Oct. 3, 2024 By sobrien Oct. 3, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Tend, a new-era dental company seeking to reinvent a dentist’s office using technology, has opened a new location in Long Island City. Tend LIC opened its doors at 10-64 Jackson Ave. on Wednesday, Oct. 2, becoming the 13th Tend location in New York City… Read more »
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. Dimon visited staff at the Chase branch at 37-15 82nd St. on Oct.…
Oct. 3, 2024 By sobrien Oct. 3, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Council Member Julie Won has announced a new season of public engagement for the One LIC neighborhood plan, starting with a waterfront walking tour on Sunday, Oct. 20. Won and Department of City Planning (DCP) Director Dan Garodnick announced Monday that the waterfront tour… Read more »
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. The Department of Transportation (DOT) announced earlier this week that they will host a series of public workshops throughout the month of October to gather community input. During this first…
Oct. 3, 2024 By Bill Parry 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…
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. On Monday, the Queens Civic Congress released a statement calling for an immediate halt to the City of…
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. Mets fans can…
Oct. 2, 2024 By sobrien Oct. 2, 2024 By Shane O’Brien The Jewish Community Center (JCC)-Chabad of Western Queens will hold several events in the coming weeks to celebrate the Jewish High Holidays of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. The holidays, which span from Oct. 2-12, begin with Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, on… Read more »
Oct. 2, 2024 QNS News Team The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has resumed its distribution of millions of at-home COVID-19 test kits across the nation as part of a federal effort to enhance access to testing as cases continue to be monitored. The program, a partnership with the White House and the Administration for…
Oct. 2, 2024 By Shane O’Brien and Ramy Mahmoud New York City FC (NYCFC) held its third annual Consulate Cup on Saturday, Sept. 28, pitting New York-based diplomats from around the world against each other in a charity soccer tournament in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park. The annual tournament featured 16 different nations represented by diplomats…