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May. 7, 2025 By Jimmy Robles

Marchers, many of whom hailed from Queens neighborhoods like Jackson Heights, Elmhurst and Corona, called on state leaders to pass the New York For All Act, which would bar local and state law enforcement from cooperating with federal immigration authorities.

May. 7, 2025 By Ethan Marshall

Several students from high schools schools across New York City who are part of the nonprofit Global Kids, which works to develop youth leaders through dynamic global education and leadership development programs, came together in an effort to address mental health stigmas and spark change on Friday, May 2, at York College, located at 94-20 Guy R. Brewer Blvd. in Jamaica.

May. 7, 2025 By Athena Dawson

A Toronto-based airline has officially landed at North America’s top-ranked airport.

May. 7, 2025 By Colum Motherway

In a bid to strengthen legal protections for pet owners, Assembly Member Jenifer Rajkumar has introduced “Penny’s Law,” new legislation aimed at holding negligent dog owners criminally accountable when their pets cause harm to other animals.

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.