Dec. 27, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Eviction rates at New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) properties under the Permanent Affordability Commitment Together (PACT) program decreased slightly in Queens in 2024, bucking a citywide trend that saw eviction rates spike significantly elsewhere in New York. A recent audit by NYC Comptroller Brad Lander found that…
Dec. 27, 2024 By Colum Motherway Council Member Robert Holden has commended ICE for their arrest of a child sex offender in New York City but also expressed his disappointment with sanctuary city policies. On Dec. 17, Raymond Rojas Basilio, a previously removed citizen of Mexico convicted of forcibly touching a child, was arrested…
Dec. 27, 2024 QNS News Team The New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) is making sustainability more accessible for city residents with new initiatives, including year-round Christmas tree collection and expanded special waste and textile recycling services in Queens. With the recent expansion of curbside composting, New Yorkers no longer need to adhere…
Dec. 26, 2024 By Czarinna Andres Bayside and Whitestone residents will have the opportunity to celebrate Hanukkah with the community this week. Chabad of Northeast Queens, in conjunction with Friends of Francis Lewis Park and We Love Whitestone, will host a “Light Up Whitestone” event on Thursday, Dec. 26th, at 7 p.m. in Francis…
Dec. 26, 2024 By Bill Parry A St. Albans woman was struck and killed by two vehicles just steps from her home near a dead-end street on Christmas night. Police from the 113th Precinct responded to a 911 call of a motor vehicle collision involving a pedestrian at the intersection of 111th Avenue and…
Dec. 26, 2024 By Athena Dawson The Queens Public Library (QPL) branch in Arverne, is set to undergo a massive renovation. QPL President and CEO Dennis M. Walcott and Department of Design and Construction Commissioner (DDC) Thomas Foley joined library staff and local elected officials on Friday, Dec 20, to break ground on the…
Dec. 26, 2024 By Bill Parry A Queens Village man was arrested and charged at the 107th Precinct in Fresh Meadows following allegations that he groped a woman aboard an MTA Q43 bus near Francis Lewis Boulevard. Authorities say the suspect then followed the victim to Woodhaven, where he allegedly assaulted her a second…
Dec. 26, 2024 By Athena Dawson An international airline has announced that JFK Terminal 6 will be its future home at the massive New York International Airport. Norse Atlantic Airways and JFK Millenium Partners (JMP), the design and development company overseeing the construction of T6, announced the news on Thursday, Dec 19. In 2026,…
Dec. 24, 2024 By Bill Parry Three homeless men were arraigned in Queens Criminal Court on Tuesday and variously charged with felony robbery, attempted gang assault, and assault for allegedly stealing the belongings of a 69-year-old homeless man who was asleep on a Manhattan-bound 7 train in Woodside early Sunday morning. The victim woke…
Dec. 24, 2024 By Czarinna Andres Six women-owned and locally based businesses are now operating at John F. Kennedy International Airport’s Terminal 8 (T8), a milestone in the $125 million commercial redevelopment of the terminal. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, American Airlines, and Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (URW) Airports announced the openings last…