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Queens Easter gift guide: Local shops for baskets, candy and more

Apr. 8, 2025 By jmilitello April 8, 2025 By Jessica Militello Easter baskets filled with candy, small gifts, and thoughtful gestures are a sweet tradition and a great way to show someone you care. While they’re typically made for kids, there’s no reason adults should miss out on the fun! Whether you’re assembling a…

Nine injured in South Richmond Hill crash involving MTA bus and SUV: NYPD

A 79-year-old woman driving a Ford Explorer in South Richmond Hill swerved to miss a Q10bus and slammed into a bus shelter, injuring four pedestrians. A total of nine people were transported to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center.

Apr. 8, 2025 By Bill Parry The NYPD Highway District’s Collision Investigation Squad is still investigating a chain-reaction crash in South Richmond Hill involving an MTA bus that left nine bystanders injured on the night of Thursday, April 3. Police from the 106th Precinct in South Ozone Park responded to a 911 call reporting…

Mighty Quinn’s Forest Hills reopens April 10 with new menu and free tastings

Mighty Quinn's

Apr. 8, 2025 By Jessica Militello Mighty Quinn’s BBQ is making a flavorful comeback in Forest Hills with a grand reopening celebration on Thursday, April 10, featuring mouthwatering barbecue and free tastings. Located at 108-22 Queens Blvd., the popular barbecue spot—known for its smoked meats and indulgent sides—is now under new ownership, as the…

Common Sense Caucus pushes back on NYC’s mandatory composting law, call for voluntary participation

Common sense caucus on composting regulations

Apr. 8, 2025 By Colum Motherway A group of City Council Members known as the “Common Sense Caucus” is gearing up to introduce legislation next week aimed at making New York City’s recently implemented mandatory household composting program voluntary.  The caucus, which includes Council Members Robert Holden, Kristy Marmorato, Vickie Paladino, Joann Ariola, Susan…

Queens BP Richards, 32BJ SEIU demand Con Ed cancel ‘outrageous’ rate hikes

Queens Borough President Donovan Richards and members of 32BJ SEIU at Queens Borough Hall Monday morning to protest against a proposed rise in Con Edison prices.

Apr. 8, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Queens Borough President Donovan Richards joined members of services union 32BJ SEIU and civic and community leaders to call on Con Edison to cancel a planned rate increase that will see electric and gas bills rise by 11% and 13%, respectively, in 2026. Richards, speaking from Queens Borough…

Meng and Malliotakis renew effort to help veterans buy co-ops with VA loans

MengU.S. Rep Grace Meng has reintroduced legislation to expand veterans loans to include access to co-ops. Photo courtesy of Rep. Meng's office

Apr. 7, 2025 By Shane O’Brien U.S. Rep. Grace Meng has joined U.S. Rep. Nicole Malliotakis to reintroduce bipartisan legislation that would expand housing benefits for veterans nationwide. Meng and Malliotakis, a Republican representing parts of southern Brooklyn and Staten Island, have introduced the Fair Access to Co-Ops for Veterans Act (H.R.1803), a bill…

Sideshow NYC keeps skate, punk and analog culture alive in Queens

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Apr. 7, 2025 By Jessica Militello Tucked away between a car dealership and an auto mechanic on Fresh Pond Road, Sideshow NYC is easy to miss—but for more than two decades, the small storefront has quietly served as a hub of underground culture, skateboarding, and analog media in Queens. Located at 62-15 Fresh Pond…

Family of Win Rozario demands justice one year after police shooting in Ozone Park

win rozario police shooting

Apr. 7, 2025 By Bill Parry Marking one year since the fatal police shooting of 19-year-old Win Rozario, members of the South Asian community joined his family and friends on Thursday, April 10, for a vigil at Frank McConnell Park in Richmond Hill, followed by a march demanding justice. Rozario, a Bangladeshi teen experiencing…