Jul. 10, 2024 By Selvena N. Brooks-Powers and Leroy Comrie Every day, millions of New Yorkers rely on our city’s vast network of subways and buses to get to work, school, medical appointments and to see their friends and loved ones. But the reality is that too many working-class New Yorkers, including a disproportionately high…
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Jul. 10, 2024 QNS News Team The Queens Public Library (QPL) announced on Tuesday that three of its branches, previously at risk of delayed reopenings due to proposed budget cuts, are set to resume service. This follows the restoration of City funding in the new fiscal year. QPL President and CEO Dennis M. Walcott provided…
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Jul. 10, 2024 By Ethan Marshall A global investment company has launched a campaign to enroll NYC affordable housing residents into community solar. The clean energy technology platform and solar servicer Perch Energy has partnered with the global investment manager Nuveen to offer thousands of low-and-moderate income NYC residents of properties owned by Nuveen access…
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Jul. 10, 2024 By Bill Parry
Homicide detectives from the 113th Precinct in Jamaica and Patrol Borough Queens South have come up with a brief snippet of surveillance video that shows a masked gunman sprinting across Montauk Street during a fatal shooting of a Howard Beach man in St. Albans during the morning of the 4th of July.
Jul. 10, 2024 By Anthony Medina Queens City Council Member Joann Ariola, representing City Council District 32 residents, has secured $31 million in funding as part of the recently approved New York City Council budget for fiscal year 2025. The councilwoman steered millions of dollars to help maintain vital services and organizations this year in…
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Jul. 10, 2024 By Zachary Gewelb The NYPD’s 104th Precinct and the communities it serves are sending best wishes to a longtime school crossing guard who is retiring after nearly two decades of service. “Congratulations to our 104th Precinct School Crossing Guard Geraldine Clooney of PS/IS 128 on her retirement,” the 104th Precinct posted on…
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Jul. 10, 2024 By Athena Dawson The newly renovated Far Rockaway Library will celebrate its highly anticipated grand opening on Tuesday, July 30, at 11:30 a.m. The new library will open at its original location at 1637 Central Ave. Currently, the library is operating at a temporary location with limited service at 1003 Beach 20th…
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Jul. 9, 2024 By Bill Parry
A Hollis man was indicted by a Queens grand jury on gun charges after a cache of weapons was found in his vehicle during a traffic stop near LaGuardia Airport in East Elmhurst last month.
Jul. 9, 2024 By Barbara Russo-Lennon A significant number of New York’s congressional members—as well as state officials–have announced that they are sticking with Joe Biden, despite his shaky performance at last month’s presidential debate against Donald Trump. U.S. Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Grace Meng, U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, and Gov. Kathy Hochul are among the…
Jul. 9, 2024 By Bill Parry
MTA Bridge and Tunnel officers, the NYPD and law enforcement partners impounded 55 vehicles from motorists crossing into Queens on the Whitestone Bridge on Monday, July 8, as a multi-agency crackdown continued unabated.