Jul. 9, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Queens Council Members Sandra Ung, Linda Lee, and Shekar Krishnan joined Brooklyn Council Member Susan Zhuang and anti-gender-based violence advocates at City Hall on Tuesday to celebrate a new $3 million initiative, which funds organizations that provide culturally competent services for immigrant survivors of domestic violence. The elected officials…
Jul. 9, 2025 By Jessica Militello Got a craving for caffeine and cuddles? National Kitten Day is the purr-fect excuse to curl up with a coffee and some whiskered company. In celebration of National Kitten Day on July 10, we’re spotlighting the rise of cat cafés in Queens—cozy hangouts where you can sip tea…
Jul. 8, 2025 By Jessica Militello This Friday, July 11th, marks World Kebab Day, and Döner Haus is celebrating with an irresistible $10 kebab sandwich special. The German-style Kebab eatery will have a promotion all day at its three New York City locations, including one in Astoria, 31-15 30th Ave., and one in Bayside,…
Jul. 8, 2025 By Czarinna Andres The New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) has begun construction on a major redesign of Hillside Avenue, a project aimed at improving bus service for more than 215,000 daily riders across 22 bus routes. The new configuration will install nearly eight miles of offset, camera-enforced bus lanes…
Jul. 8, 2025 By Czarinna Andres A deli in Jackson Heights is quickly gaining a reputation as a lucky spot for lottery players. The New York Lottery announced that a top-prize TAKE 5 ticket worth $30,862 was sold for the July 7 evening drawing at Shahbaz Deli Inc., dba Shah’s Deli, located at 74-03…
Jul. 8, 2025 By Bill Parry Police are still searching for two moped-riding suspects behind a three-month-long chain-snatching spree that has targeted teenagers and women across multiple neighborhoods, including Ridgewood’s 104th Precinct. Among the victims was a 64-year-old woman who successfully fought off an attempted robbery in front of Maspeth Federal Savings Bank in…
Jul. 8, 2025 By Jessica Militello Queens Botanical Garden (QBG) is blooming with a lineup of fun summer events and activities for the month of July. From summer evenings in the garden to movie nights and more, there’s no shortage of excitement at the botanical oasis located at 43-50 Main St. in Flushing. The…
Jul. 7, 2025 By Ethan Marshall More than 30 congregants from the Forest Hills Jewish Center recently went to Israel to engage directly in rebuilding, healing and supporting communities that were impacted by the Hamas terrorist attacks on Oct. 7, 2023. The congregants helped these communities through the Jewish National Fund-USA’s five-day “Congregational Volunteer…
Jul. 7, 2025 By Czarinna Andres U.S. Rep. Grace Meng is pressing forward with a $2 million federal funding request to overhaul the aging Maspeth firehouse that houses FDNY’s elite Squad 288 and HazMat 1 units. The funding, which Meng secured in a key House appropriations bill, would go toward replacing the firehouse’s deteriorating…
Jul. 7, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Queens native and women’s basketball pioneer Lucille Kyvallos has been officially inducted into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame in Knoxville, Tennessee. Kyvallos, an Astoria native, was one of seven members of the Hall of Fame’s Class of 2025 at a ceremony at the Tennessee Theatre in Knoxville…