Oct. 23, 2024 By Ethan Marshall Hundreds of participants gathered in Central Park on Saturday, Oct. 19, for a two-mile walk to raise awareness about Alzheimer’s disease. The event was organized by CaringKind, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting those affected by Alzheimer’s and dementia, and sponsored by the Carmelite System Inc., a Catholic not-for-profit health…
Oct. 23, 2024 By Paul Frenzel The Philadelphia Union and midfielder Quinn Sullivan have come to an agreement on a new contract, keeping Quinn at the club through 2027 with an option for 2028. The homegrown player just finished what was his best season in a Union kit, scoring five goals and contributing to…
Oct. 23, 2024 By Athena Dawson A local environmental organization is partnering with the NYC Parks Department and Open Space Partners NYC to celebrate the third anniversary of City of Forest Day on Saturday, October 26th. Forest For All NYC is hosting over 80 activities across the five boroughs to celebrate the day of…
Oct. 23, 2024 By James Gennaro New York is clearly on the frontlines when it comes to facing the escalating impacts of climate change. Nearly one year ago, Brooklyn and Queens were devastated with another record-breaking rainstorm that poured nearly nine inches of rain at JFK Airport, shut down subway lines and flooded basement…
Oct. 23, 2024 By Dean Moses and QNS Staff Concerns are growing over gang activity along Roosevelt Avenue in Corona, where police have linked criminal operations to the Tren de Aragua (TDA) gang, which has already caused disruption in Times Square. The NYPD recently launched a major campaign to combat prostitution and illegal vendors…
Oct. 23, 2024 By Bill Parry A Queens grand jury indicted a Long Island man for manslaughter and other related crimes in a fatal road rage collision on the Long Island Expressway in Queensboro Hill in mid-August. Shaqeem Douglas, 26, of Maple Street in Freeport, was arraigned in Queens Supreme Court on Tuesday for…
Oct. 23, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan The memory of the beloved late City Council Member Paul Vallone will live on in the Northeast Queens community following the co-naming of a Flushing street and a Bayside school in his honor. On Saturday, Oct. 19, the intersection of 32nd Ave and 157th Street outside of Bowne…
Oct. 23, 2024 By Athena Dawson Ridgewood-based writer and comedian Aviva Pearl Creation is bringing her work to the stage with the debut of “Clay Mommy” at Chez Bushwick, a branch of the Jonah Bokaer Arts Foundation in Brooklyn. The play will run from Nov. 8 to 10 at 304 Boerum St. #23. “Clay Mommy”…
Oct. 23, 2024 By Ben Brachfeld The MTA has launched a new ad campaign highlighting the 50,000 people that keep New Yorkers moving — a bid to humanize the transit workforce amid a spate of assaults against them. “I Move NY” will feature on physical and digital signage on city buses and subway stations…
Oct. 23, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan Earlier this month, the owner of Pardon My Sub on Bell Boulevard in Bayside opened Tyger’s Bowl and Kimbap, a new Korean fast-casual eatery right next door. Chris Kim has been in the food business for almost a decade now, but this is the first time he’s been…