Jan. 10, 2025 By sobrien Jan. 10, 2025 By Shane O’Brien The Floating Hospital, a Long Island City-based non-profit that has provided unrestricted healthcare and relief to New Yorkers for the past 150 years, has received a $200,000 grant from Bank of America after being named a 2024 New York City Neighborhood Builder. The program,… Read more »
Jan. 9, 2025 By Bill Parry An East Elmhurst man torched his apartment after threatening to shoot his girlfriend during an argument before turning the gun on himself and committing suicide on Wednesday afternoon, according to a source familiar with the investigation. Police from the 114th Precinct in Astoria received a 911 call to conduct… Read more »
Jan. 9, 2025 By bparry
[caption id="attachment_87240" align="aligncenter" width="700"] On the eve of their trial, a married couple from Woodside, Atrtuo Cuevas and Daisy Barrera, pleaded guilty to attempted murder for beating a neighbor in a parking spot dispute in 2023. QNS/file[/caption]
Jan. 9, 2025 By Bill Parry
Jan. 9, 2025 By Shane O’Brien The Museum of the Moving Image (MoMI) will honor Martin Luther King Jr. next week with a family day of talks, tours, and digital media activities. MoMI, located at 36-01 35th Ave., will hold a Family Day on Sunday, Jan. 19, between 2 and 5 p.m., to pay tribute to… Read more »
Jan. 7, 2025 By bparry
[caption id="attachment_87093" align="aligncenter" width="700"] Long Island City-based JetBlue say two stowaways were found dead in the landing gear compartment of on of its flights out of JFK Airport on Monday night after arriving in Florida. QNS/file[/caption]
Jan. 7, 2025 By Bill Parry
Jan. 3, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Are you ready to play? A new interactive gaming center and arcade is set to open in Astoria next week, featuring a number of state-of-the-art 4 and 5D arcade games. Gaming City is scheduled to open its doors at 36-10 31st St. by Friday, Jan. 10, occupying a newly… Read more »
Jan. 3, 2025 By Czarinna Andres Jan. 3, 2025 By Neela Jain Blissville resident Thomas Mituzas plans his life around the rain. Mituzas has a special weather app on his phone that lets him know when rain is on its way. He and his neighbors also have a WhatsApp group that they use to alert… Read more »
Jan. 2, 2025 By Shane O’Brien A woman has died after being struck by an MTA bus at the intersection of 31st Street and Ditmars Boulevard in Astoria on Thursday, Jan. 2. The woman, who was approximately 50-60 years of age, was struck while crossing southbound on Ditmars Boulevard and 31st Street at approximately 8:06 a.m…. Read more »
Dec. 30, 2024 By cmotherway Dec. 30, 2024 By Colum Motherway Rise Light & Power, the owners and operators of the Ravenswood Generating Station in Long Island City, hosted their fourth annual toy giveaway on Thursday, Dec. 19, as part of their Renewable Ravenswood initiative to support the Queens community. Rise donated over 2,000 toys… Read more »
Dec. 27, 2024 By bparry
[caption id="attachment_86757" align="aligncenter" width="700"] Cops are looking for this suspect who allegedly pepper-sprayed a man he was arguing with in Woodside on Friday the 13th. NYPD[/caption]
Dec. 27, 2024 By Bill Parry