Queens Community Board 5 welcomes new members and discusses public safety, community updates
Queens Community Board 5 (CB5) welcomed newly appointed board representatives at the monthly meeting held on Wednesday,…
Sen. Addabbo to partner with The Lovely Beans and Puppy Kitty NYC for pet food drive – QNS
A portrait of State Senator Joseph P. Addabbo, Jr. Photo courtesy of the District Office of State Senator…
Hail Mary to resurrect beloved Queens church rotting in a cemetery for $6 million — decades after it was dismantled
A Queens community is praying for a miracle to resurrect an iconic church dismantled nearly two decades ago…
Queens politicians, Middle Village community rally against battery energy storage facility
Lithium battery factory. The lithium-ion facility. A “mini-Chernobyl.” Just some of the names the Middle Village community…
Top stories from March 2025
As 2025 draws to a close, QNS is looking back at some of its top stories from each…
Mid Queens is merry |
Santa Claus came to town last week to make spirits bright at tree lightings in Mid Queens. At…
NYC Apartments Under a Million: Morningside Heights, Chelsea
605 West 111th Street Photo-Illustration: Curbed; Photo: Compass For under a million dollars, one can find all sorts…
CEO of Queens’ largest hospital talks new health care challenges during Community Board 5 meeting
During Wednesday night’s Queens Community Board 5 meeting at Christ the King High School, Elmhurst Hospital CEO…
Man builds mini New York City in basement workshop over 21 years
Joe Macken drives a truck for work, but two decades ago, he stumbled upon a very particular passion…
SEQ residents say ‘no’ to BESS facilities |
Battery energy storage facilities continue to be developed across Southeast Queens despite residents’ safety concerns. Nine Dot Energy,…
Longtime Queens Community Board 5 member Vincent Arcuri Jr. receives award his nearly 50 years of public service
Vincent “Vinny” Arcuri Jr., who has served on Queens Community Board 5 for almost 50 years, received…