Dec. 29, 2023 By Bill Parry Police are looking for a man who dropped a firearm on an MTA bus in Jamaica earlier this month that caused a bullet to fly that almost hit several passengers. The suspect was seated on board a Q43 bus in the vicinity of Sutphin Boulevard and Hillside Avenue on…
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Dec. 29, 2023 By Iryna Shkurhan Dozens of protestors in solidarity with Palestine briefly blocked traffic at JFK Airport on Wednesday, amid one of the busiest travel periods of the year. Video footage of the incident shared on social media shows travelers leaving cars with their luggage in tow to walk around the blockage on the Van Wyck Expressway, leading to Terminal 4. The Port Authority Police Department was first notified of the disruption at approximately 11:30 a.m. The protesters formed a human chain that blocked three lanes of traffic heading towards the airport. Traffic heading out of the airport was…
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Dec. 29, 2023 By Bill Parry
New details have emerged from the investigation into the fatal hit-and-run on Northern Boulevard that killed an electric scooter rider in Flushing on Thursday morning.
Dec. 29, 2023 By Ethan Marshall COVID-19 is on the rise throughout the nation and Queens is one of the areas most impacted by the surge. New York City as a whole has seen an increase in cases over the past month, with Queens being the borough that is leading the way. The number of confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases in Queens has been steadily rising since the middle of November, according to NYC.gov, which is tracking the cases. Cases have increased from 215 on Nov. 21 to 636 on Dec. 21. This rise in cases has occurred even with…
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Dec. 29, 2023 By Anthony Medina Nine businesses that are looking to open licensed cannabis dispensaries in the Ridgewood/Glendale section of Queens will be going before a Community Board 5 committee next week in their quest for approval. The board’s Liquor License and Cannabis Committee will be reviewing the applications during its first meeting of…
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Dec. 28, 2023 By Ethan Marshall As we prepare to celebrate the new year, there are still plenty of things to do this weekend in Queens before the year wraps up. From social events to fun classes, there is a lot to look forward to this weekend. Friday, Dec. 29 Youth Art Festival NYC Parks will shine a spotlight on and celebrate the artistic creations of their afterschool youth program participants. There will be several fun activities available, including button making, 3D models, glitter tattoos, alebrije postcards, watercolor paintings and stop motion animation. (Al Oerter Recreation Center, 131-40…
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Dec. 28, 2023 By Iryna Shkurhan Disgraced former congressmember George Santos took to social media Wednesday and blasted Mayor Eric Adams in an expletive filled rant claiming that his car was broken into while parked on a Flushing street Tuesday. In a two-minute video Santos shared on X on Dec. 27, he blamed the mayor for his car window getting smashed and added that five other cars on the street were also affected. “You were a cop right, you piece of s!*t. Is that what you do? Is that how you’re keeping the city safe? F***ing animal,” spewed Santos. “You…
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Dec. 28, 2023 By QNS’s advertising partner As the City’s Finance Commissioner during the Bloomberg Administration, Martha Stark helped bring a new level of transparency to the property tax system. For the first time, owners were notified of the process and information that was used to assess their property taxes. Now, as the co-founder of…
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Dec. 28, 2023 By Bill Parry
Police from the 109th Precinct in Flushing are still searching for two burglars who made off with a vast amount of cash and property during an apartment heist in Queensboro Hill back on the morning of Monday Dec. 4.
Dec. 28, 2023 By Bill Parry
A gunman remains at large more than two weeks after he opened fire in broad daylight in front of a Fresh Meadows school on Parson Boulevard.