Dec. 4, 2024 By sobrien Dec. 4, 2024 By Shane O’Brien LIC Feral Feeders, a non-profit dedicated to providing essential care to homeless and feral cats, will host an adoption event in Astoria this Saturday. The event, which will take place between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. at Earth & Me at 30-38 Steinway St…. Read more »
Dec. 3, 2024 By Czarinna Andres Dec. 3, 2024 By Czarinna Andres Sunnyside Community Services (SCS) is celebrating Giving Tuesday with a call for donations that will be matched dollar for dollar, thanks to the generosity of FJC – A Foundation of Philanthropic Funds. Giving Tuesday is a global day of generosity that encourages people… Read more »
Dec. 3, 2024 By bparry
[caption id="attachment_71358" align="aligncenter" width="680"] File photo by Lloyd Mitchell[/caption]
Dec. 3, 2024 By Bill Parry
Dec. 3, 2024 By sobrien Dec. 3, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Selo, a popular Balkan restaurant on Broadway, is the latest local business to close its doors, adding to a growing list of more than 50 establishments that have shuttered in Astoria over the past two years. The restaurant, located at 33-05 Broadway, closed in… Read more »
Dec. 2, 2024 By Ramy Mahmoud and Queens Post Staff Elmhurst residents came together to celebrate the start of the holiday season on Monday, Nov. 25, for the annual Holiday Tree Lighting at Veteran’s Grove Playground. The festive event, which kicked off at 5 p.m. on Judge St. and Whitney Ave. in Elmhurst, featured a… Read more »
Dec. 2, 2024 By Bill Parry A Jackson Heights man was intentionally shot and wounded in his apartment when a bullet came crashing through his front door on Wednesday morning. Police from the 115th Precinct in Jackson Heights responded to a 911 call of a person shot in an apartment building at 33-07 83rd St…. Read more »
Nov. 27, 2024 By sobrien Nov. 27, 2024 By Shane O’Brien The LaGuardia Community College Foundation is encouraging the college community and supporters of its students to contribute to #CUNYTUESDAY, an annual fundraising initiative held on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving. CUNYTuesday, held in alignment with the global Giving Tuesday movement, will take place on Tuesday,… Read more »
Nov. 26, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Children in New York State are now eligible for continuous healthcare coverage from birth until the age of six after a bill introduced by Queens Assembly Member Jessica González-Rojas and State Sen. Samra Brouk of Rochester passed in the state budget. González-Rojas and Brouk introduced bill A8146/S7747 in October 2023,… Read more »
Nov. 26, 2024 By bparry
[caption id="attachment_85355" align="aligncenter" width="700"] Cops are looking for this suspect who allegedly beat an F train rider with her boot at the 21st Street-Queensbridge subway station and remains at large. NYPD[/caption]
Nov. 26, 2024 By Bill Parry
Nov. 26, 2024 By sobrien Nov. 26, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Santathon, a popular neighborhood Santa-themed bar crawl, will return to Sunnyside and Woodside next month after a three-year hiatus, raising money to buy toys for children this Christmas. Santathon will return to the neighborhood on Dec. 14, with 14 participating bars offering a variety… Read more »