’ vibrant dragon-boating community, NYC Parks has announced that the temporary docks at Flushing Bay’s World’s Fair Marina, a hub for the centuries-old sport, will close indefinitely starting in May 2025. Dragon-boating, an ancient Chinese team sport featuring large canoe-like boats adorned with dragon…
Jan. 6, 2025 By Athena Dawson Celebrate the Year of the Snake at Flushing Town Hall this Lunar New Year. Throughout January, the arts and culture hub will hold a month-long celebration with programming from Chinese, Taiwanese, Korean, Japanese and Tibetan artists. Festivities include a shadow puppetry exhibition, a global music mashup, Korean folk…
Jan. 6, 2025 By Christy Hinko Line dancing, a vibrant and inclusive form of social dancing, continues to captivate enthusiasts across generations and genres. Rooted in American folk traditions, it gained widespread prominence during the country music boom of the 1970s and has since evolved to include a diverse array of musical styles. On…
Jan. 6, 2025 By Bill Parry A Breezy Point man who was struck by a hit-and-run driver by a Brooklyn motorist in a road rage incident just two blocks from his home in May succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead on Saturday, Nov. 16, the NYPD announced late last month. Thomas McDade,…
Jan. 5, 2025 By Barbara Russo-Lennon Nearly 300 FDNY Emergency Medical Service workers say they’re ready to leave Midtown and Lower Manhattan, citing the financial burden congestion pricing will put on their costs of living, their union announced ahead of the toll program’s Sunday start. Like all NYC workers, members of FDNY Local 2507,…
Jan. 5, 2025 By Barbara Russo-Lennon After five years of debate, legal battles, false starts and logistical challenges, congestion pricing finally became a reality in New York at the stroke of midnight Sunday. The MTA’s first-in-the-nation tolling program now charges all motorists heading into areas of Manhattan south of 60th Street a $9 toll,…
Jan. 4, 2025 By Robert Pozarycki and Dean Moses The NYPD provided a glimpse Friday night of the four Queens mass shooting suspects who opened fire on a crowd near an event hall Wednesday night and left 10 people wounded. On Friday night, police released images of the perpetrators sought for the attack that…
Jan. 3, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Congestion pricing will come into effect at midnight on Sunday after a federal judge greenlighted the toll following an 11th-hour hearing on Friday evening. The toll, which will charge motorists who enter Manhattan south of 60th Street, has provoked significant debate and several lawsuits. Federal Judge Leo Gordon…
Jan. 3, 2025 By QNS News Team This week’s edition of The Queens Courier offers readers a blend of news and events happening across the borough, from local developments to community celebrations. Here are some of the top stories covered in this week’s issue: > Groundbreaking marks the start of $17.3M transformation for Arverne…
Jan. 3, 2025 By Emily Davenport After two months of work and increased precipitation, Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Commissioner Rohit T. Aggarwal announced that New York City is no longer on a drought watch. The drought watch was first issued on Nov. 2 during the driest…