Nov. 25, 2024 By Adam Daly A local business owner was convicted Thursday of defrauding taxpayer-funded mortgage lenders out of millions of dollars in a years-long scheme involving fraudulent short sales of distressed properties. Queens resident Avraham Tarshish, 40, now faces up to 30 years in prison after a Brooklyn jury found him guilty…
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Japanese airline selects JFK Terminal 6 as its future home at JFK International Airport
Nov. 25, 2024 By Athena Dawson A Japanese airline has selected JFK Airport’s Terminal 6 (T6) as its future home. JFK Millenium Partners (JMP), the parent company of the ongoing T6 development, announced on Thursday that All Nippon Airways (ANA) will be among the first airlines to operate from the state-of-the-art terminal when it…
AM González-Rojas spearheads drive to renovate community pool at Lexington School for the Deaf in Queens
Nov. 25, 2024 By Czarinna Andres During National Child Safety and Protection Month this November, Assembly Member Jessica González-Rojas hosted an event to highlight the importance of water safety and expanding community access. González-Rojas joined Lexington School for the Deaf staff, students, and lawmakers on Wednesday, Nov. 21, to launch a capital campaign aimed…
NYC DOT adds 500 new loading zones for delivery trucks to help curb double parking
Nov. 25, 2024 By Barbara Russo-Lennon The NYC Department of Transportation (DOT) is cracking down on double parking and traffic congestion throughout the Big Apple by creating additional space for trucks and cars to unload deliveries. The agency said that it has installed 500 new loading zones throughout the five boroughs so drivers making…
Man in Queens found shot dead behind store: cops
Nov. 24, 2024 By Robert Pozarycki Queens detectives are looking for the gunman who shot and killed a man early on Sunday morning. Police sources said the murder happened at about 3:04 a.m. on Nov. 24 in the rear of a store at 1025 Beach 20th St. in Far Rockaway. Officers from the 101st…
FDNY honors Chaplain John E. Delendick with plaque dedication on first anniversary of his death
Nov. 22, 2024 By Lloyd Mitchell The FDNY honored Chaplain John E. Delendick with a World Trade Center plaque dedication at Engine Company 257, Tower Ladder 170, and Battalion 58 in Canarsie on Friday, the first anniversary of his line-of-duty death. Delendick, who joined the FDNY in 1996, died on Nov. 22, 2023, after…
Wells Fargo opens first Queens branch in Little Neck
Nov. 22, 2024 By Colum Motherway Wells Fargo celebrated the grand opening of its first branch in Queens on Wednesday, Nov. 20, marking a milestone with the unveiling of its new location in Little Neck. The addition brings the bank’s total branches in New York State to more than 70, with 26 branches already…
Council Member Ung celebrates largest turkey giveaway with local sponsors in Flushing
Nov. 22, 2024 QNS News Team Flushing Council Member Sandra Ung, with support from the Flushing Chinese Business Association and several local businesses, is celebrating their largest Thanksgiving Turkey Giveaway to date. A total of 526 turkeys will be distributed to local community groups, nonprofits, food pantries, NYCHA residents, and constituents so that families…
Op-Ed: A community betrayed by broken promises and dangerous negligence
Nov. 22, 2024 Hollis Hills Civic Association The Hollis Hills Civic Association represents an engaged community in Eastern Queens. When we requested a median construction project over a decade ago, we envisioned safer streets and improved aesthetics for our neighborhood. Instead, we were subjected to dangers that have left our community with serious concerns.…
Fatal chain-reaction crash on Kosciuszko Bridge in Maspeth claims life of 75-year-old Texan: NYPD
Nov. 22, 2024 By Bill Parry New details have emerged into the fatal chain-reaction four-vehicle collision on the Kosciuszko Bridge in Maspeth that killed a senior and injured seven on Thursday morning. The 75-year-old man who was killed during the pile-up has been identified as Shafiur Rahman of Euless, Texas. He was among several…