Jan. 3, 2025 By Colum Motherway The Kiwanis Club of Glendale is saddened to announce the passing of its 72nd President, Kathleen O’Hara, on Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024. Born on May 26, 1978, she passed away at the age of 46. Kathleen is survived by her husband, Kenneth Giananti, as well as her parents,…
Jan. 3, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Close to 300 probationary firefighters graduated from the FDNY Fire Academy during a ceremony at Queens College at the end of December following more than four months of training on Randall’s Island. FDNY Commissioner Robert S. Tucker presided over the graduation of 289 firefighters at the Queens College…
Jan. 2, 2025 By Bill Parry Queens elected officials were left shocked and dismayed by a mass shooting outside a Jamaica event space on New Year’s night that left ten young people injured while they waited to get into a “celebration of life” for a teen who was gunned down in Brooklyn. An urgent…
Jan. 2, 2025 By Bill Parry The tragic death of a two-month-old Middle Village boy during the summer of 2023 has been deemed a homicide investigation, the NYPD announced on New Year’s Day. The city’s Office of the Chief Medical Examiners determined that infant Mike Nieto Parra died from an overdose of ketamine during…
Jan. 2, 2025 By Colum Motherway In an effort to reduce the piles of black trash bags lining city streets, New York City residents have been required since Nov. 12 to place their curbside trash in secure containers. The NYC Department of Sanitation (DSNY) mandate applies to all properties with one to nine residential…
Jan. 2, 2025 QNS News Team Motorists traveling on the eastbound Belt Parkway in Queens should prepare for a full weekend closure at Exit 20 (150th Street/Rockaway Boulevard) in South Ozone Park. The closure is scheduled to start Friday night, Jan. 3, at 10 p.m. through Monday morning, Jan. 6, at 6 a.m., weather…
Jan. 2, 2025 By Dean Moses and Rob Pozarycki Police in Jamaica are searching for the gunmen involved in a mass shooting outside a nightclub Wednesday night that left at least 10 people injured. The incident occurred around 11:20 p.m. on Jan. 1 outside the Amazura event hall, located at 91-12 144th Place, within…
Dec. 31, 2024 By Colum Motherway Union and community organizations from the New Yorkers for a Fair Economy coalition were given a reason to celebrate after Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the Warehouse Worker Injury Reduction Act into law on Sunday, Dec. 22. The legislation will go into effect on June 1, 2025, to reduce…
Dec. 31, 2024 By Bill Parry One of the men who were shot in the head during a botched robbery on the night of Thursday, Dec. 19, in a suspected gambling den in Flushing has died, and the investigation is deemed a homicide, the NYPD announced on Monday. Yun Li, 37, of Franklin Avenue…
Dec. 31, 2024 By Czarinna Andres The New York City Department of Design and Construction (DDC) celebrated the completion of significant sidewalk upgrades at the South Jamaica Houses during a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday, Dec. 18. The event, held at 109th Avenue and 160th Street in Jamaica, was attended by DDC Commissioner Tom Foley,…