Kids & Education News – QNS

Local families can prepare for the upcoming school year by receiving free backpacks at the New York Restoration Project’s backpack giveaway series.

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New York Restoration Project to host school supplies giveaways throughout August

By Athena Dawson

Queens College has received a $1.1 million grant to support its first-generation student population.

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Queens College awarded $1.1M grant to support first-generation students

By Athena Dawson

Students are learning at Vaughn College's state-of-the-art simulator center to address the demand for more air traffic controllers in the New York City airspace, chronic shortages across the country, and the need for more than 71,000 air traffic controllers globally over the next decade.

AOC, Suozzi celebrate new expanded air traffic controller program at Vaughn College

By Bill Parry

Elected officials and organizations across Queens will host backpack giveaways throughout August as children prepare to return to school.

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Free backpack giveaways taking place across Queens ahead of new school year

By Shane O’Brien

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Two Queens College teachers named distinguished professors by CUNY Board of Trustees

By Ethan Marshall

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Assemblymember Ron Kim to host annual back-to-school giveaway in Flushing

By Athena Dawson

Southeast Queens youngsters, families, and job seekers will now have even more access to the internet at the Jamaica YMCA's AT&T sponsored Connected Learning Center.

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New Connected Learning Center debuts at Jamaica YMCA with $50K grant from AT&T

By Athena Dawson

Staff members hold a ribbon being cut by Interim Executive Director of the Cross Island YMCA Tiffany Dunbar, Assemblymember Clyde Vanel and State Senator Toby Ann Stavisky. Also pictured is Board Chair Nadia Cadogan.

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Cross Island YMCA celebrates renovation completion with ribbon-cutting ceremony

By Athena Dawson

New York Yankee great and Glendale product Phil Rizzuto demonstrates bunting during a Florida camp.

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Holy cow! The ‘Glendale Gnome’ who became a Yankee legend: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By The Old Timer

Rise Light & Power Director of External Affairs Wil Fisher, Council Member Julie Won, Congresswoman Nydia Velásquez, P.S. 151Q Parent Coordinator Naida Ryans, Woodside Houses Resident Association President Tammy Reyes, and NYC Kids RISE Founding Executive Director Debra-Ellen Glickstein celebrate the $25,000 Rise Light & Power Community Scholarship 2025 at Woodside Houses Family Day (July 19, 2025). Photo by Bridget Ye for NYC Kids RISE.

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Woodside Houses celebrates annual Family Day and Rise Light & Power Scholarship contribution

By Shane O’Brien

The resolution opposes a proposed cannabis dispensary, which would be located adjacent to PS 58Q The School of Heroes 72-24 Grand Avenue, Maspeth (Pictured). Image via Google Street View.

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‘We will continue to fight against it’: CEC 24 to vote on resolution against proposed Maspeth cannabis dispensary

By Shane O’Brien

Queens lawmakers present the Queens Museum with a check for $8.5 million. Photo Ramy Mahmoud/QNS

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State lawmakers announce $8.5 million in funding for Queens Museum’s new children’s museum

By Shane O’Brien

Celebrate Wildlife Month with a screening of 'The Whale' hosted by The Eastern Queens Alliance this July.

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Celebrate Wildlife Month with a screening of ‘The Whale’ in Springfield Gardens

By Athena Dawson

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Photos: Italian American Women’s Center presents four high school grads with $1,500 scholarships

By Ethan Marshall and Ramy Mahmoud

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Photos: LND 14U team celebrates championship in latest Queens Alliance Baseball Little League season

By Ethan Marshall and Ramy Mahmoud

NASA astronaut Dr. Jonny Kim speaks to U.S. Rep. Grace Meng at NYSCI's auditorium on Friday. Photo: Shane O'Brien.

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Out of this world: Queens students have live Earth-to-space conversation with NASA astronaut

By Shane O’Brien

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Israeli Consul General visits Queens to discusses antisemitism on American college campuses

By Ethan Marshall

Children harvest plants at the hydroponics lab at New York Hall of Science. Photo courtesy of NY Sun Works/New York Hall of Science.

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Queens families harvest over 50 pounds of produce at NYSCI’s hydroponics lab

By Shane O’Brien

Students at the One Stop Richmond Hill Community Center build rockets and explore space-themed projects during a two-week NASA summer camp in July 2025.

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Richmond Hill community center hosts NASA-themed summer camp for local youth

By Czarinna Andres

Jackie Robinson of the Brooklyn Dodgers was the first African-American to play in the major leagues.

Flushing

Jackie Robinson’s ties to Queens go beyond the parkway bearing his name: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By The Old Timer

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Queens students showcase public speaking skills at inaugural debate championship in Kew Gardens

By Athena Dawson

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Queens Council Members celebrate $2.5 million in funding for AAPI curriculum

By Shane O’Brien

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Francis Lewis High School graduate joins elite ranks of Milken Scholars

By Ethan Marshall

Developer Charles Henry Grosch used to live at this home on 64th Street in Ridgewood.

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One of Ridgewood’s forgotten builders: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By The Old Timer

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