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E-Scooter Boom in Queens: Lime Tackles Parking as Ridership Soars

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Jul. 29, 2024 By QNS’s Advertising Partner Lime is thrilled to be in Queens, where neighbors embrace e-scooters for commuting, school trips, public transit connections, and more. While not everyone has tried Lime yet, the company recognizes that all residents deserve tidy streets. To achieve this, Lime remains focused on proper parking and safe…

Ozone Park resident Lauren Scruggs wins fencing silver medal in Paris Olympics

Lauren Scruggs of Queens wins silver medal in fencing

Jul. 28, 2024 amNewYork Metro Queens’ own Lauren Scruggs earned the silver medal in an all-American foil fencing final during the 2024 Paris Olympics games on Sunday.  Scruggs lost to fellow American Lee Keifer 15-6 in the final match at the Grand Palais in Paris. It was Kiefer’s second-straight gold medal in the genre,…

Queens firefighters battle three-alarm fire at home that left five residents injured

Firefighters rescued numerous residents over ground ladders during a three alarm fire at 168-20 Liberty Ave. in Queens on Sunday, July 28.

Jul. 28, 2024 By Lloyd Mitchell Fire marshals in Queens are investigating the cause and origin of a three-alarm fire on Sunday morning that left five residents and three firefighters injured. Fire Department sources said the blaze ignited at 168-20 Liberty Ave. in Jamaica just before 3 a.m. on July 28 and spread to…

Health Department set to spray pesticides across Queens to reduce mosquito-carried virus

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Jul. 26, 2024 By Athena Dawson The Health Department will spray pesticides in parts of Queens next week in an effort to reduce the risk of the mosquito-carried West Nile Virus.  On Wednesday, July 31, between 8:30 p.m. and 6 a.m. the following morning, trucks will spray pesticides in sections of the following neighborhoods:…

Bandits break into cannabis dispensary, other shops in Middle Village

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Jul. 26, 2024 By Anthony Medina A pair of bandits broke into a handful of businesses on Metropolitan Avenue earlier this week, including the first legal recreational cannabis dispensary in Middle Village, according to authorities. Police say two unknown men unlawfully entered The Cannabis Place, located at 74-03 Metropolitan Ave., at approximately 11:09 a.m.,…