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Dec. 23, 2024 By Shane O’Brien As 2024 turns into 2025, QNS is looking back on its most popular stories from each month of the year. From new store openings to popular new pop-up festivals, a variety of stories have captured our readers' attention throughout the year. Below, we offer a look at the…
Dec. 20, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Council Member Robert Holden sharply criticized the MTA on Wednesday after the transit authority's board approved a 2025 budget plan that includes fare hikes for public transportation and toll increases beginning next summer. The MTA Board unanimously approved the budget at its monthly meeting on Dec. 18. The…
Dec. 17, 2024 By Barbara Russo-Lennon Queens residents are in for extra rides, as the MTA announced on Tuesday a long-awaited redesign plan for local bus routes that the agency hopes will make commuting easier for borough-wide straphangers. MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber said the borough's 800,000 daily riders will get a more…
Dec. 17, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy in New York will now have greater access to hair-preservation treatments, thanks to new legislation requiring insurance providers to cover the cost of scalp cooling systems. The bill, co-sponsored by State Sen. Toby Ann Stavisky and Assembly Member Linda B. Rosenthal, was signed into…
Dec. 15, 2024 By Barbara Russo-Lennon and Lloyd Mitchell It's not birds. It's not planes. It's drones, drones and more drones filling the night skies over New York City and beyond — and no one seems to have a concrete answer why. The mysterious drone sightings began more than two weeks ago in NYC…
Dec. 13, 2024 By Bill Parry As drone hysteria swept from New Jersey across the Hudson River to New York City on Thursday night, fueled by online reports of nearly a dozen large drones spotted over Queens, a genuine emergency unfolded in the skies above the borough. The Port Authority and Federal Aviation Administration…
Dec. 6, 2024 By Bill Parry One day after Mayor Eric Adams expressed his willingness to collaborate with the incoming Trump administration on addressing the migrant crisis and signaled a readiness to meet with former U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) head Tom Homan, Council Member Robert Holden called on the mayor to reopen…
Dec. 5, 2024 By Ethan Stark-Miller A compromise version of Mayor Eric Adams' zoning overhaul aimed at easing the city's dire housing crisis squeaked through the City Council on Thursday, clearing its final hurdle to become law. The mayor's "City of Yes for Housing Opportunity" plan, a suite of proposals that promises to allow…
Dec. 5, 2024 By Barbara Russo-Lennon Congestion pricing will dent the wallets of many New Yorkers, but the MTA explained Thursday low-income drivers may qualify for a reduced fare to enter Manhattan south of and including 60th Street. MTA officials said during a congestion pricing webinar on Thursday that low-income vehicle owners can apply…
Dec. 4, 2024 By Ethan Stark-Miller Hundreds of thousands of very low-income New Yorkers could be relieved from paying personal income taxes under new legislation that state lawmakers will introduce and which Mayor Eric Adams supports. The proposal, dubbed "Axe the Tax for the Working Class," would abolish personal income taxes for individuals with…