Apr. 22, 2025 By Ethan Marshall The New York Mets and lifestyle and apparel brand New York or Nowhere (NYON) announced the launch of their co-branded collection of Mets apparel, in partnership with New Era Cap and Major League Baseball. “This collaboration with the New York Mets and New York or Nowhere brings us…
Apr. 22, 2025 By bparry April 22, 2025 By Bill Parry The NYPD’s Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating an anti-Asian assault that occurred on board an R train in Long Island City on the night of Wednesday, April 16. A 29-year-old woman was riding a northbound R train approaching Queens Plaza subway station…
Apr. 22, 2025 By sobrien April 22, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Several online fundraisers have raised more than $90,000 for Astoria residents displaced by a four-alarm fire that ripped through two buildings on 31st Avenue on Easter Sunday. The blaze ignited inside a three-story mixed-use building at 21-33 31st Ave. shortly before 9:30 a.m.…
Apr. 22, 2025 By Colum Motherway After a three-day strike that disrupted beverage distribution across the New York metropolitan area, unionized beer delivery drivers and warehouse workers at Manhattan Beer & Beverage Distributors (MBBD) — including those from Ridgewood — have emerged victorious, securing a new union contract with improved pension benefits. The strike…
Apr. 22, 2025 By sobrien April 22, 2025 By Shane O’Brien The annual Sunnyside Restaurant Week officially kicks off Tuesday, April 22, featuring deals at more than 50 local restaurants to showcase the neighborhood as a true culinary destination. The two-week culinary celebration, running through Sunday, May 4, allows Sunnyside residents and out-of-towners alike to…
Apr. 22, 2025 By Colum Motherway For Michael Raphael, comic books aren’t just a hobby but a lifelong love story. He reads them, collects them, restores them, talks about them, and now, he’s giving them away. On Saturday, May 3, Raphael will welcome fans and first-timers to his shop, Spineworks Comics NYC, for Free…
Apr. 22, 2025 By jmilitello April 22, 2025 By Jessica Militello Our House, a cozy community and creative hub in the heart of Astoria, is in full bloom this spring with a series of hands-on workshops designed to spark creativity and connection. Located at 23-71 31st St., the space opened in January 2024 as…
Apr. 22, 2025 By Czarinna Andres More frequent and reliable bus service is coming to Queens this summer as part of a broader push by Governor Kathy Hochul and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) to improve transit access in the outer boroughs. Beginning June 29, the MTA will enhance service on 16 high-ridership local…
Apr. 22, 2025 By Jessica Militello Artists, creatives, and leaders from New York City’s cultural institutions gathered on Monday, April 21, to launch the fourth annual Queens Rising, a month-long celebration spotlighting the borough’s thriving arts scene and the diversity that defines it. Held at the Queens Museum in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, the launch…
Apr. 21, 2025 By bparry April 21, 2025 By Bill Parry A group of concerned Astoria residents held a vigil on Athens Square on Wednesday evening in memory of their neighbor, who was gunned down by police on Tuesday morning after they repeatedly ordered him to drop a knife he was holding. The police…