May. 22, 2025 By Colum Motherway At this month’s meeting of Queens Community Board 5, held on Wednesday, May 14, the board initiated the nomination process for its executive committee ahead of next month’s elections and residents raised growing concerns about quality-of-life issues in their neighborhoods. During the public forum, Glendale resident and mother…
May. 22, 2025 By Ethan Marshall Sign up for our weekly email newsletter to stay updated on the latest housing lotteries in New York City. New York City has opened a waiting list lottery for one current vacancy and any future openings at Northeastern Towers Annex, an affordable senior housing development located at 161-11 132nd Ave.…
May. 21, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller City Comptroller candidate Mark Levine plans, if elected, to boost financial literacy across the five boroughs by providing New Yorkers with access to bank accounts and teaching them how to better save and manage money from an early age, amNewYork has learned. Levine, who currently serves as Manhattan…
May. 21, 2025 By Ethan Marshall Sign up for our weekly email newsletter to stay updated on the latest housing lotteries in New York City. New York City residents have until Sunday, June 4, to apply for a housing lottery for one of the five units available at 229 Beach 14th St. between Seagirt Boulevard and…
May. 21, 2025 By Czarinna Andres More than 270 students from across Queens gathered at Thomas Edison High School in Jamaica, on Saturday, May 5, to compete in the 2025 Minecraft Education Battle of the Boroughs semi-finals — a key event leading up to the City of New York’s first-ever Video Game Festival later…
May. 21, 2025 By Colum Motherway The Middle Village Roller Hockey League capped off an unforgettable Mites season last weekend with a playoff run that delivered one thrilling game after another. Featuring players aged 5 to 10, six competitive teams battled it out for the Queens Maloney Cup in a series of matchups that…
May. 21, 2025 By QNS News Team Queens Community House (QCH), one of the borough’s largest and most impactful social service organizations, celebrated the 26th anniversary of its Youth Leadership Conference this past weekend, spotlighting the talents and leadership of young women from across Queens. Nearly 200 attendees gathered at the Community Center in…
May. 21, 2025 By Barbara Russo-Lennon The NYC Ferry will start its 2025 summer schedule this Memorial Day weekend, which includes the return of the ever-popular Rockaway Reserve and Rockaway Rocket boats, the NYC Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) announced on Wednesday. Both Queens-based boats arrive in time to bring more passengers to NYC Beaches…
May. 21, 2025 By Bill Parry A Woodhaven man is accused of abducting an 11-year-old girl as she rode her bike in Forest Park on Monday evening and then dragging her into a wooded area near Victory Field, where he groped and assaulted her before her father intervened and chased him away. Teddy Moussignac,…
May. 21, 2025 By Athena Dawson More than 150 Queens-based artists, collectives and small nonprofit organizations have been named recipients of this year’s Queens Arts Fund (QAF), receiving a combined total of $493,350 in support for public projects that will be presented throughout the borough in 2025. Administered by the New York Foundation for…