Mar. 10, 2025 By Bill Parry A TV actor from Rego Park is facing 25 years to life in prison after he was convicted of murder by a jury following a two-week trial in Queens Supreme Court on Friday. Isaiah Stokes, 45, of 62nd Road, was found guilty of the fatal 2021 ambush shooting…
Mar. 10, 2025 By Ramy Mahmoud and QNS News Team The NYPD and FDNY volleyball teams clashed in a spirited showdown on Saturday, March 8, at Maspeth High School in Elmhurst in the annual “Battle of the Badges” match, an event honoring first responders who lost their lives in the line of duty while…
Mar. 10, 2025 By Bill Parry Mayhem erupted at a College Point school after two young students fired off pepper spray devices, injuring dozens, most of them classmates, on Friday afternoon. The FDNY received a call reporting the pepper spray incident at around 12:46 p.m. in the cafeteria at MS 379 at 124-06 14th…
Mar. 10, 2025 By Athena Dawson Students from three Queens high schools explored career opportunities in the legal field at an informative forum held on Wednesday, March 5, at the Queens County Supreme Court in Jamaica. The “Women in Law Program,” organized by the Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York (WBASNY) and…
Mar. 10, 2025 By Athena Dawson Students across New York City are invited to apply for the Future Generations Essay Contest, a writing competition launched by the Soloviev Foundation to engage young minds on themes of liberty, freedom, and democracy in the evolving American story. The contest is open to public and private school…
Mar. 10, 2025 By Bill Parry A Kew Gardens Hills woman is criminally charged for scamming senior citizens out of their life savings in a nationwide elder fraud scheme, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced Friday. Lisa Rossopoulos, 59, of Park Drive East, was arraigned Thursday in Queens Criminal Court on two counts of…
Mar. 10, 2025 By Czarinna Andres Protesters in Queens gathered outside Con Edison’s office in Jamaica on Thursday, March 6, demanding state lawmakers address skyrocketing utility costs and climate change by including the Bucks for Boilers Act in the state Senate’s one-house budget. The demonstration, led by New York Communities for Change (NYCC) and…
Mar. 9, 2025 By Barbara Russo-Lennon A Queens subway station has become the latest hotspot for fare evasion as the MTA continues to battle the revenue-losing scourge throughout the city’s transit system. During amNewYork Metro’s visit to the 61st Street subway station on the 7 line in Woodside on March 8, a reporter witnessed…
Mar. 8, 2025 By Woodhaven Cultural and Historical Society This year marks the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Okinawa, the final major battle of World War II and one of the deadliest, with over 12,000 U.S. soldiers killed. Among them was a tough Irish kid from Elderts Lane, one of twelve children born…
Mar. 7, 2025 By Robert Pozarycki A court-appointed counsel tasked with reviewing the Trump Justice Department’s motion to dismiss Mayor Eric Adams’ criminal indictment has formally recommended that the presiding judge move to end the case permanently. Paul Clement issued his decision in a 30-page report to U.S. District Judge Dale Ho of the Southern District…