Sep. 3, 2025 By Bill Parry State Sen. James Sanders and Council Member Joann Ariola met with a number of city and state agencies on Aug. 28 to discuss ongoing issues on the Joseph P. Addabbo Bridge connecting the neighborhoods of Howard Beach and Broad Channel. Following the conversation and walking tour of the…
Sep. 2, 2025 By Ethan Marshall Real estate developer TF Cornerstone announced the opening of a new nail studio, “sundays studio,” on the ground floor of the North building of the Malt Drive residential development, located at 2-21 Malt Dr. in the Hunter’s Point South section of Long Island City. This marks the sixth…
Sep. 2, 2025 By Shane O’Brien The Louis Armstrong House Museum is set to debut a new oral history exhibition next month exploring the voices, memories, characters and legacies of the Corona and East Elmhurst communities that the iconic jazz musician was part of. The Corona Collection, which debuts at the Louis Armstrong House…
Sep. 2, 2025 By Assembly Member Jessica González-Rojas Four years ago, Hurricane Ida tore through our neighborhoods of East Elmhurst, Corona and Jackson Heights, leaving behind devastation we will never forget. We lost neighbors to the floodwaters. Families saw their homes destroyed, their basements wiped out, their lives upended. Immigrant families—so many of them…
Sep. 2, 2025 By Ethan Marshall The average cost of homes for one to three families reached $1,013,558 in the second quarter of 2025, marking the first time that price has reached $1 million dating back to the second quarter of 2024, according to a report by the real estate firm Brown Harris Stevens.…
Sep. 2, 2025 By Bill Parry A Long Island City woman was fatally struck by an unlicensed driver in Dutch Kills on Sunday afternoon and the motorist from St. Albans was arrested near the scene of the collision. Police from the 114th Precinct in Astoria responded to a 911 call of a pedestrian struck…
Sep. 1, 2025 By Claude Solnik Dressed in her Sunday best in the form of a colorful, floral dress and a yellow hat and coat, Louise Stamp took the bus to church on Aug. 31, as she does each weekend. But this was also the first day of new bus routes across Queens, as…
Sep. 1, 2025 By Mayor Eric Adams School is back! This week, our children will gather their school supplies, fill backpacks, and greet their friends as they kick off the 2025-2026 school year. Our public schools are the best of our city — a place where children from every walk of life can get…
Sep. 1, 2025 By Ethan Marshall and Ramy Mahmoud The New York Mets hosted their second annual “A Celebration of Queens Culture” at Citi Field during the game against the Miami Marlins on Thursday, Aug. 28. The event is meant to recognize and celebrate the more than 100 different cultures represented within the diverse…
Aug. 29, 2025 By Paulina Albarracin Laughter is the best medicine, and a comedy show in Astoria proves it every month. Q.E.D. Astoria is set to host the third installment of Heckling Hand: Comedy for a Cause on Saturday, Aug. 30, at 3 p.m. for a purpose-driven afternoon of community and laughter. This month,…