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Spring forward: March races in Queens to celebrate the return of Daylight Savings Time

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Feb. 28, 2025 By Paulina Albarracin The darkest days of winter are (finally) coming to an end, and brighter mornings are on the horizon! On Sunday, March 9, we set our clocks forward by one hour at 2 a.m., officially welcoming the longer, sunnier days of Daylight Saving Time. As temperatures rise, more runners…

Death of 3-year-old Far Rockaway boy in December deemed a homicide: NYPD

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Feb. 28, 2025 By Bill Parry The death of a 3-year-old boy who was found dead in his Far Rockaway home in December is now being investigated as a homicide, the NYPD announced Thursday. Police from the 101st Precinct in Far Rockaway responded to a 911 call of a child in need of medical…

Queens Borough President announces nearly $1M in funding for Fresh Meadows school upgrades

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Feb. 28, 2025 By Athena Dawson Queens Borough President Donovan Richards Jr. announced nearly $1 million in capital funding for facility upgrades at P.S. 177Q in Fresh Meadows during a press conference on Wednesday, Feb. 26. P.S. 177Q, officially known as The Robin Sue Ward School for Exceptional Children, serves over 500 students aged…

LIC-based LiveOnNY honored for expanding organ donation education in New York State

Assembly Member Sam Berger,,LiveOnNY CEO Leonard Achan, Maleni Alvarez, Wajana Vallecillo Pagan, Maria Centeno and representatives from the office of State Sen. Leroy Comrie. Photo: Shane O'Brien

Feb. 28, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Assembly Member Sam Berger and representatives from the office of State Sen. Leroy Comrie honored the LIC-based non-profit LiveOnNY for its role in advocating for a new law aiming to expand organ donation education across New York State. LiveOnNY, a non-profit founded in 1996 committed to helping New Yorkers “live on”…

Rockaway Beach to host 50th Queens County St. Patrick’s Day Parade on March 1

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Feb. 28, 2025 By Athena Dawson Rockaway Beach is set to celebrate Irish heritage and community spirit as the 50th Annual Queens County St. Patrick’s Day Parade steps off on Saturday, March 1. The milestone event will honor local leaders and kick off a month of St. Patrick’s Day festivities in the city. The…

Queens and Brooklyn see price increases as Manhattan’s median home price tumbles: report

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Feb. 28, 2025 By Ethan Marshall As New York City experienced a large year-over-year increase in the number of homes to enter contract in January 2025, the median prices of homes entering contract went down, with the drop in Manhattan more than cancelling out increases in Queens and Brooklyn, according to a report by…

$250K National Grid grant boosts heating assistance for families in Brooklyn and Queens

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Feb. 28, 2025 By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil Amid a particularly harsh winter, Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens is turning up the heat on assistance efforts thanks to a $250,000 grant from the National Grid Foundation. The donation, presented on Feb. 26 at the Msgr. Joseph Pfeiffer Resource Center in Howard Beach, Queens, will help…

Ozone Park woman found dead outside home; suspect charged with murder: NYPD

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Feb. 28, 2025 By Lloyd Mitchell and QNS Team A 64-year-old woman was found dead in front of her Ozone Park home Thursday in what police have ruled as a homicide. Police received a 911 call at around 5:20 p.m. on Feb. 27 that a woman was in need of help in the vicinity…