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Explore, learn, grow: Spring events at Voelker Orth Museum in Flushing

Voelker Orth Museum

Mar. 26, 2025 By Jessica Militello The Voelker Orth Museum, located at 149-19 38th Ave. in Flushing, is welcoming the season with a vibrant lineup of spring events designed to help visitors enjoy the warmer weather in its serene bird sanctuary and Victorian garden. Housed in a beautifully preserved home that once belonged to…

F train rider attacked and robbed by masked suspect at Queensbridge station: NYPD

Mar. 25, 2025 By bparry March 25, 2025 By Bill Parry Police from the 108th Precinct in Long Island City and Transit District 20 are looking for a masked man who allegedly beat and robbed an F train rider and was caught on camera holding a stolen backpack and cell phone that belonged to…

Queens women honored at LaGuardia Community College event with Council Member Julie Won

Pictured from left to right: Council Member Julie Won; Whitney Thomas Toussaint and her son; Kelly Craig, Christina Chaise; Dr. Rosamond (Dr. Roz) Gianutsos; Melissa Tart; Carmen Griffin; Professor Nicole Maguire; Theresa Cottone; Ashley Abid; and LaGuardia Community College President Kenneth Adams. Photo: LaGuardia Community College

Mar. 25, 2025 By sobrien March 25, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Council Member Julie Won and LaGuardia Community College President Kenneth Adams honored five Queens women Friday morning for their dedication to improving financial futures, education, housing, and traffic safety for children and families. Won and Adams co-hosted a breakfast at LaGuardia Community College’s…

NY Senate passes bill to expand free lung cancer screenings; Assembly vote pending

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Mar. 25, 2025 By Colum Motherway The New York State Senate has unanimously passed Senate Bill S. 2000, a significant step toward improving the early detection and treatment of lung cancer in New York.  The bill is sponsored by Senator Joseph Addabbo who represents the Senate’s 15th District, which includes the neighborhoods of Glendale, Middle…

Flushing man arrested for impersonating ICE agent in visa fraud scheme: Feds

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Mar. 25, 2025 By Bill Parry An alleged Flushing con artist was arrested by FBI agents in Brooklyn Friday morning after a federal grand jury indicted him for perpetrating a visa fraud scheme by pretending to be an ICE agent. Tommy Aijie Da Silva Weng, 49, was arraigned in Brooklyn federal court on Friday…

New 9-story building nears completion in Woodside, with affordable housing planned

Mar. 25, 2025 By emarshall March 25, 2025 By Ethan Marshall Construction has wrapped up for the facade of a 9-story building that will have 27 residences at 43-25 52nd St. in Woodside. The building is 90 feet tall and spans 22,945 square feet. With an average unit scope of 849 square feet, the…

Lucky East Elmhurst 7-Eleven sells another top-prize TAKE 5 ticket

Mar. 25, 2025 By Czarinna Andres March 25, 2025 By Queens Post News team For the second time in just over a month, a top-prize New York Lottery TAKE 5 ticket was sold at the same East Elmhurst convenience store. A lucky player won $8,510.50 in the March 24 midday drawing with a ticket…

Photos: Mr. and Mrs. Met meet fans at Queens Center Mall ahead of 2025 Mets season

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Mar. 25, 2025 By Ethan Marshall and Ramy Mahmoud As the New York Mets prepare for the start of the 2025 baseball season with high expectations, the Queens Center Mall hosted a special meet and greet with Mr. and Mrs. Met on Saturday, March 22, from 1-3 p.m. Fans of all ages, many of…

NYPD halts sound permits for Forest Hills Stadium as legal battle escalates, organizers vow to move ahead ‘as planned’

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Mar. 24, 2025 By Shane O’Brien The 2025 summer concert season at Forest Hills Stadium is in limbo after the NYPD declined to issue sound amplification permits, citing a dispute over access to private streets surrounding the venue—though stadium officials insist the shows will go on as planned. The decision, announced in a letter…

‘Queens: The World’s Borough’ sculpture unveiled in Forest Hills to celebrate diversity

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Mar. 24, 2025 By Jessica Militello Say it loud, say it proud: Queens is the world’s borough—and now it has the sign to prove it. A colorful new sculpture honoring Queens’ diversity was unveiled on Saturday, March 22, at MacDonald Park on Queens Boulevard in Forest Hills, drawing more than 150 attendees, including elected…