Astoria Park–NYC Parks Dept.

Sep. 18, 2024 By Assembly Member Jessica González-Rojas

As it is for many, the fight for equal rights is personal to me. Prior to running for office, I served for thirteen years as the Executive Director of the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice, a national organization dedicated to amplifying Latina/e voices in the fight for health, dignity, and reproductive justice. 

Sep. 17, 2024 By Czarinna Andres

The Queens Public Library (QPL) will join libraries nationwide in marking Banned Books Week from Sept. 22-28 with a series of events and programs, reinforcing its strong advocacy for intellectual freedom as book censorship surges nationwide.

Sep. 17, 2024 By Ethan Marshall

As the New York Mets began their final homestand of the 2024 regular season on Monday, Sept. 16, the team announced the installation of a purple seat to pay tribute to the McDonald’s mascot Grimace, whose first pitch prior to a game on June 12 coincided with the start of a seven-game winning streak and the team turning the season around.

Sep. 17, 2024 By sobrien

Sept. 17, 2024 By Shane O’Brien

Sep. 17, 2024 By Ethan Marshall

Over the course of the summer of 2024, viewed as the peak rental season, Queens and Brooklyn each experienced sharp increases in competition among renters compared to the same time in 2023 and Manhattan maintaining a high degree of such competition, according to a Rental Competitiveness Report by the real estate listing site RentCafe.

Sept. 17, 2024 By Shane O’Brien

Astoria supermarket Foodtown is set to close its doors for good next month, less than one year after celebrating its grand opening.

Sep. 17, 2024 By Athena Dawson

MTA officials held a roundtable discussion in the Jamaica Central Control Building on Thursday, Sept. 12, to provide an overview of the agency’s current and future plans for its extensive transportation system. The officials invited reporters from a handful of local media organizations to the event, including QNS, which was an on-the-record presentation and Q&A session covering topics affecting Queens residents and commuters across the five boroughs. 

Sep. 17, 2024 By Czarinna Andres

On Monday, Sept. 16, hundreds of Amazon drivers in Queens took a major step toward unionization, formally requesting that Amazon recognize their union and negotiate a contract under the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.

Sep. 16, 2024 By sobrien

Sept. 16, 2024 By Shane O’Brien

Sept. 16, 2024 By Ethan Marshall

New York City has launched a housing lottery for 59 units at The Northern II, a pair of residential buildings in Astoria.