Corona News – QNS

Volunteers serving food in cafeteria

News

Local organizations host turkey giveaways and Thanksgiving feasts to support the community

By Colum Motherway

barbershop

People

Watch: Hero barber confronts gunmen in chaotic Corona barbershop shooting

By Bill Parry

omnium circus

Things to Do

Omnium Circus brings accessible, family-friendly spectacle to Queens Theatre Nov. 8-10

By Ethan Marshall

nyrr

News

Mr. and Mrs. Met team up with NYRR to give NYC kids a running start with free New Balance shoes

By Ethan Marshall

Jackson Heights Post

Woman sought for attacking shopper in a Corona discount store: NYPD

los diablos

Police crack down on Los Diablos gang activity along Roosevelt Avenue, linked to Times Square crimes

By Dean Moses and QNS Staff

queens night market

Things to Do

Queens Night Market to close 2024 Season with Halloween-themed finale offering big prizes for best costumes

By Czarinna Andres

19q

Kids & Education

P.S. 19Q students in Corona blast off with Emily the Space Gal in record-breaking baking soda rocket launch

By Ethan Marshall and Paul Frangipane

greenway

Community Service

Eastern Queens Greenway is one step closer to being ‘seamless’ with $11.9M infusion

By Iryna Shkurhan

diwali

Arts & Entertainment

First Diwali and Navaratri festival and parade held at Flushing Meadows in celebration of World’s Fair anniversary and cultural unity

By Ethan Marshall

city parks foundation

Health

City Parks Foundation holds second annual Senior Fitness Fair, featuring special guest Mr. Met

By Ethan Marshall

From left to right: Rosa Sanchez, Hiram Monserrate, Ramon Ramirez and Marty Dolan at Friday's protest. Photo: Shane O'Brien

News

Community members and activists rally to demand closure of alleged brothel in Corona

By Shane O’Brien

Jackson Heights Post

Corona man, busted in undercover sting, pleads guilty to sex trafficking a migrant teenager: DA

disenchanted

Things to Do

Not your average Cinderella story: ‘Disenchanted!’ musical begins its U.S. tour in Queens this October

By Athena Dawson

sexual assault

Corona man indicted on predatory sexual assault, rape of 13-year-old girl in Flushing park in June: DA

By Bill Parry

attempted

News

Brooklyn man indicted for first-degree attempted murder after hitting NYPD officer with stolen car in Corona: DA

By Bill Parry

Queens Post

Video shows moment before suspect shot a Corona man to death on Friday the 13th: NYPD

Queens man shot scene

AMNY

Man in Queens shot and killed on residential block in precinct’s second deadly shooting in three days

ms-13

Two MS-13 associates from Queens admit they killed Corona teen at Kissena Park in 2018: Feds

By Bill Parry

Protesters rally in Corona against alleged police harassment against street vendors. Credit: Shane O'Brien

Jackson Heights Post

Street vendors gather in Corona to protest alleged harassment by NYPD

Jackson Heights Post

Council Member Moya and community partners distribute over 1,000 backpacks to local students in Corona

Jackson Heights Post

Community leaders, business owners call for action against lawlessness on Roosevelt Avenue

STEM

News

New York Hall of Science in Corona secures nearly $4 million in grants for STEM diversity initiatives

By Iryna Shkurhan

emt

Corona EMT pleads guilty to stealing cash from ‘sick patient’ in ambulance during sting operation: DOI

By Bill Parry

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