Japanese restaurant with ramen focus to open on Austin Street

The three candidates hoping to succeed term-limited Council Member Robert Holden in District 30 will have to wait until July 1 to learn the outcome of the Democratic primary, as ranked-choice voting tabulations continue.

Civic leader Phil Wong emerged as the frontrunner on primary night, securing just over 36% of the vote, with 95% of scanners reported, according to the Board of Elections. Businessman Paul Pogozelski followed closely with nearly 32%, while Dermot Smyth placed third with just over 30%.

Jun. 25, 2025 By QNS News Team

Jun. 25, 2025 By Czarinna Andres

Queens voters turned out across the borough on Tuesday to cast ballots in one of the most closely watched mayoral primaries in recent memory. From Astoria to Jamaica, residents navigated long lines, scorching temperatures and a crowded field of candidates to make their voices heard.

Jun. 25, 2025 By Czarinna Andres

Jun. 24, 2025 By Czarinna Andres

Queens voters selected nominees for three Civil Court judgeships in Tuesday’s Democratic primary election, with Sheridan C. Chu, Eve Cho Guillergan, and Juliette-Noor Haji holding strong leads in their respective races, according to unofficial results from the New York City Board of Elections.

Jun. 24, 2025 By Shane O’Brien

Queens voters took to the polls to cast their votes in the crucial Democratic Mayoral primary amid sweltering conditions Tuesday.

Jun. 24, 2025 By Czarinna Andres

As of Tuesday afternoon, Con Edison crews began reducing voltage by 8% in select neighborhoods—including Broad Channel, South Ozone Park, Howard Beach, Lindenwood, Ozone Park, Richmond Hill, Woodhaven, and Kew Gardens—after record-setting heat stressed portions of the grid. According to the utility, a weather station in Brownsville recorded a staggering 107 degrees at 2 p.m., while JFK Airport hit 102 degrees.

Jun. 24, 2025 By Czarinna Andres

Queens lawmakers are celebrating the passage of a long-sought bill that would provide a full real property tax exemption for veterans with a 100% service-connected disability—a significant measure aimed at easing the financial burdens of some of New York’s most severely injured service members.

Jun. 24, 2025 By Ramy Mahmoud and QNS News Team

Community leaders, cancer survivors and elected officials gathered Sunday at Queensborough Community College to celebrate National Rose Month with an emotional ceremony that honored local women whose stories of survival and service reflect the rose’s symbolic strength and beauty.

Police from the 110th Precinct in Elmhurst and Transit District 20 are looking for an alleged groper who targeted a 22-year-old woman inside the Elmhurst Avenue subway station on the night of Friday, June 20.

The victim was walking through the mezzanine section on her way out of the station at 7:10 p.m. when the suspect approached her and grabbed her rear end and private area over her clothing, police said. The suspect fled the station at the Moore Homestead Park Playground and ran off in an unknown direction. The woman was not injured during the encounter.