Feb. 11, 2025 By Tangerine Clarke Black History on Feb. 8 received exceptional recognition and contributions from youths, thanks to the Queens Book Fair & Literary Festival Inc. founder, Dr. Dhanpaul Narine, an educator and uplifting leader, who celebrated the initiative’s seventh installment in the auditorium of the Richmond Hill Queens library. The enlightening program, […]
Feb. 11, 2025 By Czarinna Andres Feb. 11, 2025 By Queens Post News Team The New York Lottery announced Sunday that one lucky ticket holder has won the top prize of $34,832.50 in the Feb. 8 TAKE 5 EVENING drawing. The winning ticket was sold at 7-Eleven #32127B, located at 87-16 Astoria Blvd. in East… Read more »
Feb. 11, 2025 By sobrien Feb. 11, 2025 by Shane O’Brien Sunnyside Shines and Woodside on the Move will host the inaugural “Restaurant Week of the Sides” starting this Sunday, celebrating a diverse range of culinary options in both neighborhoods situated along the 7 line. The new Restaurant Week concept, which runs from Feb. 16… Read more »
Feb. 10, 2025 By Colum Motherway A new chapter in veteran healthcare was unveiled on Monday, Feb. 10, as the Thomas P. Noonan Community-Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) celebrated its grand opening in Ridgewood. This state-of-the-art medical facility, located at 50-05 Metropolitan Ave. in Ridgewood, is dedicated to providing veterans with comprehensive healthcare services and was…
Feb. 10, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Elected officials, unions and community organizations across Queens have slammed Mayor Eric Adams in response to reports that the Mayor’s office distributed a memo to city agencies suggesting that they should let ICE agents enter municipal facilities without a warrant if staff “reasonably feel threatened” or fear for…
Feb. 10, 2025 By sobrien Feb. 10, 2025 By Shane O’Brien A Long Island City couple has launched a new gym equipment repair and maintenance company, offering residential and commercial gyms throughout Queens an opportunity to make speedy repairs to malfunctioning equipment. Husband and wife Elvis Rodricks and Harshi Patel, who have lived in Long… Read more »
Feb. 10, 2025 By sobrien Feb. 10, 2025 By Shane O’Brien The Long Island City Partnership (LICP) will host its first-ever Black History Month event at MoMA PS1 Tuesday evening, featuring a panel discussion on the lasting impact of the neighborhood’s Black community. The event, co-hosted by LICP, MoMA PS1, and the office of Queens… Read more »
Feb. 10, 2025 By sobrien Feb. 10, 2025 By Shane O’Brien The Hunters Point Parks Conservancy (HPPC) will host its tenth annual 5k race at the Long Island City waterfront this June. The annual event, which sold out with over 1,800 runners and walkers in 2024, will take place at 9 a.m. on Saturday, June… Read more »
Transit detectives in Queens are looking to find the brute who attacked a man at random on board a subway train earlier this week. The NYPD released images and video late Friday night of the suspect behind the violent assault on board a Jamaica-bound F train as it approached the 67th Avenue station in…
Feb. 7, 2025 By Ethan Marshall Reported rapes across both northern and southern Queens are on the rise during the 28-day period ending on Feb. 2, compared to the same period of time the previous year. However, robberies and grand larcenies have undergone significant declines across both northern and southern Queens. Northern and southern…