Aug. 23, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed State Senator James Sanders is inviting everyone for a day of family fun at the fifth annual Queens Carnival returning to the streets of Far Rockaway on Saturday, Aug. 26, featuring masquerade costumes, moko jumbie stilt walkers, island foods, singers and dancers. “We are bringing the islands to Long…
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Aug. 23, 2023 By Anthony Medina Glendale residents who live only blocks away from the men’s shelter on Cooper Avenue are well-informed on the recurring issues emanating from shelter inhabitants. A local business owner who spoke with QNS, who wished not to be identified, said although they’ve been fortunate enough not to have any problems with the shelter occupants, locals continue to complain about overall safety and trespassing on private property. Residents who spoke with QNS emphasized more concerns over shelter residents seen walking into their backyards, asking for money and loitering in front of storefronts. The recent death of…
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Aug. 23, 2023 By Bill Parry
Aug. 23, 2023 By Bill Parry The Brooklyn man serving a life sentence for the brutal slaying of Howard Beach jogger Karina Vetrano in 2016 was wrongfully convicted, according to a motion to vacate filed in Queens Supreme Court on Monday, Aug. 21. Civil rights attorney Ronald Kuby maintains his client, 27-year-old Chanel Lewis, should…
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Aug. 23, 2023 By Bill Parry Two Queens high school students participated in an eight-week paid summer internship as part of a leadership program sponsored by Bank of America. Five city high school juniors and seniors were selected to the 2023 Student Leaders for New York City initiative providing them with first-hand experience in serving…
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Aug. 22, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed Hundreds of residents on Sunday, Aug. 20 celebrated the co-naming of 131st Street and Liberty Avenue in Richmond Hill as ‘Trinidad and Tobago Street,’ making it the first street to be named after the twin-island anywhere in the world. In a festive celebration reminiscent of carnival, community leaders, elected…
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Aug. 22, 2023 By Bill Parry Officials from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) helped kickoff U.S. Open Fan Week on Aug. 21 at Corona Yard adjacent to the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center at Flushing Meadows Corona Park, where the main draw gets underway from Monday, Aug. 28, and will run through Sunday,…
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Aug. 22, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed The family of a woman who perished in the Aug. 18 Forest Hills apartment fire is extending their gratitude to those who donated to their GoFundMe campaign to raise money to pay for the funeral and other expenses. Sippakorn Sornworawed launched the fundraiser to help his family and to…
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Aug. 22, 2023 By Bill Parry A teacher at a Woodhaven school was arrested Monday, Aug. 21, and charged with raping a 15-year-old girl, according to authorities. Jamall Russell, 29, turned himself in at the 104th Precinct in Ridgewood, where he was booked on rape and other charges for having an ongoing relationship with an…
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Aug. 22, 2023 By Ethan Marshall New York Black Belt Center of Bayside student Alexa Solomon was recently named to the Amateur Athletic Union’s (AAU) national women’s heavyweight taekwondo team following success in multiple national tournaments. Solomon earned a medal during the National Championships in Fort Lauderdale, FL, before winning the team trial tournament in…
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