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. The national drugstore chain, which currently operates 178 stores in the state and 1,240 stores nationwide, filed for…
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…
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. One of the prizes, worth $37,538, came from the TAKE 5 Evening drawing and was sold at…
May. 6, 2025 By Bill Parry 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…
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. Queens Defenders, Safe Horizon, and the Mayor’s Office to End Domestic and Gender-Based…
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. The expansion aims to address classroom overcrowding, improve access to specialized learning programs and provide new…
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. Organized by the Myrtle Avenue Business Improvement District (BID), the festival…
May. 5, 2025 By Athena Dawson Queens Borough President Donovan Richards Jr. joined Samaritan Daytop Village last week for a solemn memorial ceremony honoring the lives of Queens residents lost to opioid overdoses in 2023—the most recent year for which city data is available. The event, held on Monday, April 28, outside Queens Borough…
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. The nonprofit, long celebrated for its work with public school students across New York City, is once again…
May. 5, 2025 By Colum Motherway Queens Community Board 5 (CB5Q) will hold its monthly meeting on Wednesday, May 14, at 7:30 p.m., with a key item on the agenda: the nomination of candidates for its Executive Committee positions. The meeting will take place in the cafeteria of Christ the King High School, located…