4th Annual “Santa Claus Bike Ride” Returns to Travers Park Sunday

May. 9, 2025 By Dean Moses and QNS News team

A former NYPD cadet who was stabbed while protecting a civilian during a mental health crisis at a Queens precinct has officially joined the ranks of New York’s Finest.

The New York Hall of Science in Corona opened its largest interactive exhibition in more than a decade on Saturday, May 3. The exhibition explores the often invisible inner workings of the built urban environment.

CityWorks is housed in a 6,000 square foot gallery, and the exhibit was created by a team of NYCSI exhibit developers, researchers, and educators over the past five years. Visitors will have the opportunity to explore the intricate systems and engineering that enable cities to function, including how they break, evolve, and endure.

May. 9, 2025 By Athena Dawson

Air China will soon have a new home at John F. Kennedy International Airport, with plans to begin operations at the New Terminal One in 2026, airport officials announced this week.

Twenty individuals were indicted and variously charged in a wide-ranging scheme to steal cars in Queens, throughout New York City and its suburbs, following a three-year investigation by the Queens District Attorney’s Office, the NYPD, and the New York State Police dubbed “Operation Hellcat,” into the criminal enterprise based in Queens.

Some of the vehicles were stolen from owners’ driveways, some with the keys or key fobs inside. The stolen vehicles were often sold through advertisements on social media platforms such as Facebook and Instagram. The defendants are charged in nine separate indictments for a total of 373 counts, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced on Thursday.

May. 8, 2025 By QNS News Team

Queens drivers are being warned of two significant overnight ramp closures now in effect on the Long Island Expressway (I-495) and Grand Central Parkway, as part of a $14.8 million state project to improve traffic safety and mobility at one of Queens’ busiest interchanges.

Police from the 109th Precinct in Flushing are looking for a masked gunman who pulled off an armed robbery at a cell phone store on the night of Monday, May 5.

The suspect entered the Total Wireless shop located in the old Hua Cheng Restaurant at 41-19 Kissena Blvd., across the street from the Queens Public Library branch, just before 7 p.m. He approached the counter, pulled out a firearm, and threatened the 27-year-old woman who was working the night shift, police said Wednesday.

May. 8, 2025 By jmilitello

May 8, 2025 By Jessica Militello

May. 8, 2025 By Ethan Marshall

The average cost of rent across New York City reached $3,966 a month by the end of April 2025, amounting to 144% more than the national average of $1,625, according to a report by Apartments.com.

May. 8, 2025 By jmilitello

May 8, 2025 By Jessica Militello

May. 8, 2025 By Ethan Marshall

The Amazin’ Mets Foundation announced the launch of its 2025 “Amazin’ Auction,” which will feature bidding on exclusive Mets fan experiences and memorabilia, with proceeds going to the Amazin’ Mets Foundation’s programs.