Jul. 9, 2025 By Jessica Militello

Got a craving for caffeine and cuddles? National Kitten Day is the purr-fect excuse to curl up with a coffee and some whiskered company.

Jul. 8, 2025 By Speaker Adrienne Adams and Council Member Sandra Ung

For many immigrant survivors of domestic and gender-based violence, language barriers can often be difficult to overcome, adding to the litany of overwhelming challenges they face. Many are financially dependent on their partners, while others are isolated from their family and community. Some may fear that seeking help could jeopardize their immigration status.

Police are still searching for two moped-riding suspects behind a three-month-long chain-snatching spree that has targeted teenagers and women across multiple neighborhoods, including Ridgewood’s 104th Precinct.

Among the victims was a 64-year-old woman who successfully fought off an attempted robbery in front of Maspeth Federal Savings Bank in broad daylight.

Jul. 8, 2025 By jmilitello

July 8, 2025 By Jessica Militello

Jul. 8, 2025 By Jessica Militello

There’s nothing sweeter than a dose of childhood nostalgia baked into a freshly made cookie—and that’s exactly what Love Cookies had in mind with its small-batch bakery, which crafts delicious and inventive treats inspired by Asian childhood classics.

Jul. 8, 2025 By Jessica Militello

Queens Botanical Garden (QBG) is blooming with a lineup of fun summer events and activities for the month of July. 

Jul. 7, 2025 By QNS News Team

Con Edison has mobilized crews to respond around the clock as high temperatures and possible thunderstorms are forecasted this week in New York City.

Jul. 7, 2025 By Ridgewood Times Staff

The Ridgewood Pop-Up Market is returning to Bar Freda on Saturday, July 19, bringing together more than 30 local vendors for a day-long community shopping event.

Jul. 7, 2025 By Czarinna Andres

U.S. Rep. Grace Meng is pressing forward with a $2 million federal funding request to overhaul the aging Maspeth firehouse that houses FDNY’s elite Squad 288 and HazMat 1 units.

Jul. 7, 2025 By Shane O’Brien

Queens native and women’s basketball pioneer Lucille Kyvallos has been officially inducted into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Jul. 7, 2025 By Athena Dawson

Nearly 100 people gathered on the steps of Queens Supreme Court to celebrate the legacy of a remarkable court officer.

Jul. 7, 2025 By Shane O’Brien

Elected officials across Queens have criticized the Trump Administration and Republican lawmakers for passing the “One Big Beautiful Bill” last week, stating that the federal budget bill will have “dangerous and rippling effects” across New York City and State.

Jul. 7, 2025 By Ramy Mahmoud and QNS News Team

Residents, veterans and community leaders gathered at Maspeth Memorial Park on Wednesday, July 2, for an early Independence Day celebration featuring a public reading of the Declaration of Independence.

Jul. 3, 2025 By Paulina Albarracin

As the summer heat rises, so does the thrill of racing beneath the sun.

Jul. 3, 2025 By Shane O’Brien

Queens Council Members Shekar Krishnan, Linda Lee, Sandra Ung and Julie Won gathered on the steps of City Hall Wednesday afternoon alongside Manhattan Council Member Carlina Rivera to celebrate the “historic” $2.5 million budget investment to support the implementation of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) history curriculum in NYC schools.

Jul. 3, 2025 By Ethan Marshall

The New York metro area experienced a drastic surge in millionaires renting property there from 2019 to 2023, according to a report by the real estate listing site Rent Cafe.

Jul. 3, 2025 By Athena Dawson

A Queens College professor has been given the highest honors for her award-winning poetry. 

Jul. 2, 2025 By sobrien

July 2, 2025 By Shane O’Brien

Jul. 2, 2025 By Ethan Marshall

New York City ranks among the top major cities in the United States in the number of rental units that are undersized, and nearly half of the units in the pipeline there are planned to be micro units, according to a report by storage space marketplace Storage Cafe.

Jul. 2, 2025 By QNS News Team

Jul. 2, 2025 By Shane O’Brien

Council Member Robert Holden has criticized Council Speaker Adrienne Adams and Council Finance Chair Justin Brannan for “neglecting” veterans in the recently passed FY2026 Budget.

Police from the 112th Precinct in Forest Hills are looking for three suspects who beat and robbed a 28-year-old man during a home invasion on the afternoon of Saturday, June 21. The three intruders slipped into an apartment building at 102-40 62nd Ave. at around 4 p.m.

The perpetrators allegedly forced their way into the victim’s apartment, punched him repeatedly in his body with closed fists, and forcibly removed $60 in cash and medication before fleeing the building in an unknown direction, police said Monday. EMS responded to the crime scene and transported the victim to Long Island Jewish Forest Hills, where he was listed in stable condition.

Jul. 2, 2025 By Adam Daly

City Hall has stepped into an escalating immigration case, filing a legal brief in support of a 20-year-old Venezuelan man and former Queens student who was arrested by federal agents outside a Manhattan courthouse last month.

Jul. 1, 2025 By Czarinna Andres

Phil Wong has emerged as the likely Democratic nominee in the District 30 City Council race, following the release of unofficial ranked-choice voting (RCV) results on Tuesday, July 1, which show him narrowly defeating challenger Paul Pogozelski after three rounds of vote tabulation.

Jul. 1, 2025 By Jessica Militello

July 4th is just around the corner and Queens is ready to light up the night with celebrations across the borough.