Mar. 3, 2025 By Athena Dawson The 29th annual “Evening of Fine Foods,” hosted by Queens Centers for Progress (QCP), brought together more than 600 guests for an elegant evening at Terrace On The Park in Corona on Tuesday, Feb. 25. This year’s event held special significance as QCP celebrated its 75th anniversary, marking decades of…
Mar. 3, 2025 By Athena Dawson Adventure awaits at the Elite Comics11 Expo this weekend. Comic lovers from all over the world’s borough are invited to attend Elite Comics11’s first in-person comic expo running Saturday, March 8, and Sunday, March 9, from 10 a.m.- 6 p.m. The expo will be held at St. Johns University, located at…
Feb. 28, 2025 By Paulina Albarracin The darkest days of winter are (finally) coming to an end, and brighter mornings are on the horizon! On Sunday, March 9, we set our clocks forward by one hour at 2 a.m., officially welcoming the longer, sunnier days of Daylight Saving Time. As temperatures rise, more runners…
Feb. 28, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Assembly Member Sam Berger and representatives from the office of State Sen. Leroy Comrie honored the LIC-based non-profit LiveOnNY for its role in advocating for a new law aiming to expand organ donation education across New York State. LiveOnNY, a non-profit founded in 1996 committed to helping New Yorkers “live on”…
Feb. 28, 2025 By Ethan Marshall As New York City experienced a large year-over-year increase in the number of homes to enter contract in January 2025, the median prices of homes entering contract went down, with the drop in Manhattan more than cancelling out increases in Queens and Brooklyn, according to a report by…
Feb. 28, 2025 By Lloyd Mitchell and QNS Team A 64-year-old woman was found dead in front of her Ozone Park home Thursday in what police have ruled as a homicide. Police received a 911 call at around 5:20 p.m. on Feb. 27 that a woman was in need of help in the vicinity…
Feb. 27, 2025 By Colum Motherway A “lesson in selflessness” unfolded at IS 73 in Maspeth when a teacher received a life-saving kidney transplant from a colleague he barely knew. Maggie Goodman, 34, of East Atlantic Beach, Long Island, heard about her fellow teacher’s kidney struggle when she saw a post from his mother…
Feb. 27, 2025 By Athena Dawson The Broad Channel Volunteer Fire Department celebrated 120 years of volunteerism this past weekend. Department members held a joyous celebration at the American Legion Post 1404, located at 209 Cross Bay Blvd. Broad Channel, on Saturday, Feb. 22, to honor past and current volunteers. Ed O’Hare, a retired…
Feb. 26, 2025 By Bill Parry The U.S. Coast Guard suspended its massive search for a missing Bronx man who was on a boat that capsized five miles southeast of Breezy Point on Sunday afternoon. Five people were recovered near the entrance to the Ambrose Channel, a major shipping lane leading into the Port…
Feb. 26, 2025 By Colum Motherway Middle Village residents witnessed a spirited debate on Thursday, Feb. 20, as candidates for City Council District 30 vied for their support at the Middle Village Property Owners and Residents Association (MVPOA) meeting, outlining their campaign priorities and vision for the district. MVPOA President Paul Pogozelski, who is…