Apr. 30, 2025 By Czarinna Andres April 30, 2025 By Czarinna Andres LaGuardia Community College is calling on local artists to help transform one of its most visible community spaces into a vibrant work of public art. Submissions are now open for a new street mural that will be painted on the LaGuardia Community…
Apr. 30, 2025 By emarshall April 30, 2025 By Ethan Marshall Sales have officially launched for Vesta, a luxury condominium development located directly across from Murray Playground at 11-36 45th Road in Long Island City, offering 115 residences ranging from studios to three-bedroom units, with prices starting at $620,000 and going up to $1.855…
Apr. 30, 2025 By sobrien April 30, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Eco Material Technologies, a company specializing in sustainable and environmentally-friendly cement alternatives, celebrated a ribbon-cutting Tuesday morning for a new rail terminal in Blissville that will deliver non-carbon cement materials to New York City. Eco Material, in conjunction with New York & Atlantic…
Apr. 30, 2025 By Athena Dawson Dozens of protestors rallied in front of Queens Housing Court in Jamaica on Thursday, April 10th, calling on Gov. Kathy Hochul and Queens elected officials to pass crucial statewide tenant-rights legislation. The protest brought supporters of all backgrounds, including tenant organizers, union members, and nonprofit organizations, who demanded…
Apr. 30, 2025 By Ethan Marshall While most major urban hubs across the United States continued to see the average size of apartments shrink in 2024 compared to 2015, one of the few exceptions to this trend was Queens, according to a report by the real estate listing site RentCafe. New apartments completed in…
Apr. 30, 2025 By QNS News Team Queens residents and visitors will get a chance to explore the borough like never before during Jane’s Walk Weekend, a global celebration of urban life through free, volunteer-led walking tours taking place Friday, May 2, through Sunday, May 4. Organized by the Municipal Art Society of New…
Apr. 29, 2025 By Jessica Militello The month of May brings a lively lineup of special events to the Queens County Farm Museum, located at 73-50 Little Neck Parkway in Floral Park. As New York City’s oldest continuously farmed site and the only working farm in the five boroughs, Queens Farm offers unique seasonal…
Apr. 29, 2025 By Czarinna Andres and Ramy Mahmoud Students, community advocates and transit experts gathered at Queens College on Monday evening, April 28, for a town hall focused on advancing the QueensLink project — a proposal that could dramatically improve public transportation in Queens by reactivating the long-abandoned Rockaway Beach Branch rail line.…
Apr. 29, 2025 By Czarinna Andres Over 200 runners, walkers, and environmental advocates gathered on Saturday, April 27, to celebrate Earth Day with State Senator John Liu during a lively 5K Fun Run along the historic Long Island Motor Parkway, a route that once served as one of the nation’s earliest highways but now…
Apr. 29, 2025 By Ethan Marshall Queens voters will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of New York City government as all 51 City Council seats are up for grabs in the 2025 election cycle. With several incumbents term-limited and new challengers stepping into the spotlight, the borough is home to some…