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In today's newsletter:

  • Which April stories most shaped Queens in 2025?
  • Which 2025 arts moments reshaped culture and jobs across Queens?
  • Recognize this man wanted in a brutal Astoria sidewalk slashing?

Also on today's calendar: Herbert Holler's Annual 80s Night + 50th Birthday! and 9 more events.

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Today's riddle: I’m trying to think of a new cloud joke. 🤔 (Answer below!)

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  • Tuesday: Very windy; colder, with a high of 34 and low of 28 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Year in Review: Queens' top stories from April 2025 (qns.com) — Queens residents are reminded how April 2025 brought big local stories, from a City Council push to loosen NYC’s composting mandate to data showing Queens leading the region in foreclosures. The roundup also revisits a tragic Astoria clinic death and guides you to the borough’s best cherry blossom spots and spring activities.
   

2. Year in Review: Queens' top stories in Arts and Entertainment (qns.com) — Queens residents can look back on a big year in local arts, from the debated but still-beloved Fresh Pond Road Italian festival in Ridgewood to Billboard’s top-venue nod for Forest Hills Stadium and the opening of East End Studios in Sunnyside. These stories highlight how neighborhood traditions, historic music spaces, and a massive new film-and-TV complex are shaping culture and jobs across the borough.
   

3. Queens slasher sought for unprovoked attack (nydailynews.com) — Police are searching for a man who slashed a 22-year-old while he sat outside a closed Queens cellphone store on Steinway St. near 30th Ave. in Astoria. The victim was treated at Elmhurst Hospital and released, and detectives have released a detailed description of the suspect while urging anyone with information to contact NYPD Crime Stoppers.
   

4. Hate Crimes Task Force searching for vandal who ripped a menorah from a vehicle in Kew Gardens: NYPD (qns.com) — Police are searching for a suspect who ripped a menorah off a vehicle outside the Kew Gardens warehouse of Tomchei Shabbos of Queens, a charity that feeds hundreds of local families each week. The NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force released surveillance images, is offering a reward for tips, and notes hate crime reports in the 102nd Precinct are down compared with last year.
   

5. Queens to UMass: How Yahmani McKayle found rhythm beyond NYC (masslive.com) — A rising UMass basketball star traces her toughness and leadership back to long nights on LeFrak City courts and other streets of Queens, where family, loss, and community shaped her game. Now a sophomore, she’s carrying those Queens-forged lessons into a bigger arena while building a new support system away from home.
   

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