May. 30, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Forest Hills Stadium’s summer concert series is set to return this weekend with a performance from Bloc Party on Saturday, May 31. The 2025 series will feature 22 different events between May 31 and Oct. 25, when Big Thief closes out the summer series. The series also features…
May. 30, 2025 By Ethan Marshall Queens residents reported the highest well-being score among New York City’s five boroughs, according to a new report from the nonprofit Measure of America. The findings, based on data collected through 2022 and published via the organization’s data and mapping platform DATA2GO.NYC, show that Queens earned a well-being…
May. 30, 2025 By Shane O’Brien State Sen. Jessica Ramos expressed her disappointment following the State Senate’s approval of parkland alienation legislation for the $8 billion Metropolitan Park casino project earlier this week. Ramos was one of only five lawmakers to vote against the bill during Tuesday’s Senate session, where 54 senators voted in…
May. 29, 2025 By Shane O’Brien U.S. Rep. Grace Meng held a community listening session with local residents and Queens organizations in Elmhurst Wednesday morning to highlight the “devastating impact” that cuts to the Social Security Administration (SSA) would have on the local community, citing reports that the Trump Administration is planning to slash…
May. 27, 2025 By Shane O’Brien The New York State Senate has voted overwhelmingly in favor of legislation that would allow Mets owner Steve Cohen and Hard Rock International to transform 50 acres of Citi Field parking lot into Metropolitan Park, an $8 billion entertainment complex anchored by a casino. On Tuesday, lawmakers voted…
May. 27, 2025 By Bill Parry Three people were pulled from the waters of the East River near the Whitestone shoreline after the 32-foot pleasure boat began taking on water, the FDNY announced Friday. FDNY Marine Company 4 responded to a mayday call after the vessel struck an object in the water near the…
May. 27, 2025 By QNS News Team Air travelers are urged to prepare for significant changes and ongoing construction impacting access to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) and LaGuardia Airport, according to a new travel advisory issued by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey on Tuesday, May 27. As of…
May. 27, 2025 By Shane O’Brien State Sen. Michael Gianaris has joined Manhattan Assembly Member Linda Rosenthal to introduce legislation to reform the Rent Guidelines Board, the board that determines how much landlords can hike rents each year on the city’s nearly 1 million rent stabilized apartments. Gianaris and Rosenthal are critical of the…
May. 27, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Hundreds of faculty, students, alumni and community members from St. John’s University have signed an online petition calling on the university to immediately terminate a planned partnership with U.S. Customs & Border Protection (CBP), citing ethical and cultural concerns. Faculty members of St. John’s in Jamaica will deliver…
May. 27, 2025 By Ramy Mahmoud and QNS News Team Thousands of residents and visitors gathered along Northern Boulevard on Monday afternoon for the 98th annual Little Neck-Douglaston Memorial Day Parade, one of the nation’s longest-running continuous Memorial Day commemorations. The parade stepped off at 2 p.m. from Jayson Avenue and Northern Boulevard under…