Nov. 7, 2024 By Colum Motherway The Middle Village Roller Hockey League is nearing the end of an exciting season, with a championship series that promises an intense showdown between the top two teams, the Tigers and the Hitmen. In Game One of their best-of-three championship series on Sunday, Nov. 3, the Tigers clinched…
Nov. 7, 2024 By Czarinna Andres The Amazin’ Mets Foundation, in collaboration with the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, has announced the completion of renovations for Field #1 at Juniper Valley Park, made possible through a contribution exceeding $430,000. Located in Middle Village, Juniper Valley Park spans over 55 acres, offering…
Nov. 7, 2024 By Czarinna Andres Healthfirst, a leading not-for-profit health insurer in New York, marked the opening of its new and expanded community office in Flushing, on Wednesday, Oct. 30. Located at 39-06 Main St., the new 3,500-square-foot facility is the latest addition to Healthfirst’s expanding network of community offices in Queens, joining…
Nov. 7, 2024 By QNS News Team State Senator Joseph P. Addabbo, Jr., is partnering with The Solution to Hunger, Inc., to launch a month-long drive to collect essential winter items for those in need. Starting Nov. 1 through Nov. 30, residents are encouraged to donate new toiletries, socks, and coats, as well as…
Nov. 7, 2024 By Bill Parry A Brooklyn man was killed in a high-speed chain-reaction crash near Spring Creek Park in Howard Beach on Tuesday night. Police from the 106th Precinct in Ozone Park responded to a 911 call of a vehicle collision on the Belt Parkway and 79th Street at around 11:12 p.m.…
Nov. 7, 2024 By Mayor Eric Adams Last week in New York City, a young girl died, and another was seriously injured while illegally riding on top of a moving subway train. As New Yorkers have seen in far too many headlines — this is not an isolated incident. The allure of social media…
Nov. 7, 2024 By QNS News Team Bishop Robert Brennan, head of the Diocese of Brooklyn, led All Souls Day Mass on Saturday, Nov. 2, at Mount St. Mary Cemetery in Flushing, drawing a congregation of 450 to honor their deceased loved ones. The event, organized by the Diocese of Brooklyn’s Catholic Cemeteries office,…
Nov. 7, 2024 By QNS News Team Eugene “Gene” Freedman, a long-time Bayside resident and first-generation American, is celebrating his 100th birthday Thursday. Born on Nov. 7, 1924, to Russian immigrant parents who sought refuge in the United States to escape persecution, Freedman has led a life marked by dedication to family, community, and…
Nov. 7, 2024 By Dean Moses A distraught mother is making a plea to New Yorkers to help find her missing daughter with autism after she vanished from her Roosevelt Island home last week. Amanda Sadlier fought back tears as she recalled to amNewYork Metro the harrowing moment she realized that her child Markeysha…
Nov. 7, 2024 By Ethan Marshall After the average rent for roommates in New York City spiked in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, a report by the roommate-finding site SpareRoom indicated prices began to stabilize during the third quarter of 2024, reaching $1,540. After hitting its peak average roommate rent of $1,625 during the second quarter…