Aug. 25, 2025 By Athena Dawson Dozens of people celebrated gathered at Queens Borough Hall to celebrate Jamaica’s 63rd Independence Day on Tuesday, Aug 19. Queens locals donned vibrant outfits in the colors of the Jamaican flag as they enjoyed plates of curry chicken, jerk chicken and rice and peas catered by Truth Restaurant…
Aug. 25, 2025 By Ethan Marshall A record number of 239,307 people took part in the 2025 US Open Fan Week, which ran from Monday, Aug. 18, to Saturday, Aug. 23, at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows Corona Park. The new high in turnout was buoyed in large…
Aug. 25, 2025 By Athena Dawson JFK’s New Terminal One will be the new home for Qatar Airlines. The international airline, named Skytrax’s World’s Best Airline for the ninth time, will also debut a premium, 15,000-square-foot lounge space. JFK’s Qatar Airways lounge will be the airline’s first dedicated lounge in New York City and…
Aug. 25, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Assembly Member Jessica González-Rojas has announced that she has distributed more than 2,500 free backpacks to Queens students across five community giveaways held throughout back-to-school season in August. González-Rojas partnered with elected officials across the borough to give away thousands of free backpacks ahead of the new academic…
Aug. 24, 2025 By Dean Moses The family of a Queens bartender who suffered severe burns over the weekend during a fire show at a lounge are demanding answers after her skin was left bubbled and melted. Adriana Goden, the aunt of 27-year-old Manuela Vergara Salazar, said her niece was working at the La…
Aug. 24, 2025 By Dean Moses Cops say they are still investigating after a department patrol car drove over and killed a man not far from the US Open in Queens on Saturday evening. Police sources report that they are still trying to identify the man struck and killed by a police officer from…
Aug. 22, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller Democratic mayoral nominee and frontrunner Zohran Mamdani continued his strong fundraising performance over the past month, having amassed more than $1 million in private, mostly small contributions since mid-July, according to newly updated filings with the city Campaign Finance Board (CFB) on Friday. At the same time, independent…
Aug. 22, 2025 By Bill Parry The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) announced the opening of three new modernized elevators at the Queens Plaza E/M/R subway station in Long Island City earlier this month as part of a larger accessibility and safety upgrades throughout the transit system. The work included a full replacement of the…
Aug. 22, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller On the heels of the latest corruption allegations against his former top aides, Mayor Eric Adams on Friday said “hell no” to the notion of him “stepping down,” while declining to explicitly condemn their actions. Hizzoner, during an Aug. 22 City Hall press conference, made clear to New…
Aug. 22, 2025 By Shane O’Brien A number of young Queens tennis players are preparing to work as members of the US Open ball crew when the famous tennis tournament returns this Sunday. Several Queens-based members of the non-profit New York Junior Tennis & Learning (NYJTL), the largest youth tennis non-profit in the US,…