May. 14, 2025 By Nelson A. King Brooklyn-based Jammins Events confirmed on Tuesday, May 13, that Beenie Mman, Chris Martin, Kevin Lyttle, and Louie Culture will headline a high-energy show at UBS Arena in Queens on Saturday, May 24, during the Memorial Weekend. Dancehall hitmaker Beenie Man is set to triumphantly return to New York […]
May. 14, 2025 By Czarinna Andres Step right up, Queens — the Cola Wars are back, and your taste buds are the battleground. Pepsi is bringing its iconic Pepsi Challenge to Queens as part of a national tour to show consumers that Pepsi Zero Sugar tastes better than Coke Zero Sugar. The tour, which…
May. 14, 2025 By QNS News Team Five Queens-based businesses were named winners of the 2025 Queens Tech + Innovation Challenge and each received a $20,000 grant during a ceremony held Wednesday, May 7, at Resorts World New York City in South Ozone Park. The annual competition, organized by the Queens Economic Development Corporation…
May. 14, 2025 By bparry May 14, 2025 By Bill Parry A Glendale man is criminally charged for assaulting a young girl and then biting off a fingertip of an off-duty cop who chased after him in Glendale on Saturday afternoon. Feliz Enrique, 31, of 68th Street, was arraigned in Queens Criminal Court on…
May. 14, 2025 By Colum Motherway C2C Festival, Italy’s preeminent avant-pop music event, made its much-anticipated U.S. debut on Friday, May 9, transforming Queens’ Knockdown Center into a hub of genre-defying sound and experimental performance. Coinciding with Frieze Art Week, the inaugural North American edition of the festival showcased the bold creative vision that…
May. 13, 2025 By Jessica Militello Get a taste of life on the farm at Queens County Farm’s 14th Annual Sheep Shearing Contest on Sunday, May 18. The yearly tradition is the city’s only sheep shearing festival at the centuries-old farm and museum, located at 73-50 Little Neck Pkwy. in Floral Park. The event…
May. 13, 2025 By Ethan Marshall Queens residents, real estate professionals and local stakeholders gathered in Forest Hills on Thursday, May 8, to celebrate a major milestone in one of the borough’s most notable new developments: the official launch of The Austin, a six-story luxury condominium featuring 98 residences. Located at 78-29 Austin Street,…
May. 13, 2025 By Athena Dawson A South American airline carrier has selected JFK Terminal 6 as its new home. Avianca, Colombia’s national carrier and the second largest airline in South America, announced on Thursday, May 8, that it will begin operations in T6 once it opens in 2026. Until then, Avianca will continue…
May. 13, 2025 By Shane O’Brien New York City’s housing crisis is no secret and the city’s low-cost housing landscape remains extremely difficult to navigate, including a housing lottery system theoretically devised to provide a solution for the dire need for accommodation. A problem that has been brewing for decades, the housing crisis continues…
May. 13, 2025 By Colum Motherway Christ the King High School in Middle Village will honor two of its most pivotal figures—Serphin R. Maltese and Dolores St. Louis—for an extraordinary milestone: 50 years of volunteer service to the school community. On Thursday, June 19, the Christ the King community will gather at Roma View…