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PAGE 4 THE QUEENS TIMES THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 2026

State Tax Department Urges
New Yorkers to Use Free Filing

Options Ahead of April 15 Deadline

With tax season in full swing, Other No-Cost E-Filing Pro-
the New York State Depart- grams
It’s In Queens! ment of Taxation and Finance New Yorkers who do not qualify
(March 13 to March 19) is reminding residents that they for Free File may still be eligible
may be eligible to file both their for other free electronic filing
Various forms of community federal and state income tax re- tools listed on the Tax Depart-
theater are in Queens this week. turns for free using secure online ment’s website.
tools available through the state’s Taxpayer Assistance Program
Yarn, Pippin Apples, seagulls,
drag queens, and the math- website. Residents with a federal ad-
Acting Commissioner Amanda justed gross income of $89,000
ematical term Pi are also around.
Please read on. Hiller emphasized that many or less and investment income of
New Yorkers unknowingly pay $11,950 or less may qualify for
• March 13, Karinne Keithley unnecessary fees when using the state’s Taxpayer Assistance
commercial tax software. “Too Program (TAP). Through TAP,
Syers: Your Ghost Body, March
14. This show is a video game often, taxpayers who use com- certified Tax Department staff
mercial tax preparation software guide eligible taxpayers—either
made by Syers and an analog per-
formance in which the audience are surprised by charges for addi- in person or virtually—as they
tional fees while completing their prepare and electronically file
collectively acts as the player. A
memory palace in the form of a annual filing,” Hiller said. “For their basic federal and state re-
a truly free experience, visit the turns at no cost.
playable junkyard, its live medium
is luminous radio, working the New York State Tax Department Registration is required for
website, where there are no added both in-person and virtual TAP
edge between sound, text, song,
and projection. Both shows at 7 costs or hidden fees.” sessions.
The filing deadline for 2025 Preparing to File
pm. $15-$275. The Chocolate Fac-
tory Theater, 38-33 24th Street, income tax returns—along with The Tax Department encour-
any payments owed or requests ages filers to gather all necessary
Long Island City.
• March 14, Don’t Drink The for extensions—is midnight on documents early, including wage
April 15, 2026.
statements, interest and dividend
Water, March 22. A community
acting group performs Woody NYSCI.Funday Free File Options Available forms, and records of tax cred-
The state’s Free File program its. Additional guidance and
Allen’s comedy. Remaining shows
are March 14, 15, and 22 at 3 pm offers several software choices checklists are available through
the agency’s Income Tax Filing
for eligible taxpayers. Each pro-
and March 21 at 7 pm. $25, $22
for seniors and children under age vider has its own income and Resource Center.
age requirements, and the Tax Track Your Refund
16. St. Margaret Parish Hall, 66-11
79th Pl., Middle Village. Department encourages filers to After submitting a return, tax-
review those guidelines to deter-
payers can check the status of their
• March 14, Infinite Sums: Pi
day, 3:14 pm. Math in Bloom pres- mine which option best fits their New York State refund anytime
situation. Free File information is using the Check Your Refund tool
ents a Pi Day (3.14) celebration
with music, film, food, and math- available in multiple languages. at www.tax.ny.gov.
inspired activities for all ages.
Explore the beauty of math in na-
ture and its significance in culture Prime Skills Course Offers Free
through a music performance, a 12-Week Pathway For Aspiring
plant-focused pie-cooking experi-
ence, a “mathy” (happy) hour, and Entrepreneurs
crafts. The program concludes Don’tDrink
with a movie screening at 6:15
p.m. Queens Botanical Garden, Image, 36-01 35th Ave., Astoria’s 47-01 111th St., Flushing Meadows Local residents looking to register, visit QEDC online.
43-50 Main St., Flushing. Kaufman Arts District. Corona Park. launch or strengthen a small Acknowledgments
• March 14, Yarn Lovers Fest, • March 15, Historic Lectures: • March 15, Verse4Verse: Drag business have a new opportunity QEDC gratefully recognizes
noon. A five-day celebration of Newtown Pippin Apples, 1 pm. + Poetry, 7 pm. Poetry, drag, rap, this spring. The Queens Eco- the support of its Board of Direc-
all things yarn. Join crafters, Ridgewood resident and civic live music-- all for free. The host nomic Development Corporation tors and the following partners:
dyers, knitters, crocheters, and activist Christina Wilkinson, is Queens-based Poison Oak. The (QEDC) is offering Prime Skills, Capital One Bank; Chinese Busi-
weavers from across NYC and who co-founded the Newtown lineup features poetry by Alex a free 12-week entrepreneurship ness Association; Citizens Bank;
shop with local vendors. Flushing Historical Society, lectures on Scelso and Danielle Bero, drag course held Thursday evenings Con Edison; Consortium for
Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd., the borough’s agricultural history, by Priestess Lolita, rap by Penny from March 19 through June 11, Worker Education; Dime Com-
Flushing. focusing on the Newtown Pippin Livonia, and songs by Fiola. Dada, at Greater Nexus, located at 89-14 munity Bank; Flagstar Bank;
• March 14, Improv and Art, 6:30 Apple, a native fruit that Thomas 60-47 Myrtle Ave., Ridgewood. Parsons Boulevard in Jamaica. Google; HSBC Bank PLC; Hal
pm. Queens World Film Festival Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, • March 17, The American The program is designed to Rosenbluth; JetBlue; John Chee;
Executive Director Katha Cato George Washington, and Queen Revolution Experience Traveling help participants turn an idea M&T Bank; Maspeth Savings
presents Reassembled, a fully Victoria loved. Exhibit, March 24. This pop-up into a viable business while Bank; Mathis Pfohl Foundation;
improvised, one-woman show • March 15, Twilight Chamber exhibition features display pan- building practical skills in pric- Mattone Investors; Metropolitan
with themes of reassembly, resil- Music Concert, 4:30 pm. The Con els and interactive digital kiosks ing, finances, legal structure, Commercial Bank; MetroPlusH-
ience, and transformation. She’ll Brio Ensemble -- Emilie-Anne that use storytelling, illustration, marketing, and day-to-day opera- ealth; New York State Assembly
perform among her original fabric Gendron (violin), Hamilton Berry technology, unique artifacts, and tions. Students who complete key and Members Cruz, Hevesi &
art and structural sculptures that (cello), and Diana Mittler-Battipa- primary accounts. Bayside His- training milestones will receive Hyndman; New York State Sen-
are on view all month long. The glia (piano) – performs Schumann torical Society, 208 Totten Ave., a $100 stipend to support their ate; New York City Department
Local LIC, 13-02 44th Ave., Long (Fantasy Pieces opus 73 for cello Bayside. business launch. of Small Business Services; New
Island City. and piano), Ravel (Sonata for • March 17, 40 Shades of Green: Each weekly session runs from York City Council Speaker Adri-
• March 14, Overexposed: Art, violin and cello), and Schumann New York’s St. Patrick’s Day 6:00 to 7:45 p.m. and includes enne Adams, Queens Delegation
Technology, and the Body, Jan. 3, (Trio 1 in D minor opus 63). The Gathering, 3 pm. Six hours of a free light dinner. Participants & Members Ariola, Brooks-Pow-
2027. Cinema’s invention in the Church-in-the-Gardens, 50 Ascan live music, dance, and mingling also receive 1-on-1 entrepre- ers, Gennaro, Holden, Krishnan,
late 19th century allowed artists Ave., Forest Hills. with more than 40 performers. neurial coaching and hands-on Lee, Paladino, Schulman, Ung,
and scientists to record motion • March 15, Fertile Ground, The lineup includes The Celtic guidance in using AI tools to and Williams; Empire State
for the first time ever. At the same March 29. Dancers include Au- Tenors, Donie Carroll, Darrah streamline tasks and scale ef- Development Corporation; New
time, X-ray technology extended drey Chou, Dan Doran, Georgia Carr Dance, and the McManus ficiently. York Mets Owner Steve Cohen;
vision beneath the skin, allowing Dahill-Fuchel Jasmine Rivers, School of Irish Dance. New York Program requirements include: Queens Borough President Dono-
people to view the body’s interior. Macy Alday & Juliann, Craft, Irish Center, 10-40 Jackson Ave., • Must be 18 or older van Richards Jr.; Ponce Bank;
These tools produced spectacular and Maïlys Dumas-Lattaque. Long Island City. • Able to attend weekly in-per- The Port Authority of New York
new images that shaped modern Both shows at 7 pm. Green Space • March 19, The Seagull, March son sessions and New Jersey; REBNY; Resorts
conceptions of the body. This ex- Studios, 37-24 24th St., Ste. 211, 21. Emily Ann Banks has created • Available Thursday evenings World New York City; Santander
hibition brings together research- Long Island City. a version of this Anton Chekhov for the full 12-week schedule Bank; ShopCore; Small Business
based and educational films with • March 15, Sunday Funday classic that’s 70 percent adaptation • Committed to completing the Administration; TD Bank Foun-
pieces by 16 American and inter- Family Zone, 11 am. Visitors can and 30 percent original thrill ride. entire course dation; US Department of Justice;
national artists to examine the his- build devices to pick up space A darkly funny, visceral explora- Registration is open through and Webline Media.
torical, medical, and sociopolitical rocks. Snacks and themed color- tion of art, love and the violence March 15, 2026, and space is The Queens Tech + Innovation
implications of seeing inside the ing activities will also be avail- of creation. The Secret Theatre, limited. Challenge is sponsored by Re-
body. Museum of the Moving able. New York Hall of Science, 10-10 44th Ave., Long Island City. For more information or to sorts World New York City.