Sep. 11, 2025 By Jessica Militello The Queens County Farm Museum has a month filled with fun and unique events for guests to immerse themselves in the fall spirit. The city’s only farm has 47 acres to explore, including historical buildings, farm animals and much more. The month of September has something for everyone,…
Sep. 11, 2025 By Natana Cruickshank, MPH, Senior Director of Programs, JPAFHC On Sept. 18, we observe National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day (NHAAD), a day to highlight the unique challenges and opportunities of supporting older adults living with HIV. Today, more than half of Americans with HIV are aged 50 or older, thanks…
Sep. 11, 2025 By Bill Parry A Queens grand jury indicted a Jamaica teenager for the killing of a 17-year-old and injuring others in a high-speed collision on the Cross Island Parkway in Bayside last October. Mohammad Sk, 19, of 87th Avenue in Jamaica, was arraigned on Sept. 10 on a 12-count indictment charging…
Sep. 11, 2025 By amNewYork The immediate few hours after the World Trade Center’s Twin Towers collapsed during the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, were likely the darkest in the city’s history. We must never forget the nearly 3,000 people murdered in the heinous attacks 24 years ago today, and in the years…
Sep. 10, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller In yet another rebuke of Mayor Eric Adams, the City Council on Wednesday voted to override his vetoes of legislation to decriminalize unlicensed street vending and raise the minimum wage for grocery store delivery workers. Needing a two-thirds majority of the 51-member council, the body barely eked out…
Sep. 10, 2025 By Jessica Militello Get ready, Queens! A brand new MMA promotion, Blitz MMA, is launching on Sept. 27 for a night of explosive fights at Melrose Ballroom with a fight card that’s guaranteed to pack a punch. The inaugural event will take place at 36-08 33rd St. in Long Island City…
Sep. 10, 2025 By Athena Dawson Queens Borough President Donovan Richards has appointed a new Queens Borough Historian, with his office announcing on Wednesday that Jason D. Antos has assumed the position. Antos is a historian, writer, public school educato, and licensed New York City tour guide. The lifelong Whitestone resident has served as…
Sep. 10, 2025 By Bill Parry The NYPD has identified the victim who was gunned down in a Jamaica parking lot on the night of Sunday, Sept. 7. Police from the 113th Precinct responded to a 911 call of assault in progress behind 134-29 Guy R. Brewer Boulevard at around 8:30 p.m. and, upon…
Sep. 10, 2025 By Ethan Marshall Twenty NYCHA residents graduated from the NYCHA Technology Academy over the summer at Pomonok Houses in Flushing. The NYCHA Technology Academy is a five-week program developed by Soulful Synergy and the Public Housing Community Fund to help public housing residents by bridging the digital divide, creating intergenerational connections…
Sep. 10, 2025 By Athena Dawson The NYC Department of Small Business Services (SBS) has begun its annual Business Solutions Center (BSC) Crawl, bringing resources to entrepreneurs and small business owners in neighborhoods across the five boroughs. The SBS Crawl’s first stop was the Queens Business Solution Center (BSC) 90-27 Sutphin Blvd on Tuesday,…