Nov. 4, 2024 By Czarinna Andres Nov. 4, 2024 By Barbara Russo-Lennon A popular fruit vendor in Woodside was stabbed multiple times Sunday evening, police said. The incident happened around 5:45 p.m. on Nov. 3 at a neighborhood fruit stand near the corner of 59th Street and Roosevelt Avenue. According to law enforcement sources, the… Read more »
Nov. 1, 2024 By Athena Dawson A local public school in Elmhurst commemorated its 102nd anniversary by revitalizing its school garden. PS/IS120Q, a combined elementary and middle school located at 55-24 Van Horn St., celebrated its anniversary this month by transforming its garden space with the New York Restoration Project’s (NYRP) Gardens for the City… Read more »
Nov. 1, 2024 By Bill Parry Police from the 115th Precinct are looking for a suspect who attacked a young boy in broad daylight before robbing him near the Helen Marshall Playground in East Elmhurst and remains at large more than a week later. The incident occurred at around 3 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 24,… Read more »
Nov. 1, 2024 By Bill Parry Police from the 115th Precinct in Jackson Heights are still looking for three suspects who terrorized a man in Corona before robbing his personal property in September. The incident occurred on the night of Sunday, Sept. 22, when the three strangers struck up a conversation with the 26-year-old victim… Read more »
Oct. 31, 2024 By Czarinna Andres Oct. 31, 2024 By Athena Dawson HANAC, an Astoria-based non-profit, hosted its annual gala on Friday, Oct 25. For over 52 years, the Queens-based organization has provided affordable housing, social programs, and independent living for older adults. This year’s gala was held in Manhattan’s Ziegfeld Ballroom. Michelle Charlesworth, co-anchor… Read more »
Oct. 31, 2024 By Czarinna Andres Oct. 31, 2024 By Queens Post News Team Music enthusiasts are invited to a free afternoon of captivating performances by acclaimed jazz musicians at Sunnyside Community Services. The event, which will take place on Saturday, Nov. 2, at 2 p.m., features celebrated jazz bassist Mark Wade and acclaimed composer… Read more »
Oct. 31, 2024 By ishkurhan Oct. 31, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan One Astoria family paid homage to Chappell Roan, one of this year’s biggest breakthrough pop stars, by transforming their porch into the ‘Pink Pony Club’ for Halloween. On Broadway and 32nd Street, two skeletons holding microphones are staged in a cobweb sea of pink… Read more »
Oct. 30, 2024 By Czarinna Andres Oct. 30, 2024 By Athena Dawson A local Astoria-based nonprofit is offering free information sessions for new voters across Queens. HANAC will provide information sessions teaching the basic structure of the U.S. voting system, electoral college, rules on voter eligibility, voter registration, and other information for newly eligible citizens…. Read more »
Oct. 29, 2024 By sobrien Oct. 29, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Queens Community Board 2 has said that the city has an obligation to build safe streets after a Queens judge halted plans to build a bike lane along Review Avenue in the industrial heart of Long Island City. Construction on a Review Avenue bike… Read more »
Oct. 29, 2024 By Czarinna Andres Oct. 29, 2024 By Ramy Mahmoud and Queens Post News Team Runners and walkers gathered on a beautiful fall morning on Saturday, Oct. 26, for the eighth annual Sunnyside Post Mile Run/Walk – Halloween edition, along Skillman Avenue. The beloved community event drew close to 300 participants, brought together… Read more »