HISTORICAL FACTS: 12 | History Defined

Huge Asian hornets' nest found hanging above urinals at leisure park

Experts say it was about to emit queens who would have gone on to form new colonies

Wales Online · Oct 11, 2022

New York City kicks off borough-wide curbside composting for the first time

Waste, not: the organic waste program being piloted in Queens will automatically provide the service to its 2.2 million residents

The Guardian - US · Oct 9, 2022

FDNY medic fatally stabbed giving aid to patient in Queens

NEW YORK — An EMS lieutenant was stabbed to death giving aid to a patient in Queens Thursday, officials said.

Tribune News Service · Sep 29, 2022

Feds blast drug kingpin’s bid for NY prison release due to stress headaches, need for vegan diet

NEW YORK — Queens drug kingpin Lorenzo “Fat Cat” Nichols’ bid for early release from prison due to stress headaches was blasted Friday by federal prosecutors, who said the convict’s migraine problem “is not an extraordinary and compelling reason” to be given a get-out-of-jail-free card.

Tribune News Service · Sep 23, 2022

Heartbroken son of Colombian migrant blames himself for mom’s suicide at NYC shelter: ‘She was perfect’

NEW YORK — The young Colombian mother who took her own life at a Queens homeless shelter this past weekend was found dead by her teenage son — and he blamed himself for her suicide in a heartbreaking interview with NYPD officers, according to neighbors and city officials.

Tribune News Service · Sep 20, 2022

Cardi B dodges jail with guilty plea for Queens strip club brawl

NEW YORK — Bronx-born rapper Cardi B pleaded guilty on Thursday and was sentenced to community service for her role in a bottle-throwing attack at a strip club in Queens.

Tribune News Service · Sep 15, 2022

Punk queens, vaccines, and DJ Chelsea Manning: inside New York’s legendary drag fest

The long-running Bushwig extravaganza, with more than 150 performers, offers a place to ‘become another person’

The Guardian - US · Sep 13, 2022

Jerry Seinfeld divides fans as face of new Kith campaign: ‘Incredibly surreal and strange’

Actor models Queens College crewneck in photoshoot in honour of his alma mater

The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2022

2022 US Open, live stream, Matteo Berrettini vs. Casper Ruud, TV channel, time, Quarterfinals, how to watch US Open

The 2022 US Open continues on Tuesday with four quarterfinal matches that will start at 12 p.m. ET from Flushing, Queens.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Sep 6, 2022

Octogenarian brothers make popular hand-drawn posters

For years, Miguel and Carlos Cevallos made a living by drawing posters for neighborhood nightclubs, taco trucks and restaurants in Queens, attracting clients by word of mouth

The Independent UK · Sep 3, 2022