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Executive Director Aziz Isham brings new life to Museum of the Moving Image in Queens

Aziz Isham speaks onstage during the Museum of the Moving Image event honoring Todd Haynes with the 2023 Winter Moving Image Award for Career Achievement on December 04, 2023 in New York City.

May. 26, 2025 By Emily Davenport Queens’ personal slice of Hollywood is thriving under new leadership. Since 1985, the Museum of the Moving Image (MoMI) has been devoted to educating the public on television, film, and art through history and technological advances in the space. The museum currently has nine exhibitions, including its permanent…

Sliwa rallies Queens supporters, claims title of ‘mayor of the outer boroughs’

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May. 26, 2025 By Robert Pearl In a week marked by grit, energy, and unmistakable outer-borough pride, Republican mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa brought his campaign straight to the neighborhoods he says have been ignored for too long. With three fundraisers in Queens — in Maspeth, Howard Beach, and Whitestone — Sliwa energized loyal supporters,…

Two suspects sought in brutal robbery on F train in Long Island City: NYPD

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May. 26, 2025 By Rob Pozarycki and QNS News Team Transit police are searching for two individuals connected to a violent robbery aboard the F train in Long Island City earlier this month — one who allegedly assaulted and robbed a passenger, and another who stole from the unconscious victim moments later. The NYPD…

Kaufman Astoria Studios weathers industry slowdown while looking toward a creative future in Queens

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May. 26, 2025 By Bill Parry Amid a nationwide slowdown in film and television production, Kaufman Astoria Studios remains a cornerstone of Queens’ cultural and economic identity. While production has dipped across the country due to industry-wide budget cuts and last year’s dual Hollywood strikes, Kaufman Astoria President and CEO Hal Rosenbluth remains optimistic…

City orders emergency demolition after partial building collapse in Corona

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May. 23, 2025 By Bill Parry The city has ordered the full demolition of a structurally unsound building in Corona following a partial collapse that endangered residents of a neighboring home on 37th Avenue and 101st Street. The FDNY responded to a 911 call reporting a building collapse at 101-01 37th Ave. just before…

Newly opened Queensboro Bridge pedestrian path hailed as major step for equitable transit access

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May. 23, 2025 By Colum Motherway City officials, transportation advocates and community leaders took the inaugural walk across the newly opened pedestrian path on the Queensboro Bridge’s South Outer Roadway on Sunday, May 18. The ceremonial march was led by Department of Transportation Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez, Queens Borough President Donovan Richards, State Senator Kristen…