May. 30, 2025 By Jimmy Robles

For over 26 years, New Immigrant Community Empowerment (NICE), a nonprofit based in Queens, has worked to improve the lives of immigrant workers across New York City. Founded in 1999 by residents of Jackson Heights, the organization emerged in response to rising anti-immigrant sentiment and has since become a steadfast resource for workforce development and advocacy.

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.

May. 30, 2025 By Athena Dawson

Queens Centers for Progress (QCP), a cornerstone in services for individuals with developmental disabilities, will celebrate its 75th anniversary with a gala on Tuesday, June 17, at Terrace on the Park. The milestone event will recognize decades of service and honor key figures who have shaped the organization’s legacy.

May. 30, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller

The city Campaign Finance Board voted during a Friday meeting to award City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams’ mayoral campaign with $2.4 million in public matching funds — money that will give her bid the ability to air TV ads in the final weeks before the June 24 primary.

May. 30, 2025 By QNS News Team

The New York City Health Department will launch its first aerial mosquito control operation of the 2025 season next week, targeting marshes and wetlands in Queens and other outer boroughs to reduce the risk of West Nile virus.

May. 30, 2025 By Colum Motherway

May. 30, 2025 By Shane O’Brien

Forest Hills Stadium‘s summer concert series is set to return this weekend with a performance from Bloc Party on Saturday, May 31.

May. 30, 2025 By Ethan Marshall

Queens residents reported the highest well-being score among New York City’s five boroughs, according to a new report from the nonprofit Measure of America.

Police from the 107th Precinct in Fresh Meadows are looking for a woman who allegedly robbed a Jamaica Hills bank on the morning of Thursday, May 29.

The suspect entered the Webster Bank branch at 179-25 Hillside Ave. at 10:15 a.m. and passed a note to a teller demanding money, police said Thursday. The bank employee complied, handing over $1,250 in cash.

May. 30, 2025 By Shane O’Brien

State Sen. Jessica Ramos expressed her disappointment following the State Senate’s approval of parkland alienation legislation for the $8 billion Metropolitan Park casino project earlier this week.

May. 30, 2025 By Czarinna Andres

Assembly Member Jenifer Rajkumar secured a major endorsement in her bid for New York City public advocate on Thursday, May 29, receiving the backing of the Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association (PBA), the city’s largest police union.

May. 30, 2025 By Athena Dawson

Over 2,100 students marked a major milestone on Sunday, May 18, as St. John’s University held its 155th Undergraduate Commencement on the Great Lawn of its Queens campus. Joined by over 10,000 guests—including faculty, family and friends—the Class of 2025 was celebrated in a ceremony honoring graduates from the Queens and Manhattan campuses, as well as online degree programs.

May. 30, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller

In the first debate for this year’s city Comptroller Democratic primary, Brooklyn City Council Member Justin Brannan sought to close the polling gap between himself and front-runner Mark Levine by launching broadsides against the Manhattan borough president over his stance on Mayor Eric Adams, but the two candidates appeared aligned on most issues.

Police from the 112th Precinct in Forest Hills and Transit District 20 are looking for a woman who allegedly assaulted an older woman on board an R train on the night of Sunday, May 25.

The 53-year-old victim was riding a Manhattan-bound train near the Forest Hills-71st Street station just after 9 p.m. when she was approached by a stranger, and the women engaged in a verbal dispute. The argument escalated into violence when the suspect slapped the woman in the face and punched her in the back of the head before running off the train in an unknown direction, police said Thursday.

May. 29, 2025 By Shane O’Brien

State Sen. Jessica Ramos joined around 200 seniors at the Elmhurst Older Adults Center Thursday afternoon to “cut the ribbon” for a new sound system that staff say will improve communication and recreational activities at the center.

May. 29, 2025 By Lloyd Mitchell & Ethan Stark-Miller

Democratic mayoral hopeful Zohran Mamdani blasted Mayor Eric Adams for his willingness to collaborate on President Trump’s immigration crackdown following federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents arresting a couple of dozen people at Manhattan courts on Wednesday — an operation City Hall says it was not involved with.

May. 29, 2025 By Czarinna Andres

May. 29, 2025 By Athena Dawson

New York City residents can take advantage of more than 450 public computer centers across the five boroughs, offering free access to technology and training aimed at closing the digital divide.

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.

May. 29, 2025 By Shane O’Brien

Tucked away from Queens’ more bustling corridors, a quiet stretch of Corona Avenue offers a rich, often-overlooked trove of hidden gems for food enthusiasts willing to venture off the beaten path.

May. 29, 2025 By Colum Motherway

The City Parks Foundation’s beloved PuppetMobile will return to Rego Park this June with a free outdoor performance of Pippi Longstocking, rescheduled after a weather-related postponement earlier this spring. State Senator Joseph Addabbo announced that the marionette show will take place on Thursday, June 12, from 11 a.m. to noon at Painters Playground, located next to P.S. 174 at 65-30 Dieterle Crescent.

May. 29, 2025 By Ethan Marshall

Following extensive infrastructure and resiliency improvement efforts, the reconstructed section of Edgemere Avenue between Beach 32nd Street and Beach 38th Street on the Rockaway Peninsula finally reopened on Wednesday, May 28.

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.

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.

May. 29, 2025 By Shane O’Brien

U.S. Rep. Grace Meng held a community listening session with local residents and Queens organizations in Elmhurst Wednesday morning to highlight the “devastating impact” that cuts to the Social Security Administration (SSA) would have on the local community, citing reports that the Trump Administration is planning to slash the agency’s workforce and close field offices across the country.