News
NYC traffic deaths go in right direction
5+ hour, 6+ min ago (434+ words) First-quarter statics released Thursday show promising gains in the city's effort to reduce traffic-related deaths. New York City traffic deaths for the first quarter of 2026 are at near-record lows according to a statement on Thursday from Department of Transportation Commissioner…...
Students, pols call for OMNY card changes
10+ hour, 29+ min ago (594+ words) Students, including Vinny Dong of Queens High School for the Sciences, along with parents and elected officials are calling for changes to the student OMNY card system, including unlimited and universal rides. Students, parents and lawmakers are calling on the…...
Alley Pond event is for the birds — and families
10+ hour, 29+ min ago (801+ words) More than 100 people were at the Jamaica Center for Arts &am" Spring has sprung, and there's never been a better time to e" Explorers take in the sights from an observation platform in the park. A robin and her hatchling…...
Student creatives shine at film festival
10+ hour, 29+ min ago (655+ words) Richmond Hill High School student Reiny Ortiz Jr., above, wrote and directed "The Next Pitch," a documentary about the school's baseball team, for the NYC Public Film Festival at the Museum of the Moving Image on March 25 in Astoria. The…...
Mets fans unite for an Amazin’ opener
8+ hour, 29+ min ago (251+ words) The Wyszinski and Schlichter families, of Rego Park, Forest Hills and Glendale, were among the baseball buffs that rooted for the home team at the New York Mets" Opening Day last Thursday. After scoring five runs in the first inning,…...
Couture, jewelry and gumbo in Jamaica
10+ hour, 29+ min ago (240+ words) Gwendoline Kamara of Lady Black Boutique was one of the fashion designers. Fourteen models were dressed in gold, glitter and masks at a fashion show held at the Central Library in Jamaica on March 14. More than 50 people attended the Mardi…...
Sunnyside cyclist to take on 600-mile ride
10+ hour, 29+ min ago (426+ words) Harry Marenstein of Sunnyside will participate in the Empire State Ride to End Cancer this July. Most days, Harry Marenstein is just another cyclist weaving through the streets of Sunnyside, building up miles one ride at a time. But come…...
Corona man writes science fiction book
10+ hour, 29+ min ago (532+ words) Lamana Ali is the author of "The Celestial Ashes," a science-fiction and fantasy book about the Moors, a Black and Arab North African group. A nonprofit fundraiser who grew up in Corona has turned his more than 20-year passion for…...
Google News
10+ hour, 29+ min ago (8+ words) SEQ Camera Club to celebrate 21 years'Queens Chronicle...
In Richmond Hill, awash in clouds of color
10+ hour, 29+ min ago (245+ words) The 38th annual Phagwah Parade rolled through Liberty Avenue in Richmond Hill on Sunday, with hundreds of residents joining in on the fun. The celebration honors Holi, the Hindu festival that welcomes spring with music, dancing and clouds of vibrant color....