Feb. 5, 2025 By Ethan Marshall Bishop Robert Brennan, the Bishop of Brooklyn, which includes Queens, led a special Mass in recognition of the Lunar New Year on Sunday, Feb. 2, at St. Michael’s Roman Catholic Church, located at 138-65 Barclay Ave. in Flushing. The church’s Lunar New Year celebration for the Year of…
Feb. 5, 2025 By Bill Parry Firefighters from Rescue 4 in Woodside saved the life of a 15-year-old boy who was impaled on a short iron fence in front of a Ridgewood home on Tuesday afternoon. The teenager was walking home from school with a friend, and they were “horsing around” in front of…
Feb. 5, 2025 By Jessica Militello Queens Community Board 11 (CB 11) held its monthly meeting on Feb. 3, where members of the local community and elected officials gathered to discuss pressing updates, concerns, and initiatives within the district. CB 11 represents neighborhoods in northeastern Queens, including Bayside, Bay Terrace, Douglaston, Flushing, Little Neck,…
Feb. 5, 2025 By Ethan Marshall LaGuardia Gateway Partners, the manager and developer of Terminal B at LaGuardia Airport, recently celebrated its newest honorees in the B-Celebrated program. This recognition initiative is designed to honor outstanding community members who contribute to the airport’s success and customer experience. The quarterly honorees for this program were…
Feb. 5, 2025 By Jessica Militello State Senator John Liu, in collaboration with Assembly Members Ed Braunstein, Nily Rozic, Ron Kim, and David Weprin, and Council Members Linda Lee, Sandra Ung, and James Gennaro, is partnering with the NYC Department of Finance to offer free sessions this tax season aimed at helping residents navigate…
Feb. 5, 2025 By Barbara Russo-Lennon New Yorkers who are tired of reckless e-bike drivers might get some relief if a new bill introduced last week passes through the City Council. Mayor Eric Adams gave a proposal to the 51-member council to hold third-party delivery companies responsible for the safe use of micromobility devices—like…
Feb. 5, 2025 By Athena Dawson For the first time in three decades, JFK Airport is debuting a new cargo terminal. Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) announced the facility’s opening on Monday, Feb. 3, following its launch at the end of January. The new facility signifies WFS’s expanding warehouse footprint at JFK, as the agency…
Feb. 5, 2025 By QNS News Team Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo has been rumored for months to be considering a run for mayor of New York City — and three straight polls suggest voters would easily back him over Mayor Eric Adams and the rest of the Democratic primary field. Elected three times as…
Feb. 5, 2025 By Athena Dawson The Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning(JCAL) invites Queens residents to celebrate Black History Month through the art of West African dance. This February, JCAL will host West African Dance at JCAL: A Black History Month Presentation. The live performances will take place on Friday, Feb. 21, and…
Feb. 5, 2025 By Bill Parry The NYPD’s Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating a case of aggravated harassment on the St. John’s University campus in Hillcrest at 80-00 Utopia Parkway last month. Police from the 107th Precinct in Fresh Meadows reported that two unidentified men drew two swastikas in the snow in front…