Jul. 25, 2025 By Paulina Albarracin The summer season ushers in outdoor adventures, extended daylight hours and sweltering heat, making it the perfect time to kick back at a local restaurant or bar and order a refreshing margarita. Sipping on this tequila-infused cocktail is one of the best ways to beat the heat and…
Jul. 24, 2025 By Bill Parry Just four months after opening in the heart of Sunnyside, KORA was named the winner of the inaugural Queens’ Best Bakery competition on Wednesday. The Queens Chamber of Commerce launched the competition on June 13 and invited locals to nominate and vote for their favorite spots, with the…
Jul. 24, 2025 By Ethan Marshall and Ramy Mahmoud The CenterLight Healthcare Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) held a special Centenarian Day celebration to honor participants of this senior care program who have reached, surpassed or will soon reach 100 years of age on Thursday, July 17. CenterLight staff members, local…
Jul. 24, 2025 By Bill Parry Inspectors from the city’s Department of Buildings were back in Bellerose Thursday to conduct additional inspections and hold an emergency meeting a day after the facade on a commercial strip on Jericho Turnpike partially collapsed, injuring a man and two children. Police from the 105th Precinct in Queens…
Jul. 24, 2025 By Shane O’Brien The Woodside Houses Residents Association welcomed a $25,000 scholarship donation from energy company Rise Light & Power at its fourth annual Family Day last weekend, which also gave residents an opportunity to celebrate their local community. The family day, held on Saturday, July 19, at Woodside Houses, celebrated…
Jul. 23, 2025 By Shane O’Brien The 35th annual Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival is set to return to Flushing Meadows Corona Park next month, bringing fun and lively boat races to Meadow Lake for the largest multicultural festival in New York state. The festival, which is one of the largest dragon boat festivals…
Jul. 23, 2025 By Bill Parry A former Amazon employee at a Maspeth facility is accused of stealing nearly 2,000 pairs of work boots and sneakers worth $224,000 from a program meant to provide free safety footwear to new workers and reselling them online. Asraf Mohamed, 33, of Forbell Street in the City Line…
Jul. 23, 2025 By Athena Dawson An international airline carrier is coming to JFK’s New Terminal One. Operators of the New Terminal One announced on Wednesday, July 23, that Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, will begin a partnership with the soon-to-open terminal. Once Gulf Air returns to the U.S.…
Jul. 23, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Ben Guttmann, the new executive director of the Queens Economic Development Corporation (QEDC), plans to promote the borough as the “best place to do business, the best place to grow a business and the best place to spend your money as a tourist.” Guttmann, who took the reins…
Jul. 22, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Assembly Member Jessica González-Rojas picked up a number of high-profile endorsements after officially launching her state Senate campaign in Jackson Heights Monday night as she looks to unseat incumbent State Sen. Jessica Ramos in the Democratic primary for Senate District 13 next year. González-Rojas, who currently represents Assembly…