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ICE raids imminent: Queens advocates launch urgent push to educate undocumented immigrants

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Jan. 21, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Elected officials and immigrant advocacy organizations in Queens are urging undocumented immigrants to familiarize themselves with their rights as the Trump administration prepares to conduct Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids in New York City. Recent media reports suggest that ICE agents are set to begin raids in…

Gittel’s Law: New legislation ensures justice for survivors of provider misconduct

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Jan. 21, 2025 By Czarinna Andres Assembly Member Sam Berger and Senator Nathalia Fernandez have championed a groundbreaking piece of legislation aimed at protecting mental health patients from sexual abuse by their providers. The legislation, known as Gittel’s Law, was signed into law by Gov. Kathy Hochul on Dec. 21. It broadens New York…

Queens leads NYC in foreclosures despite overall metro area decline in 2024: report

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Jan. 21, 2025 QNS News Team First-time foreclosure filings across the broader New York metro area declined significantly in 2024, according to PropertyShark’s latest foreclosure report. The report released on Monday, Jan. 20, reveals a 14% year-over-year drop compared to 7,264 cases in 2023. It expanded its coverage to include 12 New York and…

Queens Republican Club hosts candidates for Borough President and City Council races

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Jan. 21, 2025 By Colum Motherway The Central Queens Republican Club welcomed ten candidates for Queens Borough President and City Council seats during a meet-and-greet at its monthly meeting on Thursday, Jan. 16. The event provided a platform for candidates to share their visions, answer questions from attendees, and discuss pressing issues affecting their…

Queens College honors Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy with annual commemoration event

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Jan. 20, 2025 By Ramy Mahmoud and QNS News Team Queens College honored Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s enduring legacy during its annual commemoration event on Sunday, Jan. 19. This signature MLK event highlights the institution’s deep roots in the civil rights movement and its commitment to equality and justice. The ceremony at the Colden…

‘It’s just a hobby’: Queens Village man tells cops during arrest for assembling ghost guns at his Hillside Avenue home: DA

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Jan. 20, 2025 By Bill Parry A mechanic at LaGuardia Airport was arrested and criminally charged with weapons possession and other related crimes after a cache of ghost guns and the accouterments needed to assemble the illegal firearms, were found at his Queens Village home after law enforcement executed a court-ordered search warrant on…

Unidentified woman found dead on F train in Jamaica Saturday: NYPD

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Jan. 20, 2025 By Dean Moses Police are still investigating the death of a woman whose body was found on board an F train over the weekend. According to police sources, an unidentified woman between the ages of 50 and 60 was found unconscious and unresponsive on a northbound F train by the conductor…

Governor Hochul announces $180M funding for Jamaica Hospital cancer center

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Jan. 20, 2025 By Athena Dawson Governor Kathy Hochul announced a landmark $180 million state investment on Friday to improve healthcare access in Queens, unveiling plans for the borough’s first comprehensive cancer care center at Jamaica Hospital Medical Center (JHMC). The state-funded project aims to provide world-class cancer treatment closer to home for Queens…

Kew Gardens Hills tenant charged with murder of her building super in rent dispute: DA

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Jan. 17, 2025 By Bill Parry A Kew Gardens Hills woman is criminally charged with murder for allegedly killing her building superintendent, who was trying to collect tens of thousands of dollars in unpaid rent on behalf of the landlord, inside her apartment Tuesday. She is accused of beating the super to death with…