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May. 6, 2025 By Shane O’Brien

May. 6, 2025 By Emily Davenport and QNS News Team

Rite Aid will shutter all of its remaining New York locations in the coming months as part of a bankruptcy reorganization plan, according to multiple reports.

May. 6, 2025 By Czarinna Andres

More than 400 guests gathered at Terrace on the Park in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park on Thursday, May 1 to celebrate Queensborough Community College’s 2025 Partners for Progress Gala, an annual fundraising event that highlights the college’s commitment to student success and honors distinguished partners in health care and community advancement.

May. 6, 2025 By Czarinna Andres

Two Queens residents may be thousands of dollars richer after the New York Lottery announced multiple top-prize winning tickets were sold in the borough for the May 2 TAKE 5 drawings.

The family of 23-year-old Justin Diaz expressed outrage that his accused killer, Michael Peña, was ordered released from Rikers Island on Friday, two weeks after he was remanded into custody without bail following his arraignment in Queens Supreme Court.

A Queens grand jury indicted Peña, a former FDNY firefighter from Oakland Gardens on manslaughter and DWI charges for a pre-dawn collision that killed Diaz on Northern Boulevard in East Elmhurst on February 26.

May. 6, 2025 By Athena Dawson

More than 20 community organizations came together at Queens Borough Hall on Monday, April 23, to mark Denim Day—a global campaign that raises awareness of sexual violence and honors survivors through education, solidarity and support.

May. 6, 2025 By Czarinna Andres

Mayor Eric Adams and Public Schools Chancellor Melissa Avilés-Ramos announced on Monday that seven new public schools will open across New York City for the 2025–2026 academic year, including three in Queens.

May. 5, 2025 By Colum Motherway

The Myrtle Avenue Street Festival brought vibrant energy to Ridgewood on Sunday, May 4, as hundreds of residents turned out for an afternoon of community celebration, family fun, and local pride—despite gray skies and the occasional drizzle.

May. 5, 2025 By Athena Dawson

The event, held on Monday, April 28, outside Queens Borough Hall, was organized in partnership with Samaritan’s Peer Alliance Recovery Centers (PARC). Richards was joined by Mitchell Netburn, President and CEO of Samaritan Daytop Village, along with Peer Recovery Professionals and community advocates.

May. 5, 2025 By Colum Motherway

Queens senior citizens have been taking center stage this spring, thanks to Inside Broadway’s vibrant and engaging arts programs made possible through a partnership with the NYC Council’s SU-CASA initiative.