Apr. 8, 2024 By Council Member Shekar Krishnan Four years ago we had to face our darkest days. Our community of Jackson Heights and Elmhurst became the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic. Long food lines, blaring ambulances, and sheer desperation filled our reality. It was at that moment that the workers of the World Central… Read more »
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Little Caesars’ grand opening in Corona Thursday: First 50 guests win free pizza for a year
Mar. 20, 2024 By Ethan Marshall Little Caesars Pizza is set to celebrate the grand opening of its brand-new Corona outlet at 108-68B Roosevelt Ave., with an irresistible offer: the first 50 customers on Thursday, Mar. 21, starting at 10 a.m., will receive free pizza for a year. Those fortunate enough to be among the… Read more »
Award-winning author Jesse Byrd inspires students at Jackson Heights school through interactive book reading and writing workshop
Mar. 8, 2024 By Czarinna Andres and QNS Staff Award-winning children’s book author Jesse Byrd talked to fourth-grade students at P.S. 193Q Alfred J. Kennedy Tuesday as part of a program that helps elementary school students write their own children’s book. Byrd hosted an interactive reading of his new book “The Switch”, which draws on… Read more »
Op-Ed | The benefits of having the same teacher twice
Mar. 7, 2024 By Chris Herman Commonly referred to as “looping”, the practice of having students remain with a teacher for more than one year isn’t new – just look back to the one room schoolhouse or the early 20th century Waldorf classroom. It seems hard to argue against looping if a child is assigned to… Read more »
Queens lawmakers rally in Woodside calling for energy prices to be capped for low-income New Yorkers
Feb. 22, 2024 By Rachel Butler Assembly members Jessica González-Rojas and Steven Raga joined residents outside the NYCHA Woodside Houses apartment complex on Feb. 21 to advocate for a bill that aims to reduce the amount that low-income New York residents have to pay for their energy bills. González-Rojas and Raga, whose respective Queens… Read more »
Op-ed: 2024 should be the year we keep our promise to immigrant New Yorkers
Feb. 9, 2024 By Jessica González-Rojas and Gustavo Rivera As we usher in the new year, we are presented with an opportunity to honor a commitment made by Governor Hochul in 2022 – by passing and enacting Coverage for All, a bill that would offer health coverage to low-income undocumented New Yorkers. The federal government… Read more »
Elected officials celebrate opening of 30-unit development in Corona, with apartments for low income seniors and people with substance use disorders
Feb. 5, 2024 By Gabriele Holtermann Elmcor Youth and Adult Activities representatives, community members, and city and elected officials held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Feb. 2 to celebrate the opening of Elmcor’s first supportive and affordable permanent housing development at 104-10 Northern Blvd. in Corona. The building, named after Helen M. Marshall, the first African-American… Read more »
Check out what children’s camps are taking place this summer at Queens Camp Fair in LIC this Sunday
Feb. 2, 2024 Staff Report This Sunday, Feb. 4, families across Queens are invited to Long Island City to explore a world of summer adventure at the Queens Family Camp Fair. The fair will showcase a wide array of summer camps designed to engage young minds and foster a love of learning and exploration. The… Read more »
Hundreds pack Donovan’s Pub for a beer with Kelsey Grammer, many say ‘Cheers’
Jan. 26, 2024 By Laura Dorgan Where everybody knows his name. Hundreds of Queens residents packed into Donovan’s Pub in Woodside on Wednesday to shake hands and down some ales some with renowned actor Kelsey Grammer. Grammer, 68, best known for his role as Dr. Frasier Crane in the hit-TV series “Frasier,” was at the… Read more »
Assemblymember González-Rojas champions CARES act to aid non-citizen crime victims in New York
Jan. 26, 2024 By Czarinna Andres Assemblymember Jessica González-Rojas and advocates held a rally in Corona Plaza Thursday to draw attention to legislation that she has introduced, that aims to provide assistance to non-citizen victims of human trafficking, domestic violence, and torture. The bill, which is being called the New York Connect and Recognize Every… Read more »