Queens Public Library Closes Eight Branches Until Further Notice Due to COVID-19

Around fifty restaurant and small business owners from Corona, Jackson Heights, and East Elmhurst signed a letter asking state Senator Jessica Ramos to support the $8 billion Metropolitan Park proposal from New York Mets owner Steve Cohen and Hard Rock International to build a casino and entertainment complex on the parking lot adjacent to Citi Field.

Jessica Rico, the owner of Mojitos Restaurant & Bar in Jackson Heights, hand-delivered the letter to a Ramos staffer while the Senator was in Albany on April 19.

Apr. 18, 2024 By Amanda Salazar

Spring isn’t just a time for cleaning — it’s also a time of fresh starts and renewal. If you’ve been considering redesigning your home, now is the perfect time to renew your space. Whether it’s as big as a complete overhaul of your home’s interior design or as small as getting a new lamp, there’s a small business in western Queens that can help you breathe new life into your space. Here are 10 local home décor and furniture stores to check out this spring.

A Springfield Gardens man was sentenced to 19 years in prison Thursday for attempted murder in the shooting of a 25-year-old man at the Kew Motor Inn and firing at a second man who managed to escape in September 2022.

Leo Daley, 23, of 140th Avenue, was convicted by a jury in February following a nearly two-week trial in Queens Supreme Court.

Apr. 18, 2024 By Queens Post News Team

Over 135 Long Island City residents attended a town hall hosted by Council Member Julie Won on Monday evening to share recommendations about the Long Island City Neighborhood Plan, “One LIC,” which aims to attract investment to the neighborhood. 

While homeowners across Northeast Queens have rallied against squatters in their properties in recent months, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz launched an investigation against one of the most notorious offenders.

On Thursday, she announced a Queens grand jury indicted Brian Rodriguez, 35, of 161st Street in East Flushing, for illegally occupying a Flushing home.

Apr. 18, 2024 By Queens Post News Team

Queens Borough President Donovan Richards revealed plans for a new diversity tech and innovation center in Long Island City, slated to open next year. The facility is set to become a hub for 50 emerging startups, fostering innovation and promoting diversity within the technology sector.

Apr. 18, 2024 By Athena Dawson

Queens College officials held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Apr. 16 to celebrate the grand opening of its newest CUNY Citizenship Now! office, which has opened in the Student Union building on the Flushing-based campus. The office, like the dozens of others in the CUNY system, aims to help immigrants with visa applications as well as to obtain citizenship.

Apr. 18, 2024 By Anthony Medina

Two former commanding officers who oversaw the NYPD 104th Precinct were honored last week by the 104th Precinct Civilian Observation Patrol for their contributions to the Ridgewood, Maspeth, Middle Village and Glendale neighborhoods.

Apr. 18, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan

The Carmelite Sisters for the Aged and Infirmed are working to preserve a care model, rooted in love, for a growing older adult population. 

An F train rider was assaulted inside the 169th Street subway station on Hillside Avenue near Homelawn Street in Jamaica Hills last week, and a dreadlocked suspect remains at large, according to the NYPD.

Police from the NYPD 107th Precinct in Fresh Meadows and Transit District 20 are looking for the dreadlocked stranger who approached the 37-year-old man while he was waiting on the northbound platform just before 3:30 a.m. on Friday, Apr. 12, and began to argue with him.