Dec. 5, 2024 By Colum Motherway Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz and the NYPD have announced the indictment of 11 alleged members after a three-and-a-half-year investigation, entitled ‘Operation: Deadliest Catch,’ into gang violence in Southeast Queens. The alleged members are from the ‘Whole Blocc Boys’ (WBB) and ‘Score On Anything’ (SOA) – two subsets…
Dec. 5, 2024 By Ethan Marshall Joseph Lupo Jr., the owner and operator of the Bayside-based New York Black Belt Center, won a gold medal competing in an international Taekwondo tournament held in San Andres Timilpan, Mexico, on Nov. 9 and 10. The event, known as the XVIII Mugung International Taekwondo Championships, was hosted…
Dec. 5, 2024 By Ethan Marshall More than 1,000 runners gathered at Flushing Meadows Corona Park to take part in Queens Distance Runners’ Ninth Annual Queens Marathon on Sunday, Nov. 17. This marked the first year that the event featured over 1,000 participants. Runners who signed up for the Queens Marathon had the option…
Dec. 5, 2024 By Athena Dawson A Queens hip-hop legend from iconic hip-hop group Run-D.M.C. debuted two new songs at the 20th-anniversary celebration of the Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame (LIMEHOF) this month. Darryl “DMC” McDaniels, who hails from Hollis, joined a dozen performers in celebration of LIMEHOF’s two-day-long 20th-anniversary holiday…
Dec. 5, 2024 By Athena Dawson Council Member Nantasha Williams awarded $169,411 in funding to 14 local food panties at a ceremony held at Mt. Moriah AME Church, 116-20 Francis Lewis Blvd. in Cambria Heights, on Tuesday, Nov. 26. According to William’s office, the funding is a significant increase, representing a 75% boost from last…
Dec. 4, 2024 By Shane O’Brien New York City FC (NYCFC) broke ground on its new stadium in Willets Point Wednesday afternoon The 25,000-seater stadium, which will be named Etihad Park, is scheduled to be completed before the start of the 2027 MLS season and will be the first-ever soccer-specific stadium in the five…
Dec. 4, 2024 By Ethan Marshall New York City has launched a housing lottery for 60 units at Trylon Tower, a 16-story residential development in Rego Park. Located at 98-81 Queens Blvd., Trylon Tower features 170 residential units, with 110 offered at market rate. Of the 60 remaining units, 17 have been designated for…
Dec. 4, 2024 By Bill Parry The St. John’s University community will gather to mourn legendary basketball coach Lou Carnesecca on the Hillcrest campus he loved with all of his heart Friday morning for his Funeral Mass at St. Thomas More Church, where he will be remembered not just for building a dynamic program,…
Dec. 4, 2024 By Shane O’Brien The operators of Forest Hills Stadium have accused the Forest Hills Gardens Corporation (FHGC), a neighboring homeowners association, of “sidestepping” the courts and trying to “bully” the NYPD. The accusation follows a letter from FHGC to the NYPD threatening legal action if police continue to issue permits for…
Dec. 4, 2024 QNS News Team St. Mary’s Healthcare System for Children in Bayside raised $1.4 million at its annual Tribute Dinner on Monday, continuing its mission to provide life-changing care to New York’s most critically ill and injured children. The event, held at Gotham Hall in Midtown Manhattan on Dec. 2, saw an…