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Mar. 27, 2023 By Ethan Marshall

Gov. Kathy Hochul on Monday announced that New York state’s first woman-owned conditional adult-use retail cannabis dispensary will open in Queens on Thursday.

Mar. 27, 2023 By Bill Parry

The city’s Curbside Composting program resumed across Queens on March 27, following a winter hiatus after the initiative launched as a three-month-long pilot in the borough last fall.

Mar. 26, 2023 By Ethan Marshall

The New York Mets partnered with several organizations and institutions across New York City to celebrate Amazin’ Day on Saturday, March 25. The event provided the team a way to give back to their fans less than a week before Opening Day of the 2023 season.

Mar. 24, 2023 By Bill Parry

With temperatures rising and days growing longer, the NYC Parks Department has launched a new maintenance initiative that will deploy 240 newly hired full-time staff to address cleanliness in city parks during peak days and hours.

Mar. 23, 2023 By Zachary Gewelb

Police are searching for the crook behind a recent spate of antisemitic vandalism in Forest Hills and Rego Park — which included the etching of a swastika into the front of an NYPD precinct — over a five-day span earlier this month.

Mar. 23, 2023 By QNS News Team

This weekend there are a range of events happening in Queens, from a hip-hop concert to yoga for charity! Don’t miss out!

Mar. 23, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed

About 50 community members attended the QueensLink town hall in Ozone Park on March 16 to discuss plans for the dormant 3.5 miles Rockaway Beach train line that would bring accessible transportation to transit desert communities. 

Lawmakers from every corner of Queens gathered on March 22 in the state capitol to call on Gov. Kathy Hochul to include funding for an MTA fare freeze and a free bus pilot in the final state budget as negotiations continue through April 1.

Legislators from both chambers released their one-house budget proposals last week.

Mar. 21, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed

The NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating two incidents of antisemitic graffiti that was reported on Tuesday, March 21, in the neighborhoods of Rego Park and Forest Hills. 

Mar. 21, 2023 By Bill Parry

In the annual right of spring known as the “budget dance,” the heads of New York City’s three public library systems testified Monday at the City Council to call on the city to reverse a planned $36.2 million proposed budget cuts that would impact hours of service, fewer programs and classes.