Apr. 29, 2024 By Ethan Marshall As New York City tries to provide more affordable housing to its residents, the real estate and management platform Outpost Club has been hard at work creating affordable housing dwellings. The Outpost Club is redefining urban living in New York City by merging co-living and co-working under one roof….
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Local Salvation Army officer ‘pays it forward’ to Queens residents
Apr. 29, 2024 By Athena Dawson Apr. 28 is nationally recognized as Pay it Forward Day, but one Salvation Army captain has lived by that motto since arriving in the U.S. in 2010. Salvation Army Captain Stanley Pierre-Louis has been dedicated to helping other people ever since his first encounter with the organization in 2012. Pierre-Louis, who…
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After crackdown on street vendors, CM Moya announces return of multi-agency Roosevelt Avenue Task Force
Apr. 29, 2024 By Bill Parry Council Member Francisco Moya led a walk-through along Roosevelt Avenue in Corona with representatives from nearly a dozen city agencies to point out quality-of-life issues that have affected residents and business owners for too long, including the proliferation of massage parlors, unregulated street vending and uncleanliness. Following the tour,…
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Man shot dead near Queens nightclub, suspect still at large: cops
Apr. 29, 2024 By Barbara Russo-Lennon Queens police are investigating an early-morning shooting on Monday outside a nightclub that left a man dead. Officers from the 106th Precinct responded to the scene of a male shot at approximately 1:04 a.m. on April 29 near the Caribbean Fest Lounge at the intersection of 117th Street…
Op-ed | MTA maps out the road ahead through climate change
Apr. 28, 2024 By Janno Lieber
Climate change is always top of mind for a lot of us, and not just because we’re a week from Earth Day. I often talk about mass transit being the antidote to climate change.
Sen. John Liu announces new theft prevention laws aimed at protecting small business owners in Queens
Apr. 26, 2024 By Athena Dawson New York State Sen. John Liu (D-16) held a press conference in Flushing today to announce a package of new laws passed to better protect small businesses from retail theft. Liu, who gave his speech in front of US1 Supermarket, located at 39- 12 Main St., was joined by…
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Historic Neir’s Tavern will host its ‘Halfway to 195th’ anniversary block party this Saturday
Apr. 26, 2024 By Athena Dawson Neir’s Tavern is set to celebrate its “Halfway to 195th” anniversary this Saturday, Apr. 27. Residents are invited to take part in a special spring edition of this beloved Woodhaven fixture’s annual block party, located at 88th Avenue, between 78th and 77th Street, from 12-6 p.m. Sponsored by the…
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Famed Mary Louis Academy set to let go of 7 educators; inaugural president explains decision
Apr. 26, 2024 By Athena Dawson The Mary Louis Academy (TMLA), a famed Catholic all-girls preparatory high-school in Jamaica Estates, is set to let go of seven faculty members at the end of the school year. In response to an inquiry from QNS, TMLA’s inaugural president, Livia Angiolillo, responded via email. In her statement, Angiolillo…
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Black unemployment rate drops significantly in NYC, new economic report shows
Apr. 26, 2024 By Barbara Russo-Lennon
The Black unemployment rate in NYC has significantly decreased since 2022, according to a report that the city’s Economic Development Corporation (EDC) released Friday.
Holden introduces series of bills to bolster law enforcement and public safety
Apr. 26, 2024 By Anthony Medina Queens Council Member Robert Holden has introduced a series of bills that aim to impose tougher penalties on lawbreakers and provide law enforcement with additional tools to make arrests. Holden, who serves as chair of the Veterans Committee in the city council and co-chair of the Common Sense Caucus,…
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