Apr. 1, 2025 By Czarinna Andres Council Member Sandra Ung announced that the Mammogram Bus will visit Flushing this month, offering free breast cancer screenings to women in need. The event is a collaboration between the American-Italian Cancer Foundation and the Flushing Central Lions Club. The Mammogram Bus, which provides no-cost breast cancer screenings…
Mar. 26, 2025 By Shane O’Brien The City Council approved a legislative package Wednesday afternoon to reduce the number of scaffolding structures on New York City streets. The package of five bills takes aim at the temporary steel and wooden scaffolding structures – known as scaffolding sheds – that line and darken thousands of…
Mar. 24, 2025 By Ethan Marshall and Ramy Mahmoud Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz recently held her annual Women’s History Month celebration on Wednesday, March 19, in the Benjamin S. Rosenthal Building at Queens College, located at 65-30 Kissena Blvd. in Flushing. Co-sponsored by Queens College, the Queens County Women’s Bar Association and the Center for…
Mar. 17, 2025 By Ethan Marshall Eugene “Gene” Kelty, who served multiple decades as a member of Community Board 7 (CB7) in Queens, including as the Board’s Chair, and a former FDNY firefighter, died on Sunday, March 16. He was 70 years old. Kelty served on CB7 for about 41 years, including approximately 29…
Mar. 11, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Council Member Sandra Ung will host the fourth-annual Summer Camp Fair in Flushing this Sunday, inviting local parents to explore the various options available to them over the summer school break. Ung joined representatives from various youth organizations that administer summer programming to announce the upcoming Summer Camp Fair,…
Feb. 12, 2025 By Czarinna Andres Council Member Sandra Ung joined community and healthcare leaders to celebrate the grand opening of Elderplan/HomeFirst’s first-ever community office on Friday, Feb. 7. This new resource, located at 36-59 Main St. in Flushing, marks an important milestone for Elderplan/HomeFirst, a healthcare agency that provides quality care to older…
Feb. 4, 2025 By Ethan Marshall and Ramy Mahmoud The Flushing-based nonprofit Glow Cultural Center held a special Lunar New Year celebration and cultural fair on Sunday, Feb. 2, at Flushing Town Hall. One of the biggest highlights of the event was a Peking opera performance, courtesy of the Oriental Operatic Artists Association. Peking…
Dec. 30, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Queens Council Member Sandra Ung partnered with a local nonprofit organization to provide relief to elderly victims of a benefits scam that left them without essential resources ahead of the holiday season. Ung partnered with the Met Council, a Jewish nonprofit organization dedicated to combating poverty, to deliver…
Dec. 27, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Students at a Flushing elementary school reacted with delight after receiving new toys in the lead-up to Christmas, thanks to a collaboration between Council Member Sandra Ung and the District Council of Carpenters. Ung handed out toys to approximately 70 students from kindergarten through second grade enrolled in…
Nov. 22, 2024 QNS News Team Flushing Council Member Sandra Ung, with support from the Flushing Chinese Business Association and several local businesses, is celebrating their largest Thanksgiving Turkey Giveaway to date. A total of 526 turkeys will be distributed to local community groups, nonprofits, food pantries, NYCHA residents, and constituents so that families…