Vaccinated New Yorkers Will Be Able to Go Mask-Free in Most Settings Starting Wednesday

Oct. 5, 2024 By Tara Siegel

Did your favorite Queens spots make the board?

Oct. 4, 2024 By sobrien

Oct. 4, 2024 By Shane O’Brien

Oct. 4, 2024 By Athena Dawson

NYC Parks‘ Learn to Swim program is back for Queens residents of all ages. Starting now, anyone can register for NYC Park’s Learn to Swim lottery to take free classes at recreation centers throughout the city. Flushing Meadows Aquatic Center and Roy Wilkins Park Recreation Center are available for Queens residents.  

Oct. 3, 2024 By Shane O’Brien

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon, who grew up in Jackson Heights, met with small business owners on 82nd Street on Wednesday to discuss the challenges small businesses face and how Chase can better support them.

Oct. 3, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan

The planning process to solidify a continuous and accessible 16-mile Queens Waterfront Greenway is kicking off this month. 

Oct. 3, 2024 By Czarinna Andres

Oct. 3, 2024 By Czarinna Andres

A Flushing woman was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for stabbing her immigration attorney to death in 2022, just days after he dropped her as a client, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced Wednesday.

Xiaoning Zhang, 27, of Kissena Boulevard, was found guilty by a jury last month of murder in the second degree and other related crimes for fatally stabbing 66-year-old Jim Li, a prominent lawyer known for his legal work and activism during the Tiananmen Square uprising in the People’s Republic of China in 1989. Trial openings began on Sept. 9, 2024, and closings occurred on Sept. 19, 2024. The jury deliberated for one day.

Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz introduced one of the newest members of her team on Wednesday as part of her office’s public information campaign during Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

Kimi, a 2-year-old golden retriever/Labrador retriever, has been appointed as a facility dog to provide comfort and companionship to crime victims and witnesses. “Kimi has been an extraordinary addition to our team here at the Queens District Attorney’s Office,” Katz said. “She’s affectionate, highly trained, and has already assisted survivors and witnesses and put them at ease.”

Oct. 3, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan

A group representing dozens of civic and neighborhood organizations across Queens is calling for an investigation into a citywide housing proposal amid federal probes into the mayor and his administration. 

Oct. 3, 2024 By Ethan Marshall

As the New York Mets look to clinch a trip to the National League Division Series Wednesday night in Milwaukee, the team announced that beginning as early as Thursday, Oct. 3, Citi Field will be hosting watch parties of select away games during the playoffs.