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Mayor Adams marks one year of ‘Padlock to Protect’ with pizza and progress in Queens

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May. 15, 2025 By Bill Parry Mayor Eric Adams marked the one-year anniversary of the launch of the city’s “Operation Padlock to Protect” initiative at a pizzeria on the Rego Park and Middle Village border on Wednesday and touted the significant progress in shutting down more than 1,400 illegal smoke shops across the five…

Airport workers at JFK and LaGuardia win expanded benefits under state budget

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May. 14, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Service workers union 32BJ SEIU has welcomed life-changing benefits for thousands of workers at both LaGuardia and JFK airports in the recently-approved state budget, which includes measures to expand paid vacation and improve health insurance for all airport workers across New York State. The state budget included expansions…

Driver sought in hit-and-run that injured 14-year-old on scooter in Elmhurst: NYPD

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May. 14, 2025 By Bill Parry Police from the 110th Precinct in Elmhurst are looking for a hit-and-run driver who struck a 14-year-old boy and allegedly sped away from the scene earlier this month. The incident occurred just before 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 1, as the youngster was riding a scooter on the…

High-energy show

Kevin Lyttle gives patrons "a taste" of “Home for Carnival” and “Drive Me Crazy.”

May. 14, 2025 By Nelson A. King Brooklyn-based Jammins Events confirmed on Tuesday, May 13, that Beenie Mman, Chris Martin, Kevin Lyttle, and Louie Culture will headline a high-energy show at UBS Arena in Queens on Saturday, May 24, during the Memorial Weekend. Dancehall hitmaker Beenie Man is set to triumphantly return to New York […]

The Cola Wars are back: Pepsi brings its iconic taste test to Queens Night Market

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May. 14, 2025 By Czarinna Andres Step right up, Queens — the Cola Wars are back, and your taste buds are the battleground. Pepsi is bringing its iconic Pepsi Challenge to Queens as part of a national tour to show consumers that Pepsi Zero Sugar tastes better than Coke Zero Sugar. The tour, which…

Five Queens entrepreneurs win $20K grants in 2025 Tech + Innovation Challenge

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May. 14, 2025 By QNS News Team Five Queens-based businesses were named winners of the 2025 Queens Tech + Innovation Challenge and each received a $20,000 grant during a ceremony held Wednesday, May 7, at Resorts World New York City in South Ozone Park. The annual competition, organized by the Queens Economic Development Corporation…

Italy’s C2C Festival made its U.S. debut in Maspeth with a bold lineup

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May. 14, 2025 By Colum Motherway C2C Festival, Italy’s preeminent avant-pop music event, made its much-anticipated U.S. debut on Friday, May 9, transforming Queens’ Knockdown Center into a hub of genre-defying sound and experimental performance.  Coinciding with Frieze Art Week, the inaugural North American edition of the festival showcased the bold creative vision that…