Jun. 20, 2025 By Athena Dawson U.S. Rep. Gregory Meeks hosted a town hall meeting Monday, June 16, at the Jamaica Performing Arts Center to address the impact of Trump administration policies on New Yorkers. Dozens of attendees filled the venue’s theater to hear Meeks deliver an overview of recent federal developments, followed by…
Feb. 28, 2025 By Colum Motherway Senator James Sanders Jr. and Council Member Selvena Brooks-Powers, in partnership with the World Cares Center, hosted a disaster resilience and safety training event on Thursday, Feb. 20. The training event held at Victory Fellowship Worship Center in Rosedale drew a full house of civic leaders, community organizations,…
Feb. 10, 2025 By Bill Parry A 27-year-old woman was killed in a single-vehicle crash on the Belt Parkway in Springfield Gardens early Saturday morning. Police from the 116th Precinct in Rosedale responded to a 911 call of a motor vehicle collision near 223rd Street and came upon the wreckage of a white Toyota…
Dec. 20, 2024 By Emily Davenport and QNS News Team After decades of helping New Yorkers celebrate life’s biggest moments, Party City is throwing its final party—announcing the closure of all its stores, including its last two locations in Queens. On Friday, Dec. 20, CEO Barry Litwin informed corporate employees during a meeting that…
Sep. 13, 2024 By Bill Parry A 75-year-old man was shot in the face, and a 14-year-old girl suffered a gunshot wound to the leg when someone started shooting on a Rosedale street on Thursday afternoon. The senior was riding his bicycle on 243rd Street near Weller Avenue at around 4:30 p.m., and he…
Apr. 6, 2024 By Robert Pozarycki
Police in Queens are looking for the shooter who opened fire on a man during an argument at a bodega on Friday afternoon.
Mar. 5, 2024 By Bill Parry
A Southeast Queens man was convicted on Monday of murdering and dismembering a woman—in a grisly act thought to be inspired by the TV Show “Dexter”—as part of a fraudulent scheme to collect $200,000 in life insurance benefits.
May. 15, 2023 By Bill Parry The city has completed a $700,000 restoration project at Hook Creek Park in southeast Queens. NYC Parks Commissioner Sue Donoghue joined officials from the Department of Environmental Protection, National Audubon Society, members of Community Board 13, and Eastern Queens Alliance President Barbara Brown at the park in Rosedale on…
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