City Gate Productions set to perform ‘Crooked Shadows’ in Astoria next month

This Sunday, May 19, the city is conducting walking tours of the newly opened Arverne East Nature Preserve in the Rockaways to showcase the 35-acre beachfront jewel developed on a formerly vacant illegal dumping ground on Beach 44th Street in Edgemere.

The tours, hosted by the Department of City Planning (DCP), NYC Parks, and the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), will allow participants to explore the preserve’s diverse ecosystem. The large preserve is a component of the upcoming Arverne East housing development, which, when completed, will be one of the most environmentally conscious developments in the United States, achieving net zero and eliminating the need for fossil fuels on-site.

May. 17, 2024 By Anthony Medina

Senator Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. has taken another step towards ensuring transparency from freight rail services as a co-sponsor of Senate-approved legislation.

May. 17, 2024 By Gabriele Holtermann

A rally was held at the Queens Public Library at Forest Hills on May 16, during which Queens Borough President Donovan Richards, Queens Public Library President and CEO Dennis Walcott, union reps and library advocates called on Mayor Eric Adams to reverse the proposed $58.3 million budget cuts to the New York Public Library (NYPL), the Brooklyn Public Library (BPL), and the Queens Public Library (QBL) for Fiscal Year 2025, which begins on July 1, 2024.

May 17, 2024 By Bill Parry

Vernon Boulevard will transform into a vibrant playground for children and families with the return of LIC Springs! tomorrow, May 18.

May. 17, 2024 By Athena Dawson

Bon voyage trout!

May 17, 2024 By Ethan Marshall

The Queens neighborhood of Astoria experienced the third-largest year-over-year increase in rental inventory in April 2024, according to a report by the real estate listing information site StreetEasy.

May. 17, 2024 By Czarinna Andres

Queensborough Community College’s (QCC) Partners for Progress Gala, held on May 16 at Terrace on the Park in Flushing, celebrated notable achievements and raised funds to support the diverse needs of its students.

May. 17, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan

As one of two remaining candidates vying to head the Queens Surrogate’s Court, Judge Wendy Li, 54, is making the case to choose experience over endorsements. 

May. 17, 2024 By Anthony Medina

Religious and independent schools throughout the city will soon receive additional funding for school safety equipment, thanks to Assemblymember Andrew Hevesi and State Senator Michael Gianaris, who, after extensive advocacy efforts, successfully secured $70 million from the New York State Budget for 2024-25 for Non-Public School Safety Equipment (NPSE) grants.

Police from the 105th Precinct in Queens Village are looking for a gunman who chased his victim through Cambria Heights before beating and robbing him on the night of Wednesday, May 8.

A 22-year-old man was in front of a business establishment at 229-02 Linden Blvd. when he was approached by a stranger. Sensing danger, he took off running eastbound toward the Cross Island Parkway with his assailant in pursuit.