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PuppetMobile returns to Rego Park with free marionette show featuring Pippi Longstocking

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May. 29, 2025 By Colum Motherway The City Parks Foundation’s beloved PuppetMobile will return to Rego Park this June with a free outdoor performance of Pippi Longstocking, rescheduled after a weather-related postponement earlier this spring. State Senator Joseph Addabbo announced that the marionette show will take place on Thursday, June 12, from 11 a.m.…

Reconstructed Edgemere Avenue roadway reopens following improvements to infrastructure and resiliency

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May. 29, 2025 By Ethan Marshall Following extensive infrastructure and resiliency improvement efforts, the reconstructed section of Edgemere Avenue between Beach 32nd Street and Beach 38th Street on the Rockaway Peninsula finally reopened on Wednesday, May 28. The reconstruction effort, which took nearly two years, resulted in green infrastructure elements being incorporated. Edgemere Avenue…

Meng holds Social Security listening session in Elmhurst amid concerns over proposed federal cuts

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May. 29, 2025 By Shane O’Brien U.S. Rep. Grace Meng held a community listening session with local residents and Queens organizations in Elmhurst Wednesday morning to highlight the “devastating impact” that cuts to the Social Security Administration (SSA) would have on the local community, citing reports that the Trump Administration is planning to slash…

Queens Center Mall continues tenant refresh with opening of Poke Island Grill and Psycho Bunny

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May. 29, 2025 By Czarinna Andres Queens Center Mall in Elmhurst has added two new tenants to its retail lineup over a two-week period, continuing its efforts to adapt to shifting consumer preferences. Poke Island Grill, a fast-casual restaurant serving Hawaiian-inspired poke bowls, opened in the mall’s food court on Sunday, May 25. The…

Queens Culture Clas

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May. 29, 2025 By Athena Dawson An event for comic book lovers and collectible enthusiasts of all ages is returning to Far Rockaway.  The eighth Queens Culture Clash will be held on Sunday, June 8 at the Knights of Columbus building located at 333 Beach 90th St., from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Admission…

Double shooting in Far Rockaway leaves one man dead, another injured: NYPD

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May. 29, 2025 By Rob Pozarycki and QNS News Team A man was fatally shot and another hospitalized following a double shooting in Far Rockaway early Thursday morning, police said. The gunfire erupted around 12:20 a.m. on May 29 near the intersection of New Haven Avenue and Beach 19th Street, according to the NYPD.…

Queens robotics school heads to international stage after sweeping state titles

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May. 28, 2025 By Athena Dawson After sweeping the Southern New York State Championships, a local robotics team earned a spot on the global stage. Coast 2 Coast Robotics (C2C), a Bayside-based robotics academy serving K-12 students, capped off a successful competitive season by qualifying for the international VEX Robotics World Championship. Earlier this…

Woodhaven and Richmond Hill residents create community mural at Park Lane South underpass

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May. 28, 2025 By Paulina Albarracin Woodhaven and Richmond Hill received a splash of color over Memorial Day weekend, as local residents came together to paint the neighborhoods’ first large-scale community mural—one brushstroke at a time. The mural, titled “Kids Make Neighborhoods,” was created on both sides of the Park Lane South underpass between…