Aug. 30, 2024 By Dean Moses A Queens kidnapping suspect is dead Friday, one day after he allegedly abducted and sexually assaulted a young child when he crashed his vehicle in an attempt to evade police, NYPD brass said. According to NYPD Assistant Chief of Detectives Jason Savino, cops were sparing no expense hunting…
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Queens Village blaze: FDNY battles five-alarm inferno amid scorching temperatures
Aug. 4, 2024 By Lloyd Mitchell Firefighters battled a raging five-alarm fire in Queens as temperatures soared in the New York City area on Saturday afternoon. The fire erupted just after 4:05 p.m. on Aug. 3, when an EMS supervisor spotted heavy smoke in the vicinity of 188-21 Francis Lewis Boulevard in Queens Village.…
Celebrating a decade of compassionate care: TSINY Miele’s Respite Program thrives in Queens Village
Jun. 14, 2024 By Athena Dawson Dozens of local community members, elected officials and staff gathered at Transitional Services for New York (TSINY) Miele’s Respite for its 10th-anniversary celebration on Wednesday, June 12. Located on the Creedmoor Psychiatric Center Campus in Queens Village, the respite program provides an alternative to hospitalization for clients with psychosis-related…
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Queens non-profit to host charity event Sunday, supporting aspiring junior olympic champions
Jun. 13, 2024 By QNS News Team The Queens-based non-profit Keep Fighting organization announced a charity event for Sunday, June 16, aimed at supporting young athletes who dream of becoming national junior Olympic champions. The event will be held at the Eastern Queens Boxing Club, 217-07 Hempstead Avenue in Queens Village, from 2 to 7 p.m….
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NYPD releases photo of suspect in fatal shooting of Queens Village man at South Ozone Park nightclub
May. 10, 2024 By Bill Parry
Homicide detectives from the 106th Precinct in Ozone Park are asking for the public’s help in identifying a murder suspect who is wanted for gunning down a Queens Village man in front of a South Ozone Park nightclub on the night of Monday, April 29.
NYPD officers honor fallen colleague on 9th anniversary in Queens Village
May. 10, 2024 By Athena Dawson On Saturday, May 4th, NYPD officers gathered for the 9th annual mass and wreath-laying ceremony in honor of NYPD 105th Precinct Detective Brian Moore. Moore was tragically killed in the line of duty on May 2, 2015. Moore and his partner were on a routine plainclothes patrol when he…
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Elected officials and community leaders rally against Creedmoor shelter expansion
Feb. 27, 2024 By Czarinna Andres Mayor Eric Adams plans to add 170 beds to the 1,000-men migrant shelter at Creedmoor Psychiatric Center in Queens Village, and local elected officials and community leaders gathered at the Creedmoor campus Monday to denounce the increase. Assembly Member Ed Braunstein, state Sen. Toby Ann Stavisky and Council Member…
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Man fatally struck by two hit-and-run drivers in Queens
Dec. 11, 2023 By Ben Brachfeld
A man died Sunday after being struck by two separate hit-and-run drivers in Queens, police said.
Two men sought in broad daylight robbery near Queens Village church: NYPD
Oct. 25, 2023 By Bill Parry
Two strangers riding in a black BMW robbed a young man in broad daylight near the Solid Rock Church of the Nazarene in Queens Village on Sunday, Oct. 22, according to authorities.
SNAP gets $1M to finalize move of senior center out of Creedmoor campus in Queens Village
Oct. 16, 2023 By Iryna Shkurhan Services Now for Adult Persons (SNAP) received $1 million in state funding to complete renovations to their long ago acquired building in Glen Oaks – eventually allowing their senior center to move out of their current location on the Creedmoor campus in Queens Village. Several elected officials gathered in the cafeteria of the SNAP of Eastern Queens Older Adult Center on Monday, Oct. 16, to announce the new funding to a packed room of seniors, who regularly rely on SNAP for hot meals and enrichment. The seniors have been waiting to utilize the new…
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