June 10, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Outgoing Council Member Francisco Moya has endorsed Yanna Henriquez for his soon-to-be vacant seat in Council District 21. Henriquez, a district leader for the Queens County Democratic Party and chief program officer at Dominico-American Society of Queens, is one of four candidates in the race for the District 21… Read more »
June 9, 2025 By Czarinna Andres The red, white, and blue will fly high in Sunnyside this Saturday, June 14, as the Kiwanis Club of Sunnyside hosts its 55th Annual Flag Day Parade. The beloved neighborhood tradition honors the American flag and brings together veterans, local organizations, school groups and residents in a celebration of… Read more »
June 3, 2025 By Czarinna Andres The boys and girls varsity basketball teams from Lexington School for the Deaf faced off against the New York State Assembly and Senate All-Stars on Tuesday, May 20, in the 28th Annual Basketball Classic. The game, held at KIPP Charter Middle School in Albany, ended in a nail-biting 42-41… Read more »
June 3, 2025 By Richard Khuzami In recent years, the 31st Street corridor in Astoria has steadily evolved, and the proposed rezoning at 32-07 31st Street for a 13-story senior housing development is the next necessary step. This rezoning would allow for 100% affordable senior housing directly adjacent to the Broadway/31st st subway station. It’s… Read more »
June 2, 2025 By Bill Parry Two Long Island City brothers were sentenced in Queens Supreme Court on Monday for possessing bombs, assault weapons, 3-D printed ghost guns, and ammunition in their apartment across Vernon Boulevard from the Ravenswood Generating Station. Instructions for making a variety of bombs and anarchist propaganda were also discovered during… Read more »
June 2, 2025 By Colum Motherway The New York Irish Center (NYIC) is once again celebrating Irish culture and community connections with its fourth annual Queens Irish Heritage Festival, which will take place on Saturday, June 14, from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. The event, which is free and open to the public, will be… Read more »
May 30, 2025 By Bill Parry A Nassau County man pleaded guilty to aggravated vehicular homicide and assault for causing a high-speed, three-car chain-reaction collision on the Long Island Expressway that left one of his passengers dead and three others seriously injured in November 2023. Reginald Nash, 26, of Lincoln Avenue in Roosevelt, admitted Thursday… Read more »
May 29, 2025 By Bill Parry An autopsy by the city’s Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME) has determined that a family puppy did not cause the death of a 1-month-old baby girl at the Queensbridge Houses in Long Island City on Tuesday morning and that the newborn had died from unknown causes. The NYPD… Read more »
May 29, 2025 By Bill Parry Police from the 114th Precinct in Astoria are still looking for a suspect who assaulted a senior inside the Burger King restaurant situated across from their station house late last month. A 78-year-old man was inside the fast food joint at 33-10 Astoria Boulevard South just before 8:30 a.m…. Read more »
May 29, 2025 By Queens Post News Team Long Island City’s largest annual street festival, LIC Springs!, has been rescheduled to Sunday, June 1, due to rain in the forecast for its original date of Saturday, May 31. The event, organized by the Long Island City Partnership (LICP), will take place from 12 to 5… Read more »